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

On Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of 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. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

On Tuesday 18 June, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Simon & Ors v Lyder & Anor (Trinidad & Tobago). This appeal will consider whether the Court of Appeal erred in allowing the respondents to rely on extrinsic facts coming into existence after the date of publication of the words complained of to establish they were referred to in the words complained of, overturning the findings of the trial judge on the references to ‘police officers’ even if it was right in principle to allow reliance on post-publication facts, and holding that the trial judge should have admitted evidence on identification from the respondents which had not been pleaded. This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

On Wednesday 19 June, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in OWD Ltd trading as Birmingham Cash and Carry (In Liquidation) & Anor v Commissioners for HMRC. The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lady Black, Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lord Sales. This appeal considered whether HMRC have the power to allow an alcohol wholesaler, who HMRC have identified as unfit to operate in the industry, to continue to trade lawfully on a temporary basis while the wholesaler is awaiting the outcome of their appeal against HMRC’s decision. It also considered whether the High Court is entitled to grant interim relief to enable such an alcohol wholesaler to continue to trade lawfully while they are awaiting the outcome of their appeal against HMRC’s decision.

On Wednesday 19 June, the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Gubeladze. The proposed panel for hand down is Lord Reed, Lady Black, Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lord Sales. This appeal considered whether the UK’s decision to extend the applicability of Workers’ Registration Scheme (which applied to individuals coming to work in the UK from the eight Accession States which joined the EU in 2004) by two years was lawful.

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.

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

In the matter of D (a child), heard 3-4 Oct 2018.

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

Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, heard 21-22 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.

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.

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.

Patel 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.

Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd, heard 14 May 2019.

London Borough of Lambeth v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Ors, heard 21 May 2019.

Gilham v Ministry of Justice, heard 5-6 Jun 2019.

Travelers Insurance Company Ltd v XYZ, heard 11 Jun 2019.

Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti, heard 12-13 Jun 2019.