# 2010 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 2010 and statistics associated thereupon. Since the Supreme Court began its work on 1 October 2009, this year was its first full year of operation. In total, 58 cases were heard in 2010.
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.
Because every judge in the court is entitled to hand down a judgment, it is not uncommon for 'factions' to be formed who reach the same conclusion in different ways, or for all members of the court to reach the same conclusion in different ways. The table does not reflect this.

## 2010 case summaries

Unless otherwise noted, cases were heard by a panel of 5 judges.
Cases involving Scots law are highlighted in orange. Cases involving Northern Irish law are highlighted in green.
| Case name | Citation | Date | Legal subject | Summary of decision |
| Re. Guardian News Media, in HM Treasury v Ahmed | [2010] UKSC 1 | 27 January | Article 8, ECHR; Article 10, ECHR | |
| HM Treasury v Ahmed | [2010] UKSC 2 | 27 January | Terrorism; Asset freezing | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Office of Communications v The Information Commissioner | [2010] UKSC 3 | 27 January | Freedom of information | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Grays Timber Products Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs | [2010] UKSC 4 | 3 February | Tax law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| HM Treasury v Ahmed (No 2) | [2010] UKSC 5 | 4 February | Asset freezing | |
| Allison v HM Advocate | [2010] UKSC 6 | 10 February | Criminal law of Scotland | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| McInnes v HM Advocate | [2010] UKSC 7 | 10 February | Criminal law of Scotland | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Tomlinson v Birmingham CC | [2010] UKSC 8 | 17 February | Homelessness in England | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Norris v USA | [2010] UKSC 9 | 24 February | Extradition; Article 8, ECHR | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Martin v HM Advocate | [2010] UKSC 10 | 3 March | Scottish Devolution | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (Lewis) v Redcar & Cleveland BC | [2010] UKSC 11 | 3 March | Town Greens | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Re W (Children) | [2010] UKSC 12 | 3 March | Family law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Agbaje v Akinnoye-Agbaje | [2010] UKSC 13 | 10 March | Family law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller GmbH | [2010] UKSC 14 | 10 March | Contract law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (JS (Sri Lanka)) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 15 | 17 March | Terrorism; immigration | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| British Airways v Williams | [2010] UKSC 16 | 24 March | Labour law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (F) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 17 | 21 April | Sexual Offences Act 2003; Article 8, ECHR | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Farstad Supply v Enviroco | [2010] UKSC 18 | 5 May | Negligence | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Inveresk plc v Tullis Russell Papermakers | [2010] UKSC 19 | 5 May | Scots contract law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton CC | [2010] UKSC 20 | 12 May | Planning law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| ZN (Afghanistan) v Entry Clearance Officer | [2010] UKSC 21 | 12 May | Immigration law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Roberts v Gill & Co | [2010] UKSC 22 | 19 May | Wills | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| OB v Aventis Pasteur SA | [2010] UKSC 23 | 26 May | Limitation periods | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Home Secretary v AP | [2010] UKSC 24 | 16 June | Control orders; Article 8, ECHR | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| MS (Palestinian Territories) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 25 | 16 June | Immigration law | Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine |
| Home Secretary v AP (No 2) | [2010] UKSC 26 | 23 June | Article 8, ECHR | |
| JR17 (Judicial Review App.) | [2010] UKSC 27 | 23 June | Right to education | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Austin v Southwark LBC | [2010] UKSC 28 | 23 June | Landlord-tenant law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R(Smith) v Defence Secretary | [2010] UKSC 29 | 30 June | Article 2, ECHR; Jurisdictional law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (Noone) v Drale Hall Prison | [2010] UKSC 30 | 30 June | Sentencing | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 31 | 7 July | Immigration law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Southern Pacific Loans v Walker | [2010] UKSC 32 | 7 July | Consumer Credit Act 1974 | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| A v Essex CC | [2010] UKSC 33 | 14 July | Right to education | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| O'Brien v Ministry of Justice | [2010] UKSC 34 | 28 July | Discrimination law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK | [2010] UKSC 35 | 28 July | Trespass | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (ZO (Somalia)) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 36 | 28 July | Immigration law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Morrison Sports v Scottish Power | [2010] UKSC 37 | 28 July | Electricity Act 1989 | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller GmbH (No 2) | [2010] UKSC 38 | 21 July | Contract law | |
| R v Rollins | [2010] UKSC 39 | 28 July | Criminal law; Money laundering | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (Electoral Commission) v Westminster Magistrates' Court | [2010] UKSC 40 | 29 July | Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 | |
| Gisda Cyf v Barratt | [2010] UKSC 41 | 13 October | Labour law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Radmacher v Granatino | [2010] UKSC 42 | 20 October | Prenuptial agreements | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Cadder v HM Advocate | [2010] UKSC 43 | 26 October | Criminal Procedure, Article 6 ECHR | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Oceanbulk Shipping & Trading v TMT Asia | [2010] UKSC 44 | 27 October | Contract law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Manchester CC v Pinnock | [2010] UKSC 45 | 3 November | Housing, Article 8 ECHR | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Dallah Real Estate & Tourism v Pakistan | [2010] UKSC 46 | 3 November | Arbitration, ICC | |
| Multi-Link Leisure v North Lanarkshire Council | [2010] UKSC 47 | 17 November | Tenancy agreements | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R v Maxwell | [2010] UKSC 48 | 17 November | Retrial | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| MA (Somalia) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 49 | 24 November | Immigration law, Article 3 ECHR | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| RBS v Wilson | [2010] UKSC 50 | 24 November | Securities, Property law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Customs v Holland | [2010] UKSC 51 | 24 November | Company law, Insolvency | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R v Chaytor | [2010] UKSC 52 | 1 December | Parliamentary privilege, Parliamentary expenses | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Spiller v Joseph | [2010] UKSC 53 | 1 December | Defamation, Fair comment | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (Child Poverty Action Group) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2010] UKSC 54 | 8 December | Housing benefit | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Progress Property v Moorgarth Group | [2010] UKSC 55 | 8 December | Company law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Principal Reporter v K | [2010] UKSC 56 | 15 December | Family law; Article 8, ECHR | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (Edwards) v Environment Agency | [2010] UKSC 57 | 15 December | Costs | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| HM Revenue and Customs v DCC Holdings | [2010] UKSC 58 | 15 December | Tax law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |

