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

On Wednesday 24th November, the Court will hand down judgment in A Local Authority v JB (by his Litigation Friend, the Official Solicitor) (AP). The Court was asked to decide on the following question: To have capacity to decide to have sexual relations with another person, does a person need to understand that the other person must have the capacity to consent to the sexual activity and must in fact consent before and throughout the sexual activity? The judgment appealed is [2020] EWCA Civ 735, and hand-down will be at 9:45 in Courtroom 3.

On Thursday 25th November, the Court will hear the case of Craig v Her Majesty’s Advocate (for the Government of the United States of America) and another, at 10:30 in Courtroom One. The Court will hear submissions on whether the failure to bring into force certain amendments to the Extradition Act 2003 in Scotland gave rise to a breach of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The judgment being appealed is [2020] HCJAC 22.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Michaelmas Term can be found here.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding: (As of 22/11/2021)

  • 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
  • BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and Ors, heard 4 May 2021.
  • Bott & Co Solicitors v Ryanair DAC, heard 20 May 2021
  • In the matter of an application by Margaret McQuillan for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), In the matter of an application by Mary McKenna for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), and In the matter of an application by Francis McGuigan for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), heard 14-16 June 2021
  • East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Flowers and Ors, heard 22 June 2021
  • R (on the application of O (a minor, by her litigation friend AO)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and R (on the application of The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens) v Secretary of State for the Home Department) (Expedited), heard 23 and 24 June 2021
  • R (on the application of Elan-Cane)  v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 12 and 13 July 2021
  • Maduro Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela v Guaidó Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela, heard 19 to 22 July 2021.
  • Basfar v Wong, heard 13th-14th October
  • Her Majesty’s Attorney General v Crosland, heard 18th October
  • Secretary of State for the Home Department v SC (Jamaica), heard 19th October
  • Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Trustees Ltd, heard 26th October
  • Harpur Trust v Brazel, heard 9th November 2021
  • FirstPort Property Services Ltd v Settlers Court RTM Company and others heard 10th November 2021
  • PWR (AP) v Director of Public Prosecutions and Akdogan and another (AP) v Director of Public Prosecutions heard 18th November 2021
  • Craig v Her Majesty’s Advocate (for the Government of the United States of America) and another heard 25th November 2021