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

On Tuesday 15 December, the Supreme Court will hear the case of General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v State of Libya. The appeal will consider how commercial interactions with foreign states are governed by the State Immunity Act 1978, specifically issues surrounding the enforcement of an arbitral award against a foreign state within this framework.

On Wednesday 16 December, the Supreme Court will hand down two judgments. The first is R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd and Ors) v Heathrow Airport. The appeal considered whether the Secretary of State’s failure to take account of the UK’s climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement rendered unlawful the designation of the Airports National Policy Statement favouring the development of a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The second is Robinson (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. The appeal considered whether the Court of Justice of the European Union’s admonition that a non-EU citizen who is the primary carer for an EU citizen child may only be deported in “exceptional circumstances” is a summary of the conditions that must be met to justify deportation, or an additional threshold.

The hand-downs will be streamed on Supreme Court Live and will then be made available on the Supreme Court’s video on demand service.

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

In the matter of an application by Anthony McIntyre for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), heard 24 October 2019

In the matter of XY (AP) (Scotland), heard 13- 14 November 2019

R v Hilton (Northern Ireland), heard 2 December 2019

MacDonald & Anor v Cambroe Estates Ltd (Scotland), heard 4 December 2019

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

R V C, heard 27 January 2020

Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake, heard 12- 13 February 2020

Shannon v Rampersad & Anor (T/A Clifton House Residential Home), heard 12-13 February 2020

Okpabi & Ors v Royal Dutch Shell Plc & Anor, heard 23 June 2020

Asda Stores Ltd v Brierly & Ors, heard 13-14 June 2020

Uber BV & Ors v Aslam & Ors, heard 21-22 July 2020

Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd & Ors, heard 23 July 2020

Allykhan v Abdool (Mauritius), heard 23 July 2020

Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd v Nautical Challenge Ltd, heard 5-6 October 2020

R (on the application of KBR, Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office, heard 13 October 2020

Manchester Building Society (Appellant) v Grant Thornton UK LLP (Respondent), heard 13-14 October 2020

SC, CB and 8 children (Appellants) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others (Respondents), heard 20-22 October 2020

Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd, heard 2-3 November 2020

Khan v Meadows, heard 5 November 2020

A and B v Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and Anor, heard 11 November 2020

Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd, heard 12 November 2020

Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd (Appellant) v Financial Conduct Authority and others (Respondents), heard 16, 17, 18 and 19 November 2020

R (on the application of Begum) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 23, 24, 25 and 26 November 2020

R (on the application of TN (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Anor, heard 30 November and 01 December 2020

T W Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council & Anor, heard 02 and 03 December 2020