2015 Judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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.

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 name	Citation	Argued	Decided	Neuberger	Hale	Mance	Kerr	Clarke	Wilson	Sumption	Reed	Carnwath	Hughes	Toulson	Hodge
McGraddie v McGraddie (Costs)	[2015] UKSC 1	10 July 2013	28 January
Michael v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police^[1]	[2015] UKSC 2	28-29 July 2014	28 January
Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill: Reference by the Counsel General for Wales^[2]	[2015] UKSC 3	14-15 May 2014	9 February
Sustainable Shetland v The Scottish Ministers	[2015] UKSC 4	18 December 2014	9 February
Jackson v Murray	[2015] UKSC 5	20 October 2014	18 February
R (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills^[1]	[2015] UKSC 6	22-23 October 2014	25 February
R (Newhaven Port and Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council	[2015] UKSC 7	3-4 November 2014	25 February
R (Jamar Brown (Jamaica)) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department	[2015] UKSC 8	26 November 2014	4 March
R (Catt) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis^[3]	[2015] UKSC 9	2-4 December 2014	4 March
Sea Shepherd UK v Fish & Fish Ltd	[2015] UKSC 10	8 December 2014	4 March
Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board^[1]	[2015] UKSC 11	22-23 July 2014	11 March
Tael One Partners Ltd v Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC	[2015] UKSC 12	17 November 2014	11 March
Carlyle v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc	[2015] UKSC 13	20 November 2014	11 March
Wyatt v Vince	[2015] UKSC 14	8-9 December 2014	11 March
Akerman-Livingstone v Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Limited)	[2015] UKSC 15	10 December 2014	11 March
R (SG) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	[2015] UKSC 16	29-30 April 2014	18 March
Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd	[2015] UKSC 17	10 November 2014	18 March
R (Trail Riders Fellowship) v Dorset County Council	[2015] UKSC 18	15 January	18 March
Pham v Secretary of State for the Home Department^[1]	[2015] UKSC 19	18-19 November 2014	25 March
Re S (A Child)	[2015] UKSC 20	28 January	25 March
R (Evans) v Attorney General^[1]	[2015] UKSC 21	24-25 November 2014	26 March
Nzolameso v City of Westminster	[2015] UKSC 22	17 March	2 April
Jetivita SA v Bilta (UK) Ltd^[1]	[2015] UKSC 23	14-15 October 2014	22 April
R v GH	[2015] UKSC 24	24 February	2 April
R (Hemming) v Westminster City Council	[2015] UKSC 25	13 January	29 April
University and College Union v The University of Sterling	[2015] UKSC 26	21 January	29 April
Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA	[2015] UKSC 27	2-3 February	29 April
R (ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	[2015] UKSC 28	16 April	29 April
Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland	[2015] UKSC 29	16 October 2014	13 May
Hotak v London Borough of Southwark^[4]	[2015] UKSC 30	15, 16, 17 December 2014	13 May
Starbucks (HK) Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc	[2015] UKSC 31	25, 26 March	13 May
Rhodes v OPO	[2015] UKSC 32	19, 20 January	20 May
Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch v International Energy Group Ltd^[1]	[2015] UKSC 33	15-16 July 2014; 27–28 July	20 May
Haile v London Borough of Waltham Forest	[2015] UKSC 34	29 January	20 May
AR v RN	[2015] UKSC 35	13 May	22 May
Arnold v Britton	[2015] UKSC 36	26 January	10 June
Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Pendragon plc	[2015] UKSC 37	11, 12 March	10 June
Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction Plc	[2015] UKSC 38	14, 15 April	17 June
BPE Solicitors v Gabriel	[2015] UKSC 39	20 April	17 June
TN and MA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department	[2015] UKSC 40	2-3 March	24 June
R (Lumsdon) v Legal Services Board	[2015] UKSC 41	16 March	24 June
Re an application by JR38 for Judicial Review	[2015] UKSC 42	6 November 2014	1 July
Bunge SA v Nidera BV	[2015] UKSC 43	27-28 April	1 July
Anson v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs	[2015] UKSC 44	27-28 October 2014 & 30 April	1 July
Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v HM Treasury	[2015] UKSC 45	13-14 May	1 July
R (Cornwall Council) v Secretary of State for Health	[2015] UKSC 46	18-19 March	8 July
Mathieson v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	[2015] UKSC 47	26 March	8 July
Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v The Rank Group PLC	[2015] UKSC 48	21 April	8 July
Beghal v DPP^[5]	[2015] UKSC 49	12-13 November 2014	22 July
Coventry v Lawrence (No. 3)^[1]^[6]	[2015] UKSC 50	9-10 & 12 February	22 July
Hunt v North Somerset Council	[2015] UKSC 51	29 April	22 July
R (Champion) v North Norfolk District Council	[2015] UKSC 52	23 June	22 July
Woolway v Mazars^[7]	[2015] UKSC 53	11 February	29 July
R (Bourgass) v Secretary of State for Justice	[2015] UKSC 54	16-17 February	29 July
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Tolley^[8]	[2015] UKSC 55	5-6 May	29 July
John Mander Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs	[2015] UKSC 56	16 June	29 July
R (Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	[2015] UKSC 57	24-25 June	29 July
Shahid v Scottish Ministers	[2015] UKSC 58	18 February	14 October
Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department	[2015] UKSC 59	7 May	14 October
Sharland v Sharland	[2015] UKSC 60	8-10 June	14 October
Gohil v Gohil	[2015] UKSC 61	8-10 June	14 October
R v McGeough	[2015] UKSC 62	9 July	21 October
The United States of America v Nolan	[2015] UKSC 63	15-16 July	21 October
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov	[2015] UKSC 64	28 July	21 October
British American Tobacco Denmark A/S v Kazemier Transport BV	[2015] UKSC 65	29 June	28 October
Bank of Cyprus UK Ltd. v Menelaou	[2015] UKSC 66	17-18 June	4 November
Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi	[2015] UKSC 67	21-23 July	4 November
R (on the application of Ali) v Secretary of State for the Home Department	[2015] UKSC 68	25-26 February	18 November
Keyu v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	[2015] UKSC 69	22-23 April	25 November
In the matter of J (a child)	[2015] UKSC 70	17 November	25 November
Eclairs Group Ltd v JKX Oil & Gas plc	[2015] UKSC 71	18-19 May	2 December
Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Co. Ltd	[2015] UKSC 72	7 October	2 December
R v Harvey	[2015] UKSC 73	24 March	16 December
Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers	[2015] UKSC 74	8 October	16 December
Société Cooperative De Production Seafrance SA v The Competition and Markets Authority	[2015] UKSC 75	14-15 October	16 December
R (on the application of Wang Yam) v Central Criminal Court	[2015] UKSC 76	2 November	16 December
Macklin v HM Advocate^[9]	[2015] UKSC 77	4 November	16 December
Thevarajah v Riordan	[2015] UKSC 78	17 November	16 December
R (on the application of Roberts) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis	[2015] UKSC 79	20-21 October	17 December

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h An augmented panel of 7 judges sat in this case.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, also sat on this case. He concurred with the majority judgment of Lord Hughes.
^ Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, also sat on this case. He gave the joint leading judgment with Lord Neuberger.
^ The Lord President of the Court of Session, Lord Gill, also sat on this case. He gave a concurring judgment for the majority.
^ 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.
^ Lord Gill also sat on this case and gave a concurring judgment.

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Supreme Court decided cases, 2015

[7_judges-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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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