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

On Tuesday 24 February 2015 the Court will hear the appeal of R v GH, on whether an individual who opened a bank account, later used by another to store the proceeds of insurance fraud, commits the offence of entering or becoming concerned in an arrangement which he knows or suspects facilitates the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property by or on behalf of another person contrary to Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s 328. It will be heard in Court 2 from 10.30am

On Wednesday 25 February it will hand down judgment in R (Rotherham Borough Council & Ors) v Secretary of State for Business concerning what the scope was in regards to the margin of discretion to be accorded to the respondent in allocating EU structural funding, and R (Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council & Anor involving whether an area of sand within the Port of Newhaven, known as West Beach, should be registered as a town or village green under the Commons Act 2006, s 15. They will be handed down in Court 1 from 9.45am.

On Wednesday the Court will also hear the appeal of R (Ali & Anor) v Secretary of State for the Home Department regarding whether the requirement of an English test for those spouses or civil partners of a British citizen wishing to stay in the UK breached their partner’s rights under the ECHR, art 8, or whether the interference is proportionate to the aims of improving immigrants’ job prospects and ability to access health services. It will be heard in Court 2 from 10.30am and will continue on Thursday.

On Tuesday 24 February the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Motor and General Insurance Company Limited v Elizabeth Ram (Administrator of the estate of Pearl Baboolal) regarding whether the respondent has discharged its statutory obligations under the Motor Insurance (third party risks) Act by already paying out the other plaintiffs injured in the same accident to the sum of $1m. It will be heard in Court 3 at 10.30am. On Wednesday it will hand down judgment in Gomes v The State (Trinidad and Tobago), before hearing the appeal of Mauri Garments Trading and Marketing Limited v The Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (Mauritius) regarding whether the Supreme Court improperly limited the scope of its adjudication and the Court of Appeal improperly exercise its appellate jurisdiction. This will be heard in Court 3 from 10.30am following the judgment hand down.

A full list of the hearings scheduled to be heard during the Hilary term can be found here.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

Holt v Her Majesty’s Attorney General on behalf of the Queen, heard 15 – 16 January 2014.

A v SSHD (Scotland), heard 22 – 23 January 2014.

R (SG & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, heard 29-30 April.

PwC v SAAD Investments Company Ltd (In Liquidation), heard 29-30 April.

Singularis Holdings Ltd v PwC, heard 29-30 April.

R (Robinson) v The Governor of HMP Whatton & Anor and related cases, heard 19-21 May 2014.

International Energy Group Ltd v Zurich Insurance plc, heard 15 and 16 July 2014.

Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board, heard 22 and 23 July 2014.

Jetivia SA & Anor v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors, heard 14 October 2014.

Graughran (AP) v The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, heard 16 October 2014.

R (Rotherham Borough Council & Ors) v Secretary of State for Business, heard 20 October 2014.

Anson v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, heard 27 October 2014.

R (Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council & Anor, heard 3 November 2014.

JR 38, Re Judicial Review, heard 6 November 2014.

BP Shipping Ltd & Anor v Braganza, heard 10 November 2014.

Beghal v DPP, heard 12 November 2014.

Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc v Tael One Partners Ltd, heard 17 November 2014.

Secretary of State for the Home Department v B2, heard 18 November 2014.

Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Carlyle, heard 20 November 2014.

R (Evans) v Information Commissioner, heard 24-25 November 2014.

R (JB) (Jamaica) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 26-27 November 2014.

R (Catt) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis & Anor and another case, heard 2-4 December 2014.

Vince v Wyatt, heard 8-9 December 2014.

Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK, 8 December 2014.

Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Ltd) v Akerman-Livingstone (AP), heard 10 December 2014.

Hotak v London Borough of Southwark; Johnson v Solihull; and Kanu v London Borough of Southwark, heard on 15 December 2014.

R (Hemming (/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) & Ors) v Westminster City Council, heard on 13 January 2015.

R (Trail Riders Fellowship & Anor) v Dorset County Council & Ors, heard on 15 January 2015.

OPO (by his litigation friend BHM) & Anor v MLA, heard 19-20 January 2015.

University and College Union v The University of Stirling, heard 21 January 2015.

Arnold v Britton & Ors, heard 26 January 2015.

International Energy Group Limited v Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch, heard 27 January 2015.

S (Children), heard 28 January 2015.

Haile v London Borough of Waltham Forest, heard 29 January.

Olympic Airlines S.A. v The Trustees of the Olympic Airlines S.A. Pension and Life Assurance Scheme, heard 2-3 February.

Coventry & Ors v Lawrence & Anor, heard 9-10 & 12 February 2015.

Woolway v Mazars, heard 11 February 2015.

R (Bourgass & Anor) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 16-17 February 2015.

Shahid v Scottish Ministers (Scotland), heard 18 February 2015.