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

On Tuesday 2 December 2014 the Court will hear the appeal of R (Catt) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis & Anor and another case involving the retention of information relating to a protest group on a Police database. The Court must decide if the retention of data relating to the respondent protestors was lawful in terms of the ECHR, Art 8. It will be heard in Court 2 from 10.30am and will continue on Wednesday and Thursday.

On Wednesday 3 December the Court will hand down judgment in the following: Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Counsel General for Wales involving whether the National Assembly for Wales has the power to enact the Recovery of Medical Costs Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill that was passed in November 2013; and Loveridge v Mayor and Burgess of the London Borough of Lambeth involving whether the Court of Appeal was wrong to hold that any hypothetical step a landlord could take to affect the tenant’s security of tenure was relevant to determining the value of the landlord’s interest in the building at the time immediately before an unlawful eviction for the purpose of assessing damages under the Housing Act 1988, s28. They will be handed down in Court 1 from 9.45am.

On Tuesday 2 December the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Asset Recovery Agency (Exparte) (Jamaica) involving whether it was necessary to establish that there has been a conviction for a substantive offence in order to obtain a customer information order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2007, s 119. This will be heard in Court 3 at 10.30am.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

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.

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.

R (Robinson) v The Governor of HMP Whatton & Anor and related cases, heard 19-21 May 2014.

International Energy Group Ltd v Zurich Insurance plc, heard 15 and 16 July 2014.

Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board, heard 22 and 23 July 2014.

Moohan & Anor v The Lord Advocate, heard 24 July 2014. (Decision handed down 25 July 2014, full judgment pending)

Michael & Ors v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police & Anor, heard 28 July 2014.

Jetivia SA & Anor v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors, heard 14 October 2014.

Graughran (AP) v The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, heard 16 October 2014.

Jackson v Murray & Ors, heard 20 October 2014.

R (Rotherham Borough Council & Ors) v Secretary of State for Business, heard 20 October 2014.

Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth v Loveridge, heard 21 October 2014.

Anson v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, heard 27 October 2014.

R (Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council & Anor, heard 3 November 2014.

JR 38, Re Judicial Review, heard 6 November 2014.

BP Shipping Ltd & Anor v Braganza, heard 10 November 2014.

Great Glasgow Health Board v Doogan & Anor, heard 11 November 2014.

Beghal v DPP, heard 12 November 2014.

Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc v Tael One Partners Ltd, heard 17 November 2014.

Secretary of State for the Home Department v B2, heard 18 November 2014.

Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Carlyle, heard 20 November 2014.

R (Evans) v Information Commissioner, heard 24-25 November 2014.

R (JB) (Jamaica) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 26-27 November 2014.