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On Monday 27 January 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R v C. This appeal considers where personal experimentation for own private education, absent some ulterior lawful purpose can be regarded as a “lawful object” for the purposes of the Explosive Substances Act 1883, section 4 (1).

On Tuesday 28 January 2020 and Wednesday 29 January 2020, the Court will hear the appeal of Peninsula Securities Ltd v Dunnes Stores (Bangor) Ltd (Northern Ireland). This appeal will consider whether the doctrine of restraint of trade applies to a restrictive covenant in a lease granted by the respondent’s predecessor in title to the Appellant.

On Wednesday 29 January 2020, the Court will hand down judgment in FMX Food Merchants Import Export Co Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC. This appeal considers whether customs duty is irrecoverable in circumstances where communication of the customs debt occurred three years after the debt was incurred, in light of the time limit imposed by the Customs Code, Article 221 (3).

On Wednesday 29 January 2020 and Thursday 30 January 2020, the Court will also hear the appeal of Zipvit Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC. This appeal considers whether a customer can claim a deduction of input tax from HMRC for the VAT element of the original payment where a customer pays a supplier for what both parties mistakenly believe is a VAT-exempt supply but turns out to be standard rated.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Hilary 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.

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

Vedanta Resources Plc & Anor v Lungowe & Ors, heard 15-16 Jan 2019.

Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd, heard 8 May 2019.

Micula & Ors v Romania, heard 18-20 Jun 2019.

Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation & Ors v Commissioners of Inland Revenue, heard 27 Jun 2019.

R (DN (Rwanda)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 7- 8 October 2019.

Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent ltd, heard 10 October 2019.

FMX Foods Merchants Import Export Co Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, heard 14 October.

In the matter of an application by Deborah McGuinness for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) No 1 and 2, heard 15 October 2019.

Unwired Planet International Ltd & Anor v Huawei Technologies (UK) Co Ltd & Anor, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd & Anor v Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL and ZTE Corporation & Anor v Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL, heard 21- 24 October.

In the matter of an application by Anthony McIntyre for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), heard 24 October 2019.

Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs v Parry & Ors, heard 31 October 2019.

Aspen Underwriting Ltd & Ors v Credit Europe Bank NV, heard 4-5 November 2019.

WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants, heard 6-7 November 2019.

Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (Formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd), heard 12-13 November 2019.

R (Jalloh (Liberia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department), heard 12 November 2019.

ABC (AP) v Principal Reporter & Anor (Scotland), heard 13- 14 November 2019.

In the matter of XY (AP) (Scotland), heard 13- 14 November 2019.

R v Adams (Northern Ireland), heard 19 November 2019.

R (Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd & Anor) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, heard 20 November 2019.

MS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 21 November 2019.

A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of devolution issues to the Supreme Court pursuant to Paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, heard 2 December 2019.

Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants, heard 28 November 2019.

R v Hilton (Northern Ireland), heard 2 December 2019.

R (Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster & Ors) v North Yorkshire County Council, heard 3 December 2019.

MacDonald & Anor v Cambroe Estates Ltd (Scotland), heard 4 December 2019.

AM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 4-5 December 2019.

The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine (Represented by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine acting upon the instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) Nos. 2 and 3, heard 9-12 December 2019.

Villiers v Villiers, heard 9- 10 December 2019.

R (on the application of Pathan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 12 December 2019.