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

On Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 December, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal & Ors. This appeal will consider whether the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, s 67(8) precludes judicial review of a decision of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

On Wednesday 5 December, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Mastercard Inc & Ors v Deutsche Bahn AG & Ors. This appeal will consider whether the appellants’ new claim, introduced by amendment of the original claim, is deemed to have commenced on the commencement dates of the original claims for the purposes of limitation. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 5 December, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in Volcafe Ltd & Ors v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA. The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lord Sumption and Lord Briggs. This appeal considered where the burden of proof lies in relation to negligence in respect of alleged breaches of the Hague Rules, art III Rule 2 and the defence of inherent vice under art IV Rule 2(m).

On Wednesday 5 December, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in London Borough of Southwark & Anor v Transport for London. The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lord Sumption and Lord Briggs. This appeal considered whether the effect of a Transfer Order, which transferred to Transport for London certain roads in London, was only to transfer the surface of the highway and sufficient sub-soil (normally called the top two spits) as is necessary for the maintenance of the surface, or whether it was to transfer to TfL the entire interest held by the council in the land on which the highway ran.

On Wednesday 5 December, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd. The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lord Sumption and Lord Briggs. This appeal considered the construction of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. It specifically considered whether a landlord which intends to carry out works if, and only if, those works are necessary to satisfy s 30(1)(f), and which offers an undertaking to carry out those works in the form of the undertaking given by the respondent in the present case, has the requisite intention for the purposes of ground (f). It also considered whether a landlord whose sole or predominant commercial objective is to undertake works in order to fulfil ground (f) and thereby avoid the grant of a new lease to the tenant, and which offers an undertaking to carry out those works in the form of an undertaking given in the present case, has the requisite intention for the purposes of ground (f).

On Thursday 6 December, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Hancock & Anor v HMRC. This appeal will consider whether a conversion of both non-qualifying corporate bonds and qualifying corporate bonds in a reorganisation is to be treated as a single conversion or two distinct conversions for the purposes of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, s 132.. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

On Thursday 6 December, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Konecny v District Court Czech Republic. This appeal will consider, where an individual has been convicted, but that conviction is not final because he has an unequivocal right to retrial after surrender, whether he is ‘accused’ pursuant to the Extradition Act 2003, s 14(a) or ‘unlawfully at large’ pursuant to s 14(b) for the purposes of considering the ‘passage of time’ bar to surrender. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Michaelmas 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.

R (Hallam) v Secretary of State for Justice; R (Nealon) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 8-9 May 2018.

In the matter of an application by Lorraine Gallagher for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) and other cases, heard 19-21 Jun 2018.

In the matter of an application by Geraldine Finucane for Judicial Review (NI), heard 26-27 Jun 2018.

OWD Ltd, trading as Birmingham Cash & Carry, & Anor v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 12 Jul 2018.

Poole Borough Council v GN (through his litigation friend, ‘The Official Solicitor’) & Anor, heard 16-17 Jul 2018.

R (DA & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, heard 17-19 Jul 2018.

The UK Withdrawal from the EU (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill – A reference by the Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland, heard 24-25 Jul 2018.

Volcafe Ltd & Ors v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA, heard 3-4 Oct 2018.

In the matter of D (a child), heard 3-4 Oct 2018.

Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd & Ors, heard 10 Oct 2018.

Wells v Devani, heard 11 Oct 2018.

Williams v The Trustees of Swansea University Pernsion & Assurance Scheme & Anor, heard 16 Oct 2018.

S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd, heard 17 Oct 2018.

Welsh Ministers v PJ, heard 22 Oct 2018.

In the matter of an application by Hugh Jordan for Judicial Review, heard 23 Oct 2018.

London Borough of Southwark & Anor v Transport for London, heard 24-25 Oct 2018.

SAE Education Ltd v The Commissioners of HMRC, heard 30 Oct 2018.

UKI (Kingsway) Ltd v Westminster City Council & Anor, heard 6 Nov 2018.

Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd & Anor, hears 13-14 Nov 2018.

Robinson v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 15 Nov 2018.

Actavis Group PTC EHF & Ors v ICOS Corporation & Anor, heard 19-20 Nov 2018.

Perry v Raleys Solicitors, heard 27 Nov 2018.

Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd, heard 28 Nov 2018.