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Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On Monday 23 April, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police & Anor (further hearing). This appeal is considering whether the disclosure of details of a rape acquittal in an Enhanced Criminal Record Certificate (ECRC) violates the presumption of innocence protected by ECHR, art 6(2). It is also considering whether an appellate court should determine the issue of proportionality for itself, whether disclosure of an acquittal is disproportionate where full details of the evidence at trial are not obtained and the allegations are not established on the balance of probabilities, and whether disclosure of an acquittal in an ECRC is in accordance with law when no independent review of the information occurs prior to disclosure. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Tuesday 24 April, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA v Playboy Club London Ltd & Ors. This appeal will consider whether a duty of care for a negligent misstatement is capable of arising through an agent for the benefit of an undisclosed principal. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 25 until Thursday 26 April, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Totel Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC. This appeal will consider whether the payment rule for VAT infringes the EU law principle of equivalence. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 25 April, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood. The hand down panel will be Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lady Black. This appeal considered when a notice of termination of a contract of employment becomes effective.

On Thursday 26 April, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of De La Haye v Air Mauritius Ltd (Mauritius). This appeal will consider whether the appellant was in the ‘continuous employment’ of the respondent, and whether his employment was unlawfully terminated, such that he was entitled to severance allowance on termination of his employment. This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Easter term can be found here.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton) v Hoteles Pinero Canarias SL, heard 7 Mar 2017.

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD & Anor, heard 13-14 Mar 2017.

Arcadia Petroleum Ltd & Ors v Bosworth & Anor, heard 10-11 Apr 2017.

Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie, heard 9-10 May 2017.

Reference by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland pursuant to Paragraph 33 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Abortion), heard 24-26 Oct 2017.

R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 31 Oct-1 Nov 2017.

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood, heard 20 Nov 2017.

R (AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police & Anor, heard 21 Nov 2017.

R v McCool (Northern Ireland); R v Harkin (Northern Ireland), heard 23 Nov 2017.

R (Stott) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 18 Jan 2018.

Cartier International AG & Ors v British Telecommunications Plc & Anor, heard 30 Jan 2018.

Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd, heard 1 Feb 2018.

Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Generics (UK) Ltd t/a Mylan & Anor, heard 12-15 Feb 2018.

Williams & Anor v London Borough of Hackney, heard 14-15 Feb 2018.

Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & Anor v Smith, heard 20-21 Feb 2018.

Prudential Assurance Company Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 20-21 Feb 2018.

An NHS Trust & Ors v Y (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor), heard 26-27 Feb 2018.

Project Blue Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 28 Feb-1 Mar 2018.

James-Bowen & Ors v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, heard 6-7 Mar 2018.

R (Gallagher Group Ltd & Ors) v The Competition and Markets Authority, heard 13-14 Mar 2018.

Navigators Insurance Company Ltd & Ors v Atlasnavios-Navegacao LDA (formerly Bnavios Navegacao LDA), heard 20 Mar 2018.

Belhaj & Anor v DPP (expedited), heard 22 Mar 2018.

Commissioners for HMRC v Taylor Clark Leisure Plc (Scotland), heard 11 Apr 2018.

KO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, & Or cases, heard 17-19 Apr 2018.

Goldman Sachs International v Novo Banco S.A., heard 17-18 Apr 2018.

R v AB & CD, heard 19 Apr 2018.