2009 Decisions and Decisions of the Supreme Court on applications for permission to appeal - from 1 October 2009


From 1 October 2009, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom assumes jurisdiction form the House of Lords on points of law for all civil law cases in the UK and all criminal cases in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Previous Years' Decisions

Date of 2009 Decision Case Name Decision
22/12/09 R (Downs) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2009] EWCA Civ 664 Refused
21/12/09 Autoclenz v Belcher [2009] EWCA Civ 1046 Given
18/12/09 R (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales [2009] EWCA Civ 730 Given
Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan [2009] EWCA Civ 755; [2009] WLR (D) 250 Given
Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 579; [2009] 3 WLR 1010 Given
Bradford and Bingley plc v Cutler [2008] EWCA Civ 74 Refused
Pablo Star Ltd v Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co PJSC [2009] EWCA Civ 1044 Refused
R (S) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 142 Refused
In re S (A Child) [2009] EWCA Civ 993   Refused
16/12/09 HR (Portugal) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 371; [2009] WLR (D) 144 Refused
Mansel Oil Ltd v Troon Storage Tankers SA (The Ailsa Craig) [2009] EWCA Civ 425; [2009] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 371 Refused
R (Bary) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 2068 (Admin) Refused
R (Shashwar) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2069 (Admin) Refused
R v Fulton [2009] NICA 39 Refused
GR v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 827     Refused
R (SRM Global Master Fund LP) v HM Treasury [2009] EWCA Civ 788      Refused
Vodafone 2 v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] EWCA Civ 446; [2010] 2 WLR 288; [2010] Bus LR 96     Refused
14/12/09 Bigia v Entry Clearance Officer [2009] EWCA Civ 79 Refused
11/12/09 VH (Malawi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 645 Refused
SH (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 462 Refused
09/12/09 Manchester City Council v Pinnock [2009] EWCA Civ 852; [2009] WLR (D) 280 Given
Progress Property Co Ltd v Moore [2009] EWCA Civ 629; [2009] Bus LR 1535 Given
R (Noone) v Governor of Drake Hall Prison [2008] EWCA Civ 1097; [2009] 1 WLR 1321 Given
In re JR17 [2009] NICA 14 Given
Attorney General v Seckerson [2009] EWHC 1023 (Admin); [2009] EMLR 371 Refused
Cherney v Deripaska [2009] EWCA Civ 849 Refused
David Baxendale Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] EWCA Civ 831; [2009] STC 2578 Refused
X v Hounslow London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 286; [2009] PTSR 1158 Refused
Coutinho v Rank Nemo (DMS) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 454; [2009] ICR 1296 Refused
07/12/09 R (F) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 792; [2009] WLR (D) 253 Given
Gisda Cyf v Barratt [2009] EWCA Civ 648; [2009] ICR 1408 Given
R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (No 2) [2009] EWCA Civ 3; [2009] 1 WLR 1461 Given
R (P) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 701; [2009] WLR (D) 234 Refused
Teague v Mersey Docks and Harbour Co (CA Civ (Wall, Maurice Kay, Moses LJJ): 11/12/08) Refused
DA (Colombia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 682 Refused
Copley v Lawn [2009] EWCA Civ 580; [2009] WLR (D) 200 Refused
26/11/09 Watson (Procurator Fiscal) v King 2009 SLT 228 Refused
25/11/09 In re J (A Child) [2009] EWCA Civ 1210 Refused
09/11/09 R (ZO (Somalia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 442; [2009] 1 WLR 2477 Given
University of Plymouth v European Language Centre Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 784 Refused
Bookmakers’ Afternoon Greyhound Services Ltd v Amalgamated Racing Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 750 Refused
Drummond v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] EWCA Civ 608; [2009] STC 2206 Refused
Dadourian Group International Ltd v Simms [2009] EWCA Civ 169; [2009] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 601 Refused
06/11/09 Generics (UK) Ltd v Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 646 Refused
Syska v Vivendi Universal SA [2009] EWCA Civ 677; [2009] Bus LR 1494 Refused
05/11/09 Baker v Quantum Clothing Group [2009] EWCA Civ 499; [2009] PIQR P332 Given
Radmacher v Granatino [2009] EWCA Civ 649; [2009] 2 FLR 1181 Given
In re S-B [2009] EWCA Civ 1048 Given
Holland v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] EWCA Civ 625 Given
R (Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council [2009] EWCA Civ 835 Given
In re Golden Key Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 636 Refused
R (Miller) v Independent Assessor [2009] EWCA Civ 609 Refused
AB v Nugent Care Society [2009] EWCA Civ 827 Refused
In re McAfee [2008] NIQB 142 Refused
R (Weaver) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2009] EWCA Civ 587; [2009] 4 All ER 865 Refused
Owens v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2009] EWHC 1343 (Admin) Refused
Atkinson v Supreme Court of the Republic of Cyprus [2009] EWHC 1579 (Admin) Refused
