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

On Wednesday 2 August, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the case of R (Forge Care Homes Ltd & Ors) v Cardiff & Vale University Health Board & Ors. This appeal considered whether the NHS (through Local Health Boards) is required to fund registered nurses in care homes only when they are providing nursing care or also when they are providing social care to social residents.

On Wednesday 2 August, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the case of Goldtrail Travel Ltd (In Liquidation) v Onur Air Tasimacilik AS. This appeal considered in what circumstances a court should take into account the position of third parties who might be in a position to fund a litigant, when considering whether that litigant’s claim or defence is likely to be stifled by a requirement that it post security for costs.

On Thursday 3 August, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the case of R v M; R v C; R v T. This appeal considered whether a criminal offence can be committed under the Trade Marks Act 1994, s 92(1)(b) or (c) (selling, offering for sale or distribution/possession with a view) where the proprietor of the registered trade mark has given its consent to the application of the sign which is its registered trade mark or has itself applied its own registered trade mark to the goods, but has not given its consent to the sale, distribution or possession of them.

On Thursday 3 August, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the case of MT Hojgaard A/S v E.On Climate & Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Ltd & Anor. This appeal considered whether a contract for the design and installation of foundations for an offshore windfarm imposed a fitness for purpose obligation on the contractor amounting to a warranty that said foundations would have a service life of 20 years.

Lord Neuberger’s ‘valedictory’ speech has been reported in The Times (paywall) in which he stated that the “high quality” of Britain’s judiciary is threatened without adequate financial and political support.

The Belfast Telegraph has reported that the Supreme Court is due to sit in Belfast for the first time next year.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council, heard 8-9 February 2017.

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.

Taurus Petroleum Ltd v State Oil Marketing Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq (SOMO), heard 21-23 Mar 2017.

SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer UK Visa Section, heard 23 Mar 2017.

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

R (Cardiff & Vale University Health Board & Ors) v Ceredigion County Council & Ors, heard 26 Apr 2017.

Goldtrail Travel Ltd (in liquidation) v Onur Air Tasimacilik AS, heard 27 Apr 2017.

P v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, heard 3-4 May 2017.

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

Reyes v Al Malki & Anor, heard 15-18 May 2017.

Benkharbouche v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, heard 6-8 Jun 2017.

Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority v Elsick Development Company Ltd (Scotland), heard 13 Jun 2017.

Brown v The Scottish Ministers (Scotland), heard 14-15 Jun 2017.

R v M; R v C; R v T, heard 19 Jun 2017.

MT Hojgaard AS v E.On Climate UK Robin Rigg East Ltd & Anor, heard 20 Jun 2017.

In the matter of an application by Jason Loughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), heard 20 Jun 2017.

R (HC) v Secretary of State for Works and Pensions & Ors, heard 21-22 Jun 2017.

R (De Silva & Anor) v The Commissioners for HMRC, heard 22 Jun 2017.

R (Bancoult No 3) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, heard 28-29 Jun 2017.

Littlewoods Ltd & Ors v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 3-6 Jul 2017.

Michalak v General Medical Council & Ors, heard 4 Jul 2017.

R (C) Secretary of State for Work & Pensions, heard 10-11 Jul 2017.

Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, heard 12 Jul 2017.

Ivey v Genting Casinos Ltd t/a Crockfords (expedited), heard 13 Jul 2017.

Mitsui & Co Ltd & Ors v Beteiligungsgesellschaft LPG Tankerflotte MBH & Co KG & Anor, heard 17-18 Jul 2017.

Gordon & Ors as Trustees of the Inter Vivos Trust of the late William Strathdee Gordon v Campbell Riddell Breeze Paterson LLP (Scotland), heard 19 Jul 2017.

Scotch Whisky Association & Ors v the Lord Advocate & Anor (Scotland), heard 24-25 Jul 2017.