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2009 Supreme Court Applications

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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