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

On Monday 19 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeals of R v M; R v C; R v T. These appeals will consider whether a criminal offence can be committed under the Trade Marks Act 1994, s 92(1)(b) or (c) (selling, offering for sale or distribution/possession with a view) where the proprietor of the registered trade mark has given its consent to the application of the sign which is its registered trade mark or has itself applied its own registered trade mark to the goods, but has not given its consent to the sale, distribution or possession of them. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

On Tuesday 20 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of MT Hojgaard AS v E.On Climate UK Robin Rigg East Ltd & Anor. This appeal will consider whether a contract for the design and installation of foundations for an offshore windfarm imposed a fitness for purpose obligation on the contractor amounting to a warranty that said foundations would have a service life of 20 years. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

On Tuesday 20 June, the Supreme Court will hear the case of In the matter of an application by Jason Loughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland). This will consider whether, in exercising the discretion in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, s 74(3)(b), the Special Prosecutor is required to ask himself whether the sentencing court could conclude that the circumstances applicable when the sentence as passed had changed as a result of knowing failures by the assisting offender to give assistance in accordance with the assisting offender agreement. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 21 until Thursday 22 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (HC) v Secretary of State for Works and Pensions & Ors. This appeal will consider whether the statutory instruments which provide that Zambrano carers are not entitled to social benefits in the UK are unlawful, in particular whether they entail discrimination under EU law or the ECHR which cannot be justified, and whether the resolution of these points of law requires a reference to the CJEU. This will be heard in Courtroom 2.

On Wednesday 21 June, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Persad v Singh (Trinidad & Tobago). This appeal will consider the circumstances in which the corporate veil can be pierced. This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

 

On Thursday 22 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of R (De Silva & Anor) v The Commissioners for HMRC. This appeal will consider whether HMRC was entitled to enquire into the appellants’ claims for loss relief otherwise than by opening an enquiry under the Tax Management Act 1970, Sch 1A, which is subject to a time limit that had elapsed prior to the date of the enquiry. This will be heard in Courtroom 1.

A full list of the cases scheduled for the Trinity 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.

PNM v Times Newspapers Ltd & Ors, heard 17 Jan 2017.

Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council, heard 8-9 February 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.

Reyes v Al Malki & Anor, heard 15-18 May 2017.

Birch v Birch, heard 22 May 2017.

Benkharbouche v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, heard 6-8 Jun 2017.

Sadovska & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Scotland), heard 12 Jun 2017.

Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority v Elsick Development Company Ltd (Scotland), heard 13 Jun 2017.

Brown v The Scottish Ministers (Scotland), heard 14-15 Jun 2017.