2015 Judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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This is a list of the judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the year 2015 as of 8 August. So far 57 cases have been decided and these are ordered by neutral citation.

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In 2015 Lord Neuberger is the President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale is the Deputy President.

The table lists judgments made by the court and the opinions of the judges in each case. Judges are treated as having concurred in another's judgment when they either formally attach themselves to the judgment of another or speak only to acknowledge their concurrence with one or more judges. Any judgment which reaches a conclusion which differs from the majority on one or more major points of the appeal has been treated as dissent.

All dates are for 2015 unless expressly stated otherwise.

Table key


Delivered a judgment (majority)

Concurred in the judgment of another justice (majority)

Delivered a judgment (dissenting)

Concurred in the judgment of another justice (dissent)

Did not participate in the decision

2015 Judgments

Case nameCitationArguedDecided Neuberger Hale Mance Kerr Clarke Wilson Sumption Reed Carnwath Hughes Toulson Hodge
McGraddie v McGraddie (Costs) [2015] UKSC 110 July 201328 January
Michael v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police [1] [2015] UKSC 228-29 July 201428 January
Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill: Reference by the Counsel General for Wales [2] [2015] UKSC 314-15 May 20149 February
Sustainable Shetland v The Scottish Ministers [2015] UKSC 418 December 20149 February
Jackson v Murray [2015] UKSC 520 October 201418 February
R (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [1] [2015] UKSC 622-23 October 201425 February
R (Newhaven Port and Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council [2015] UKSC 73-4 November 201425 February
R (Jamar Brown (Jamaica)) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 826 November 20144 March
R (Catt) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [3] [2015] UKSC 92-4 December 20144 March
Sea Shepherd UK v Fish & Fish Ltd[2015] UKSC 108 December 20144 March
Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [1] [2015] UKSC 1122-23 July 201411 March
Tael One Partners Ltd v Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC [2015] UKSC 1217 November 201411 March
Carlyle v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2015] UKSC 1320 November 201411 March
Wyatt v Vince [2015] UKSC 148-9 December 201411 March
Akerman-Livingstone v Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Limited) [2015] UKSC 1510 December 201411 March
R (SG) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] UKSC 1629-30 April 201418 March
Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd [2015] UKSC 1710 November 201418 March
R (Trail Riders Fellowship) v Dorset County Council [2015] UKSC 1815 January18 March
Pham v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1] [2015] UKSC 1918-19 November 201425 March
Re S (A Child) [2015] UKSC 2028 January25 March
R (Evans) v Attorney General [1] [2015] UKSC 2124-25 November 201426 March
Nzolameso v City of Westminster [2015] UKSC 2217 March2 April
Jetivita SA v Bilta (UK) Ltd [1] [2015] UKSC 2314-15 October 201422 April
R v GH [2015] UKSC 2424 February2 April
R (Hemming) v Westminster City Council [2015] UKSC 2513 January29 April
University and College Union v The University of Sterling [2015] UKSC 2621 January29 April
Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA [2015] UKSC 272-3 February29 April
R (ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2015] UKSC 2816 April29 April
Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland [2015] UKSC 2916 October 201413 May
Hotak v London Borough of Southwark [4] [2015] UKSC 3015, 16, 17 December 201413 May
Starbucks (HK) Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc [2015] UKSC 3125, 26 March13 May
Rhodes v OPO [2015] UKSC 3219, 20 January20 May
Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch v International Energy Group Ltd [1] [2015] UKSC 3315-16 July 2014; 27–28 July20 May
Haile v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2015] UKSC 3429 January20 May
AR v RN [2015] UKSC 3513 May22 May
Arnold v Britton [2015] UKSC 3626 January10 June
Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Pendragon plc [2015] UKSC 3711, 12 March10 June
Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction Plc [2015] UKSC 3814, 15 April17 June
