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Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Monday 15 until Thursday 18 May, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Reyes v Al Malki & Anor. This appeal will consider whether, firstly, the Employment Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear claims brought by the Appellant, under the exception to diplomatic immunity contained in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961, art 31(1)(c). Secondly, it will consider whether the Respondents were validly served with proceedings. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.
On Wednesday 17 May, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the cases of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc v Lomas & Ors, The Joint Administrators of LB Holdings Intermediate2 Ltd v Lehman Brothers Holding Inc & Ors, and Lehman Brothers Ltd (In Administration) v Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration). The hand down panel will be Lord Neuberger, Lord Kerr and Lord Sumption. These appeals considered the proper ranking of certain subordinated debt in the insolvency ‘waterfall’, and whether the creditors of a company in administration whose provable claims are denominated in a foreign currency are entitled to payment of the balance of such claims which remains outstanding due to a decline in the value of sterling against the currency of the claim between the commencement of the administration and the dates of dividend distributions, and, if so, the proper ranking of such claims. The appeals also considered whether statutory interest accruing but unpaid during a company’s administration is payable in that company’s subsequent liquidation and the scope of liability of members in an unlimited company under the Insolvency Act 1986, s 74, amongst other issues.
A full list of the cases scheduled for the Easter term can be found here.
The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:
Asset Land Investment Plc & Anor v The Financial Conduct Authority, heard 13–14 January 2016.
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd & Ors, heard 21 January 2016.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc v Lomas & Ors and other cases, heard 17-20 October 2016.
R (A) (a Child) (by her litigation friend B) v Secretary of State for Health, heard 2 November 2016.
PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors, heard 17 Jan 2017.
Hartley & Ors v King Edward VI College, heard 1 February 2017.
Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council, heard 8-9 February 2017.
R (Kiarie) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Byndloss) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 15-16 February 2017.
R (Coll) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 21 Feb 2017.
Lord Advocate (representing the Taiwanese Judicial Authorities & Anor) v Dean (Scotland), heard on 6 Mar 2017.
Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton) v Hoteles Pinero Canarias SL, heard 7 Mar 2017.
Miller & Ors v Ministory of Justice; O’Brien v Ministry of Justice; and Walker v Innospec Ltd & Ors, heard 8-9 Mar 2017.
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD & Anor, heard 13-14 Mar 2017.
RFC 2012 Plc (in liquidation) (formerly The Rangers Football Club Plc) v Advocate General for Scotland (Scotland), heard 15-16 Mar 2017.
Taurus Petroleum Ltd v State Oil Marketing Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq (SOMO), heard 21-23 Mar 2017.
SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer UK Visa Section, heard 23 Mar 2017.
R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor, heard 27-28 Mar 2017.
Eli Lilly & Co v Actavis UK Ltd & Ors, heard 4-6 Apr 2017.
Arcadia Petroleum Ltd & Ors v Bosworth & Anor, heard 10-11 Apr 2017.
R (Cardiff & Vale University Health Board & Ors) v Ceredigion County Council & Ors, heard 26 Apr 2017.
Goldtrail Travel Ltd (in liquidation) v Onur Air Tasimacilik AS, heard 27 Apr 2017.
P v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, heard 3-4 May 2017.
Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie, heard 9-10 May 2017.
McDonald v Newton or McDonald (Scotland), heard 11 May 2017.
R (Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) & Ors) v Westminster City Council, heard 11 May 2017.