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

On Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 December, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (Tag Eldin Ramadan Bashir & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor. This appeal will consider whether the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol extend to the UK’s Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; and, if so, whether the Appellant is required to admit the Respondents to the UK for settlement. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

On Tuesday 19 December, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the case of Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie. The hand down panel will be Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lord Sumption. This appeal considered whether the Court of Appeal erred in holding that the tort jurisdictional gateway test under CPR Practice Direction 6B, para 3.1(9)(a), which requires that ‘damage’ be sustained within the jurisdiction, is not satisfied by indirect or consequential damage.

On Tuesday 19 December, the Supreme Court will hand down the judgment in the case of R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice. The hand down panel will be Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lord Sumption. This appeal considered whether the Health Act 2006, Pt 1, Ch 1, which contains prohibitions on smoking in certain public places, binds the Crown by necessary implication.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Michaelmas 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.

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD & Anor, heard 13-14 Mar 2017.

SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer UK Visa Section, heard 23 Mar 2017 and further, 29 Nov 2017.

Arcadia Petroleum Ltd & Ors v Bosworth & Anor, heard 10-11 Apr 2017.

Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie, heard 9-10 May 2017.

R (Bancoult No 3) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, heard 28-29 Jun 2017.

Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, heard 12 Jul 2017.

In the matter of C (Children), heard 9-10 Oct 2017.

Morris-Garner v One Step (Support) Ltd, heard 11-12 Oct 2017.

In the matter of an application by Kevin Maguire for Judicial Review, heard 19 Oct 2017.

Reference by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland pursuant to Paragraph 33 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Abortion), heard 24-26 Oct 2017.

R (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 31 Oct-1 Nov 2017.

Steel & Anor v NRAM PLC (Scotland), heard 7 Nov 2017.

Haralambous v Hertfordshire Constabulary, heard 8 Nov 2017.

Immigration – SIAC – bail. R (B) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 14-15 Nov 2017.

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood, heard 20 Nov 2017.

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

Barton v Wright Hassall LLP, heard 22 Nov 2017.

R v McCool (Northern Ireland); R v Harkin (Northern Ireland), heard 23 Nov 2017.

Dryden & Ors v Johnson Matthey Plc, heard 27-28 Nov 2017.

R (Gibson) v Secretary of State for Justice, heard 5 Dec 2017.

The Advocate General for Scotland v Romein (Scotland), heard 6 Dec 2017.

Burnden Holdings (UK) Ltd v Fielding & Anor, heard 7 Dec 2017.

A v B & Anor, heard 12 Dec 2017.

R (Mott) v Environment Agency, heard 13 Dec 2017.

HM Inspector of Health & Safety v Chevron North Sea Ltd (Scotland), heard 14 Dec 2017.