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

On Monday 16 until Tuesday 17 July, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Poole Borough Council v GN (through his Litigation Friend, ‘The Official Solicitor’) & Anor. This appeal will consider whether the case of D v East Berkshire Community NHS Trust [2004] QB 558 is correct and should continue to govern the position of local authorities in respect of their duties to children living in their areas. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Tuesday 17 until Thursday 19 July, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Bannerman Town, Millars and John Millars Eleuthera Association v Eleuthera Properties Ltd. This appeal will consider whether the Court of Appeal was wrong to find that the respondent had established possession over the property so as to give it title ahead of the competing claims of the appellant. This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

On Tuesday 17 until Thursday 19 July, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (DA & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. This appeal will consider whether the application of the revised benefit cap, introduced by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, s 8, to lone parents with children under two years old (i) unlawfully discriminates 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 and in breach of the UK’s international obligations under the UNCRC, art 3; and/or (ii) is irrational. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 18 July, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in Williams & Anor v London Borough of Hackney. The proposed panel for hand down is Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lord Hodge. This appeal considered the lawfulness of the accommodation of the appellants’ children by the respondent under the Children Act 1989, s 20.

On Wednesday 18 July, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in Mills v Mills. The proposed panel for hand down Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lord Hodge. This appeal considered the proper approach to applications to vary periodical payments orders made pursuant to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, s 31(7) after the grant of a decree of divorce and in particular whether, provision having already been made for the wife’s housing costs in the capital settlement in the original consent order of 2002, the Court of Appeal were wrong in taking these into account when increasing the wife’s periodical payments under the joint lives spousal maintenance provision contained in the 2002 order.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Trinity 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.

R (AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police & Anor, heard 21 Nov 2017.

R (Stott) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 18 Jan 2018.

Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Generics (UK) Ltd t/a Mylan & Anor, heard 12-15 Feb 2018.

Williams & Anor v London Borough of Hackney, heard 14-15 Feb 2018.

Prudential Assurance Company Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 20-21 Feb 2018.

An NHS Trust & Ors v Y (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor), heard 26-27 Feb 2018.

James-Bowen & Ors v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, heard 6-7 Mar 2018.

KO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, & Or cases, heard 17-19 Apr 2018.

Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA v Playboy Club London Ltd & Ors, heard 24 Apr 2018.

Totel Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 25-26 Apr 2018.

In the matter of an application by Siobhan McLaughlin for Judicial Review (NI), heard 30 Apr 2018.

Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd & Ors (NI), heard 1-2 May 2018.

R (Hallam) v Secretary of State for Justice; R (Nealon) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 8-9 May 2018.

Owens v Owens, heard 17 May 2018.

Mills v Mills, heard 6 Jun 2018.

Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, heard 7 Jun 2018.

Barnardo’s v Buckinghamshire & Ors, heard 11-12 Jun 2018.

Nottingham City Council v Parr & Anor, heard 13 Jun 2018.

In the matter of an application by Lorraine Gallagher for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) and other cases, heard 19-21 Jun 2018.

In the matter of an application by Geraldine Finucane for Judicial Review (NI), heard 26-27 Jun 2018.

Warner v Scapa Flow Charters (Scotland), heard 28 Jun 2018.

Dooneen Ltd (t/a McGuines Associates) & Anor v Mond (Scotland), heard 3 Jul 2018.

Regency Villas Title Ltd & Ors v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd & Ors, heard 4-5 Jul 2018.

Rhuppiah v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 10 Jul 2018.

OWD Ltd, trading as Birmingham Cash & Carry, & Anor v Commissioners for HMRC, heard 12 Jul 2018.