Central Bedfordshire Council v Housing Action Zone Ltd (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening) [2009] EWCA Civ Refused
R (Langley Park School for Girls Governing Body) v Bromley London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 734 Refused
Whirlpool Corp v Kenwood Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 753 Refused
Ancon Ltd v ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 498 Refused
08/10/09 AM (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer [2009] EWCA Civ 634        Given
01/10/09 In re I (A Child) [2009] EWCA Civ 965       Given
31/07/09 Deutsche Bank AG v Highland Crusader Offshore Partners LLP [2009] EWCA Civ 725; [2009] WLR (D) 254 Given
30/07/09 In re B (A Child) [2009] EWCA Civ 545   Given
28/07/09 R (E) v Governing Body of JFS [2009] EWCA Civ 626; [2009] WLR (D) 209 Given
R (Hay) v HM Treasury [2009] EWHC 1677 (Admin)   Given
Hatzl v XL Insurance Co Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 223; [2009] WLR (D) 99    Refused
Union Railways (North) Ltd v Kent County Council [2009] EWCA Civ 363  Refused
Aerotel Ltd v Wavecrest Group Enterprises Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 408     Refused
Revenue and Customs Comrs v JM Gorry & Son [2009] NICA 9      Refused
27/07/09 Roberts v Gill & Co Solicitors [2008] EWCA Civ 803; [2009] 1 WLR 531        Given
Sharab v HRH Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud [2009] EWCA Civ 353   Refused
ED & F Man Commodity Advisers Ltd v Fluxo-Cane Overseas Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 406    Refused
16/07/09 Norris v Government of the United States of America [2009] EWHC 995 (Admin) Given
Al-Sirri v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 222 Given
HJ (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 172; [2009] WLR (D) 87 Given
HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 172; [2009] WLR (D) 87 Given
R (AM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 219 Refused
Director of Public Prosecutions v Harpur [2009] NICA 11 Refused
Symeou v Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Appeals, Patras, Greece [2009] EWHC 897 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 146 Refused
R (Ozcelik) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 260 Refused
Y (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 362; The Times, 5 May 2009 Refused
JB (India) v Entry Clearance Officer [2009] EWCA Civ 234 Refused
14/07/09 R (Mabanaft Ltd) v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change [2009] EWCA Civ 224 Refused
07/07/09 British Airways plc v Williams [2009] EWCA Civ 281; [2009] WLR (D) 126 Given
24/06/09 Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Neufeld [2009] EWCA Civ 280; [2009] WLR (D) 123 Given
MS (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 17 Given
ZN (Afghanistan) v Entry Clearance Officer, Karachi [2008] EWCA Civ 1420 Given
Office of Communications v Information Comr [2009] EWCA Civ 90; [2009] WLR (D) 71 Given
Austin v Southwark London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 66 Given
MK (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer, Addis Ababa [2008] EWCA Civ 1453 Refused
Slack v Cumbria County Council [2009] EWCA Civ 293; [2009] WLR (D) 127 Refused
Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust v Hurst [2009] EWCA Civ 309 Refused
R (South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council) v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 299 Refused
Ruttle Plant Hire Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (No 3) [2009] EWCA Civ 97; [2009] WLR (D) 75 Refused
In re Mucelli [2008] EWHC 249 (Admin) Refused
Imageview Management Ltd v Jack [2009] EWCA Civ 63; [2009] WLR (D) 56 Refused
Temple Legal Protection Ltd v QBE Insurance (Europe) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 453 Refused
OD (Ivory Coast) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1299 Refused
R (Hasan) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2008] EWCA Civ 1312 Refused
R (Partridge Farms Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2009] EWCA Civ 284 Refused
Couzens v T McGee & Co Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 95 Refused
United States Securities and Exchange Commission v Manterfield [2009] EWCA Civ 27 Refused
McCall v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] NICA 12; [2009] STC 990 Refused
Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority [2009] EWCA Civ 145; [2009] WLR (D) 79 Refused
Limitgood Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2009] EWCA Civ 177; [2009] STC 980 Refused
Chopra v Bindra [2009] EWCA Civ 203 Refused
ratiopharm GmbH v NAPP Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 252 Refused
Artworld Financial Corpn v Safaryan [2009] EWCA Civ 303 Refused
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government v Bleaklow Industries Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 2006 Refused
Azeez v Momson [2009] EWCA Civ 202 Refused
15/06/09 R (JS (Sri Lanka)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 364 Given
08/06/09 AM (Ethiopia) v Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 1082; [2008] WLR (D) 329 Given
