UK Supreme Court Blog

EDITORS: Dan Tench, Emma Cross, Zainab Hodgson, Francesca Knight, James Warshaw and Natalie Haefner (CMS)
Hugh Tomlinson KC, Matthew Ryder KC, Dévante Gravesande-Smith and Rebecca Khan (Matrix)

On Tuesday 23 October 2012 is the one day hearing of RM v The Scottish Ministers, an appeal from the Court of Session (Scotland). The appellant is detained in Leverndale Hospital and believes the conditions of his detention are excessively secure. He has petitioned for judicial review of the decision to detain him in these conditions, arguing that the respondents have failed in their statutory duty to put before the Scottish parliament regulations under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 s 268 that would enable people in his position to apply to the Mental Health Tribunal to review their detention conditions. Case details are available here.

Also in the Supreme Court this week is the matter of HMRC v Loyalty Management UK Ltd, listed for Wednesday 24 until Thursday 25 October 2012. There are currently no case details available for this hearing.

On Wednesday 24 October 2012 the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in the following: BCL Old Co. Ltd and Ors v BASF plc and Ors, Rubin and Anor v Eurofinance SA and Ors, New Cap Reinsurance Corporation and Anor v A E Grant and Ors, and Birmingham City Council v Abdulla and Ors.

There is a four day hearing in the Privy Council: Cukurova Finance International Ltd and Anor v Alfa Telecom Turkey Ltd will be heard by Lords Neuberger, Mance, Kerr, Clarke and Sumption from Monday 22 October until Thursday 25 October 2012.

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:

Stanford International Bank Ltd (acting by its joint liquidators) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office, heard 23 – 25 January 2012.

R v Waya, heard 27 – 30 March 2012.

Al-Sirri v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 14 – 15 May 2012.

DD (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 16 – 17 May 2012.

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs & Anor v Rahmatullah, heard 2 – 3 July 2012.

The Catholic Child Welfare Society & Ors v Various claimants & Ors, heard 23 – 24 July 2012.

Morris v Rae, heard 3 October 2012.

R (Gujra) v Crown Prosecution Service, heard 4 October 2012.

Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill 2012 – Reference by the Attorney General for England and Wales, heard 9 – 11 October 2012.

Jessy Saint Prix v Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, heard 15 October 2012.

Societe Generale v Geys, heard 17 October 2012.