UK Supreme Court Blog

EDITORS: Dan Tench, Emma Cross, Zainab Hodgson, Francesca Knight, James Warshaw and Natalie Haefner (CMS)
Hugh Tomlinson KC, Matthew Ryder KC, Dévante Gravesande-Smith and Rebecca Khan (Matrix)

On Monday 19 May and Tuesday 20 May is the appeal of R (Robinson) v The Governor of HMP Whatton & Anor and three other joined cases. In Court 2 from 11 am on Monday and 10.30 am on Tuesday.

 

The first two appeals, R (Robinson) v Governor of HMP Whatton & Anor and R (Massey) v The Secretary of State for Justice will decide whether the appellants were arbitrarily detained in breach of ECHR, art 5 for failing to provide coursework needed to demonstrate that a prisoner service a sentence of imprisonment for public protection could safely be released.

 

The second two appeals, R (Haney) v The Secretary of State for Justice and R (Kaiyam) v The Secretary of State for Justice will decide whether a delay in transferring the appellants to open prisons violated their rights under ECHR, arts 5 and 14 and whether the Court should depart from the precedent in R (James & Ors) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] UKHL 22 and R (Clift & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] UKHL 54.

 

On Wednesday 21 May the Court will hand down judgment in the following cases: Secretary of State for the Home Department v MN & KY, R (Barkas) v North Yorkshire County Council and Clyde & Co LLP & Anor v Winkelhof.

 

There are no sittings in the Privy Council this week.

 

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

R v Ahmad & Anor, heard 29 July 2013.

R (Eastenders Cash and Carry plc & Ors) v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 27 – 28 November 2013.

R (T & Anor) v SSHD & Anor, heard 9 – 10 December 2013.

R (AM) v DPP; R (AM) v DPP; and R (Nicklinson & Anor) v Ministry of Justice, heard 16 – 19 December 2013.

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.

British Telecommunication Plc v Telefonica 02 UK Limited and Ors, heard 3 – 4 February 2014.

R v Ahmad & Anor and R v Fields & Ors, heard 10 – 11 February 2014.

McDonald (Deceased) v National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc, heard 12 – 13 February 2014.

Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Attorney General for England and Wales, heard 17 – 18 February 2014.

Khaira & Ors v Shergill & Ors, heard 19 – 20 February 2014.

Scott v Southern Pacific Mortgages Ltd & Anor, heard 3 – 5 March 2014.

SSHD v MN & KY, heard 5 March 2014.

R (Nunn) v Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary & Anor, heard 13 March 2014.

Robertson v Swift, heard 19 March 2014.

Clyde & Co LLP & Anor v Winklehof, heard 24 – 25 March 2014.

R (Whiston) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 26 March 2014.

David T Morrison and Co Limited t/a Gael Home Interiors v ICL Plastics Limited & Ors, heard7-9 April.

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.

Telchadder v Wickland Holdings Ltd, heard 1 May.

The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd & Anor v United Utilities Water plc, heard 6-8 May 2014.

Coventry & Ors v Lawrence & Ors, heard 12 May 2014.

R (Lord Carlile of Berriew QC & Ors) v SSHD, heard 13 May 2014.

Henderson v Foxworth Investments Ltd & Anor, heard 14-15 May 2014.