In the Matter of K (A child) (Northern Ireland) before Lady Hale, Deputy PresidentLord KerrLord ClarkeLord WilsonLord Hughes JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 15 May 2014 Heard on 8 April 2014 Appellants (Grandparents)Denise McBride QCMary Connolly(Instructed by Cleaver Fulton Rankin Ltd)  1st Respondent(Mother)Henry Toner QCJill Lindsay BL(Instructed by X Solicitors) 2nd Respondent (Child)Siobhan Keegan QCLouise Murphy(Instructed by…

R (on the application of Fitzroy George) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLord ClarkeLord CarnwathLord HughesLord Toulson JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 14 May 2014 Heard on 14 March 2014 AppellantRobin Tam QCJonathan Moffett(Instructed by Treasury Solicitors) RespondentStephen Knafler QCGordon Lee(Instructed by Sutovic and Hartigan Solicitors) LORD HUGHES (with whom Lord Neuberger,…

L Batley Pet Products Limited v North Lanarkshire Council (Scotland) before Lady Hale, Deputy PresidentLord KerrLord ReedLord CarnwathLord Hodge JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 8 May 2014 Heard on 17 March 2014 AppellantRoy Martin QCDavid J T Logan(Instructed by Balfour & Manson) RespondentMark Lindsay QCJohn MacGregor(Instructed by Ledingham Chalmers) LORD HODGE (with whom Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed…

Barnes (as former Court Appointed Receiver) v The Eastenders Group and another before Lady Hale, Deputy PresidentLord KerrLord WilsonLord HughesLord Toulson JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 8 May 2014 Heard on 24 and 25 February 2014 AppellantDavid Perry QCMartin Evans(Instructed by Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP) 1st RespondentGeraint Jones QCMarc Glover(Instructed by Rainer Hughes Solicitors) 2nd RespondentMichael Parroy QCRupert…

A v British Broadcasting Corporation (Scotland) before Lady Hale, Deputy President Lord Wilson Lord Reed Lord Hughes Lord Hodge JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 8 May 2014 Heard on 22 and 23 January 2014 AppellantRonald Clancy QCDuncan Hamilton(Instructed by Burness Paul and Williamsons) RespondentMungo Bovey QCDaniel Byrne(Instructed by Drummond Miller LLP Intervener – written submissions (Secretary of State for…

Deutsche Bahn AG and others v Morgan Advanced Materials Plc (formerly Morgan Crucible Co Plc) Before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLord ManceLord Sumption Lord ToulsonLord Hodge JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 9 April 2014 Heard on 11 and 12 March 2014 AppellantMark Brealey QCMarie Demetriou QC(Instructed by Clifford Chance LLP) RespondentJon Turner QCRob Williams(Instructed by Hausfeld & Co LLP) IntervenerNicholas Khan(Instructed by…

R v O’Brien before Lord ManceLord WilsonLord CarnwathLord HughesLord Toulson JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 2 April 2014 Heard on 5 December 2013 AppellantAlun Jones QCColin Wells(Instructed by Morgan Rose)  RespondentEdward Jenkins QCBen Douglas-Jones(Instructed by Serious Fraud Office) LORD TOULSON (with whom Lord Mance, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath and Lord Hughes agree) INTRODUCTION person for such a contempt when…

Cox v Ergo Versicherung AG (formerly known as Victoria) before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLord ManceLord SumptionLord ToulsonLord Hodge JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 2 April 2014 Heard on 20 and 21 January 2014 AppellantAlexander Layton QCMarie Louise KinslerHenry Morton Jack(Instructed by Leigh Day & Co) RespondentHugh Mercer QCSarah Crowther(Instructed by DWF Fishburns) LORD SUMPTION (with whom Lord Neuberger, Lord Toulson…

Durkin v DSG Retail Limited and another (Scotland) before Lady Hale, Hodge JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 26 March 2014 Heard on 28 January 2014 AppellantAndrew Smith QCRichard Pugh(Instructed by Patrick Campbell and Company) 2nd RespondentAlistair Clark QCFintan McShane(Instructed by DAC Beachcroft Scotland LLP) LORD HODGE (with whom Lady Hale, Lord Wilson, Lord Sumption and Lord Reed agree) The…

Kennedy v The Charity Commission before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLord ManceLord ClarkeLord WilsonLord SumptionLord CarnwathLord Toulson JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 26 March 2014 Heard on 29 and 31 October 2013 AppellantPhilip Coppel QCAndrew Sharland(Instructed by Bates Wells & Braithwaite LLP) RespondentJames Eadie QCKaren SteynRachel Kamm(Instructed by Charity Commission Legal Services)    1st IntervenerJames Eadie QCKaren SteynRachel Kamm(Instructed by Treasury…