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

On Tuesday 6 until Thursday 8 June, the Supreme Court will hear the appeals of Benkharbouche v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Libya v Janah. These appeals will consider whether granting immunity from suit under the State Immunity Act 1978 engages, and breaches, the respondent’s rights under the ECHR and EU Charter. These will be heard in Courtroom 1.

On Wednesday 7 June, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will hear the appeal of Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd v The All Island Electricity Appeal Tribunal & Ors. This appeal will consider whether the Court of Appeal erred when it found that the Tribunal correctly interpreted the term ‘managerial decision’ appearing in the Z-factor clause of the All-Island Electric Licence 2001, and whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that there was sufficient evidence before the Tribunal to support the finding that the appellant company was capable of calculating and properly including the costs of the re-classification exercise in its 2004 tariff review. This will be heard in Courtroom 3.

On Thursday 8 June, the Supreme Court will hear a permission to appeal hearing by Constance Gates and Christopher Gard against Great Ormond Street Hospital. The couple are seeking leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision that life support be withdrawn from their baby son, as they wish to take him to the US for experimental treatment.

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.

R (A) (a Child) (by her litigation friend B) v Secretary of State for Health, heard 2 November 2016.

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

Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council, heard 8-9 February 2017.

R (Kiarie) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Byndloss) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 15-16 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.