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From Tuesday 18 February until Thursday 20 February 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation & Ors v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (1) and (2). This appeal will consider, inter alia, the compatibility of United Kingdom corporate taxation with certain principles of EU law and the liabilities of the Revenue to a taxpayer who has overpaid tax on the basis of incompatible United Kingdom legislation.

On Wednesday 19 February 2020, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Micula & Ors v Romania. This appeal will consider whether the High Court has the power to stay the enforcement of an award given in accordance with the procedure in the International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID).

On Wednesday 19 February 2020, the Court will also hand down judgment in In the matter of an application by Deborah Mc Guinness for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland). This appeal will consider where a life prisoner convicted of inter alia terrorist murders secures early release on licence under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and such licence is revoked due to fundamental breaches occasioned by further terrorist offending while on release and the prisoner is convicted of such further offences, receiving no effective additional sentence, having regard to the provisions of the 1998 Act and the Life Sentences (NI) Order 2001 whether the prisoner’s judicially determined “tariff” should include the period of his release on licence.

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.

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

Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd, heard 8 May 2019.

Micula & Ors v Romania, heard 18-20 Jun 2019.

Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation & Ors v Commissioners of Inland Revenue, heard 27 Jun 2019.

R (DN (Rwanda)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 7- 8 October 2019.

Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent ltd, heard 10 October 2019.

In the matter of an application by Deborah McGuinness for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) No 1 and 2, heard 15 October 2019.

Unwired Planet International Ltd & Anor v Huawei Technologies (UK) Co Ltd & Anor, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd & Anor v Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL and ZTE Corporation & Anor v Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL, heard 21- 24 October.

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

Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs v Parry & Ors, heard 31 October 2019.

Aspen Underwriting Ltd & Ors v Credit Europe Bank NV, heard 4-5 November 2019.

WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants, heard 6-7 November 2019.

Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (Formerly known as Ace Bermuda Insurance Ltd), heard 12-13 November 2019.

ABC (AP) v Principal Reporter & Anor (Scotland), heard 13- 14 November 2019.

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

R v Adams (Northern Ireland), heard 19 November 2019.

R (Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd & Anor) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, heard 20 November 2019.

MS (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 21 November 2019.

Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants, heard 28 November 2019.

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

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

AM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 4-5 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.

Villiers v Villiers, heard 9- 10 December 2019.

R (on the application of Pathan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 12 December 2019.

Lehtimaki & Ors v Cooper, heard 14- 15 January 2020

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd v Visa Europe Services LLP & Ors, heard 20-23 January 2020

R V C, heard 27 January 2020

Peninsula Securities Ltd v Dunnes Stores (Bangor) Ltd (Northern Ireland), heard 28- 29 January 2020

Zipvit Ltd v Commissioners for HMMRC, heard 29- 30 January 2020

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc v Kymab Ltd, heard 11-12 February 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