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

On Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 March, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Secretary of State for Work & Pensions v Gubeladze. This appeal will consider whether the UK’s decision to extend the applicability of Workers’ Registration Scheme (which applied to individuals coming to work in the UK from the eight Accession States which joined the EU in 2004) by two years was lawful. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

On Tuesday 12 March, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Shanda Games Ltd v Maso Capital Investments Ltd & Ors (Cayman Islands). This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

On Wednesday 13 March, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Robinson (formerly JR (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lord Briggs. This appeal considered whether the right to appeal against the refusal of a ‘human rights claim’ pursuant to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, s 82, includes determinations by the Secretary of State that further submissions do not amount to a ‘fresh claim’ under the Immigration Rules, para 353.

On Wednesday 13 March, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Commissioners for HMRC v Joint Administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration). The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lord Briggs. This appeal considered whether statutory interest constitutes ‘yearly interest’ for the purposes of the Income Tax Act 2007, s 874(1).

On Thursday 14 March, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of In the matter of an application by Dennis Hutchings for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland). This appeal will consider whether, on a true construction of condition 4 in the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, s 1, it embraces members of the security forces in Northern Ireland accused of offences that are not part of sectarian violence. It will also consider whether the ordinary rules of natural justice apply to the issuance of a certificate under s 1 of the 2007 Act. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Hilary 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.

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.

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

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

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

R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal & Ors, heard 3-4 Dec 2018.

Hancock & Anor v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 7 Dec 2018.

R (Derry) v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 12 Dec 2018.

R & S Pilling t/as Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Ltd, heard 13 Dec 2018.

Vedanta Resources Plc & Anor v Lungowe & Ors, heard 15-16 Jan 2019.

Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, heard 21-22 Jan 2019.

Stocker v Stocker, heard 24 Jan 2019.

R (Newby Foods Ltd) v Food Standards Agency, heard 30 Jan 2019.

Samuels v Birmingham City Council, heard 31 Jan 2019.

Shanks v Unilever Plc & Ors, heard 6-7 Feb 2019.

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Franco Vomero (Italy), heard 7 Feb 2019.

Commissioners for HMRC v Joint Administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration), heard 12 Feb 2019.

Cape Intermediate Ltd v Dring (for and on behalf of Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK), heard 18-19 Feb 2019.

Telereal Trillium v Hewitt (Valuation Officer), heard 21 Feb 2019.

R (Association of Independent Meat Suppliers & Anor) v Food Standards Agency, heard 5 Mar 2019.

Commissioners for HMRC v Frank A Smart & Sons Ltd (Scotland), heard 6 Mar 2019.