BPE Solicitors v Gabriel [2015] UKSC 3920 April17 June
TN and MA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 402-3 March24 June
R (Lumsdon) v Legal Services Board [2015] UKSC 4116 March24 June
Re an application by JR38 for Judicial Review [2015] UKSC 426 November 20141 July
Bunge SA v Nidera BV [2015] UKSC 4327-28 April1 July
Anson v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs [2015] UKSC 4427-28 October 2014 & 30 April1 July
Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v HM Treasury [2015] UKSC 4513-14 May1 July
R (Cornwall Council) v Secretary of State for Health [2015] UKSC 4618-19 March8 July
Mathieson v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] UKSC 4726 March8 July
Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v The Rank Group PLC [2015] UKSC 4821 April8 July
Beghal v DPP [5] [2015] UKSC 4912-13 November 201422 July
Coventry v Lawrence (No. 3) [1] [6] [2015] UKSC 509-10 & 12 February22 July
Hunt v North Somerset Council [2015] UKSC 5129 April22 July
R (Champion) v North Norfolk District Council [2015] UKSC 5223 June22 July
Woolway v Mazars [7] [2015] UKSC 5311 February29 July
R (Bourgass) v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] UKSC 5416-17 February29 July
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Tolley [8] [2015] UKSC 555-6 May29 July
John Mander Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs [2015] UKSC 5616 June29 July
R (Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2015] UKSC 5724-25 June29 July
Shahid v Scottish Ministers [2015] UKSC 5818 February14 October
Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 597 May14 October
Sharland v Sharland [2015] UKSC 608-10 June14 October
Gohil v Gohil [2015] UKSC 618-10 June14 October
R v McGeough [2015] UKSC 629 July21 October
The United States of America v Nolan [2015] UKSC 6315-16 July21 October
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2015] UKSC 6428 July21 October
British American Tobacco Denmark A/S v Kazemier Transport BV [2015] UKSC 6529 June28 October
Bank of Cyprus UK Ltd. v Menelaou [2015] UKSC 6617-18 June4 November
Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi [2015] UKSC 6721-23 July4 November
R (on the application of Ali) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 6825-26 February18 November
Keyu v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2015] UKSC 6922-23 April25 November
In the matter of J (a child) [2015] UKSC 7017 November25 November
Eclairs Group Ltd v JKX Oil & Gas plc [2015] UKSC 7118-19 May2 December
Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Co. Ltd [2015] UKSC 727 October2 December
R v Harvey [2015] UKSC 7324 March16 December
Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2015] UKSC 748 October16 December
Société Cooperative De Production Seafrance SA v The Competition and Markets Authority [2015] UKSC 7514-15 October16 December
R (on the application of Wang Yam) v Central Criminal Court [2015] UKSC 762 November16 December
Macklin v HM Advocate [9] [2015] UKSC 774 November16 December
Thevarajah v Riordan [2015] UKSC 7817 November16 December
R (on the application of Roberts) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2015] UKSC 7920-21 October17 December

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 An augmented panel of 7 judges sat in this case.
  2. The Lord Chief Justice, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd, also sat on this case to make up the five judges. He gave a judgment for the majority that Lady Hale concurred with.
  3. The case concerned two appeals (Catt and T). The grid shows the judges' decisions in respect of Catt but note that T's appeal was allowed unanimously.
  4. The grid shows the justices' decision only in respect of the first appellant. All five justices allowed the second appellant's appeal and dismissed the third appellant's.
  5. Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, also sat on this case. He concurred with the majority judgment of Lord Hughes.
  6. Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, also sat on this case. He gave the joint leading judgment with Lord Neuberger.
  7. The Lord President of the Court of Session, Lord Gill, also sat on this case. He gave a concurring judgment for the majority.
  8. The court did not make an order in this case but rather Lady Hale gave a judgment of the court that referred three questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union under Article 267 TFEU.
  9. Lord Gill also sat on this case and gave a concurring judgment.

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