14/05/09 AM (Ethiopia) v Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 1082; [2008] WLR (D) 329  Given
RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller Gmbh & Co KG (UK Production) [2009] EWCA Civ 29  Given
Basildon District Council v McCarthy [2009] EWCA Civ 13     Refused
G & S Brough Ltd v Salvage Wharf Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 21; [2009] WLR (D) 28          Refused
Isle of Anglesey County Council v Welsh Ministers [2009] EWCA Civ 94; [2009] EWCA Civ 66    Refused
08/05/09 R (SK (Zimbabwe)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1204; [2009] 2 All ER 365 Given
Tomlinson v Birmingham City Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1228; [2009] 2 All ER 501 Given
R (Caldarelli) v City of Westminster Magistrates' Court [2009] EWHC 107 (Admin) Refused
A v Essex County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 364; [2009] LGR 182 Given
R (A) v B [2009] EWCA Civ 24 Given
R (Buglife) v Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation [2009] EWCA Civ 29 Refused
R (Buglife) v Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation [2009] EWCA Civ 1209   Refused
Agbaje v Akinnoye-Agbaje [2009] EWCA Civ 1; [2009] WLR (D) 11 Given
31/03/09 Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc [2009] EWCA Civ 116; [2009] WLR (D) 69 Given
30/03/09 R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWCA Civ 92; [2009] WLR (D) 62 Given
R (BA (Nigeria)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (PE (Cameroon)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 119; [2009] WLR (D) 77 Given
25/03/09 Barratt Homes Ltd v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) [2008] EWCA Civ 1552 Given
Kaczmarek v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWCA Civ 1310  Refused
Khudados v Hayden [2007] EWCA Civ 1316 Refused
11/03/09 R (A) v Croydon London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1445; [2009] LGR 24 Given
O'Brien v Ministry of Justice (formerly Department for Constitutional Affairs) [2008] EWCA Civ 1448; [2008] WLR (D) 411 Given
09/03/09 Gammell v South Cambridgeshire District Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1159 Refused
Calvert v William Hill Credit Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1427; [2008] WLR (D) 393 Refused
Barclay v British Airways plc [2008] EWCA Civ 1419; [2009] WLR (D) 1 Refused
Peifer v Castlederg High School [2008] NICA 49 Refused
Thorn Security Ltd v Siemens Schweiz AG [2008] EWCA Civ 1161 Refused
Dobbin v Citybus Ltd [2008] NICA 42 Refused
04/03/09 Louca v Office of Public Prosecutor in Bielefel, Germany [2008] EWHC 2907 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 373  Given
Donaldson v O'Sullivan [2008] EWCA Civ 879; [2008] WLR (D) 275    Refused
Underwood v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2008] EWCA Civ 1423; [2009] STC 239     Refused
03/03/09 McKay v Hamlani [2008] EWCA Civ 1452; [2008] WLR (D) 403 Refused
G v HM Treasury [2008] EWCA Civ 1187; [2008] WLR (D) 339   Given
16/02/09 R (Al-Saadoon) v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWCA Civ 7; [2009] WLR (D) 17 Refused
12/02/09 Birmingham City Council v Shafi [2008] EWCA Civ 1186; [2008] WLR (D) 341 Refused
11/02/09 In re Sigma Finance Corpn [2008] EWCA Civ 1303                                                                                                      Given
Biffa Waste Services Ltd v Maschinenfabrik Ernst Hese GmbH [2008] EWCA Civ 1257; [2008] WLR (D) 353   Refused
Spirerose Ltd (In administration) v Transport for London [2008] EWCA 1230; [2008] WLR (D) 358  Given
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v Meier [2008] EWCA Civ 903      Given
Sprecher Grier Halberstam LLP v Walsh [2008] EWCA Civ 1324  Refused
Ackerman v Lay [2008] EWCA Civ 1428 Refused
Sava v SS Global Ltd (CA Civ (Moore-Bick, Rimer LJJ): 25/11/08)  Refused
City of London v Sancheti [2008] EWCA Civ 1283    Refused
Pratt v Aigaion Insurance Co SA [2008] EWCA Civ 1314              Refused
T-Mobile (UK) Ltd v Office of Communications [2008] EWCA Civ 1373 Refused
R (Barclay) v Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice [2008] EWCA Civ 1319; [2008] WLR (D) 376 Given
10/02/09 R v C [2008] EWCA Crim 1155; [2009] 1 Cr App R 211 Given
R (Haase) v District Judge Nuttall [2008] EWCA Civ 1089; [2008] WLR (D) 316  Refused
28/01/09 R (Roudham and Larling Parish Council) v Breckland Council [2008] EWCA Civ 714 Refused
23/01/09 R (L) v Comr of Police of the Metropolis [2007] EWCA Civ 168; [2008] 1 WLR 681 Given
15/01/09 R (Lee) v Secretary of State for Justice [2008] EWHC 2326 (Admin) Given
14/01/09 Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL (No 4) [2008] EWCA Civ 876    Given
12/01/09 Revenue and Customs Comrs v Weight Watchers (UK) Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 715; [2008] STC 2313            Refused
Staden v Jones [2008] EWCA Civ 936  Refused
Deutsche Bank AG v Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc [2008] EWCA Civ 1091; [2008] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 619    Refused

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