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

On Tuesday 14 May, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd (a company registered in the British Virgin Islands). This appeal will consider whether the landlord’s refusal to consent to the planning application for change of use was reasonable. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 15 May, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in R (DA & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The proposed panel for hand down is Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lord Carnwarth. This appeal considered whether the application of the revised benefit cap, under the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, s 8, to lone parent with children under two years old unlawfully discriminated against the parents and/or the children contrary to the ECHR, art 14 read with art 8 and/or art 2 of the First Protocol. It also considered whether it is discriminatory in that it breaches the UK’s international obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, art 3, and whether it is irrational.

On Wednesday 15 May, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal & Ors. The proposed panel for hand down is Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lord Carnwarth. This appeal considered whether the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, s 67(8), precludes judicial review of a decision of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

On Wednesday 15 May, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Telereal Trillium v Hewitt (Valuation Officer). The proposed panel for hand down is Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lord Carnwarth. This appeal considered whether regard should be given, when ascertaining the rateable value of a property under the statutory hypothesis in the Local Government Finance Act 1988, Sch 6, para 2(1), to general demand for comparable properties in the market. It also considered what the relevance is, if any, to the ascertainment of rateable value under the statutory hypothesis, of the absence of an actual prospective tenant who would pay a positive prove in order to occupy the property at the valuation date.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Easter 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.

Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd & Anor, hears 13-14 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.

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.

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.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Gubeladze, heard 12-13 Mar 2019.

In the matter of an application by Dennis Hutchings for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), heard 14 Mar 2019.

Akcil & Ors v Koza & Anor, heard 19 Mar 2019.

X v Kuoni Travel Ltd, heard 1 May 2019.

MacDonald & Anor v Carnbroe Estates Ltd (Scotland), heard 2 May 2019.

Paten v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Secretary of State for the Home Department v Shah, heard 7 May 2019.

Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd, heard 8 May 2019.