## 2010 judgments

| 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 |
| Case name | Citation | Argued | Decided |
| HM Treasury v Al-Ghabra | [2010] UKSC 1 | 5 and 22 October 2009 | 27 January |
| HM Treasury v Ahmed | [2010] UKSC 2 | 5-8 October 2009 | 27 January |
| Office of Communications v The Information Commissioner | [2010] UKSC 3 | 17 November 2009 | 27 January |
| Grays Timber Products Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs | [2010] UKSC 4 | 14-15 December 2009 | 3 February |
| HM Treasury v Ahmed (No.2) | [2010] UKSC 5 | 28 January | 4 February |
| Allison v HM Advocate | [2010] UKSC 6 | 8 December 2009 | 10 February |
| McInnes v HM Advocate | [2010] UKSC 7 | 8-9 December 2009 | 10 February |
| Tomlinson v Birmingham CC | [2010] UKSC 8 | 23-24 November 2009 | 17 February |
| Norris v USA | [2010] UKSC 9 | 30 November - 1 December 2009 | 24 February |
| Martin v HM Advocate | [2010] UKSC 10 | 8-10 December 2009 | 3 March |
| R (Lewis) v Redcar & Cleveland BC | [2010] UKSC 11 | 18-20 January | 3 March |
| Re W (Children) | [2010] UKSC 12 | 1-2 March | 3 March |
| Agbaje v Akinnoye-Agbaje | [2010] UKSC 13 | 3-4 November 2009 | 10 March |
| RTS Flexible Systems Limited v Molkerei Alois Müller GmbH | [2010] UKSC 14 | 2-3 November 2009 | 10 March |
| R (JS (Sri Lanka)) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 15 | 13-14 January | 17 March |
| British Airways v Williams | [2010] UKSC 16 | 24-25 February | 24 March |
| R (F) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 17 | 3-4 February | 21 April |
| Farstad Supply v Enviroco | [2010] UKSC 18 | 9–10 March | 5 May |
| Inveresk plc v Tullis Russell Papermakers | [2010] UKSC 19 | 1–2 March | 5 May |
| R (Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton CC | [2010] UKSC 20 | 1–2 February | 12 May |
| ZN (Afghanistan) v Entry Clearance Officer | [2010] UKSC 21 | 15 February | 12 May |
| Roberts v Gill & Co | [2010] UKSC 22 | 22–23 February | 19 May |
| OB v Aventis Pasteur SA | [2010] UKSC 23 | 15 April | 26 May |
| Home Secretary v AP | [2010] UKSC 24 | 5 May | 16 June |
| MS (Palestinian Territories) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 25 | 26–27 April | 16 June |
| Home Secretary v AP | [2010] UKSC 26 | 5 May | 23 June |
| JR17 (Judicial Review App.) | [2010] UKSC 27 | 19–20 April | 23 June |
| Austin v Southwark LBC | [2010] UKSC 28 | 21–22 April | 23 June |
| R(Smith) v Defence Secretary | [2010] UKSC 29 | 15–17 March | 30 June |
| R (Noone) v Drake Hall Prison | [2010] UKSC 30 | 11–12 May | 30 June |
| HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 31 | 10-12 May | 7 July |
| Southern Pacific Loans v Walker | [2010] UKSC 32 | 13 May | 7 July |
| A v Essex CC | [2010] UKSC 33 | 24-25 March | 14 July |
| O'Brien v MOJ | [2010] UKSC 34 | 14-15 June | 28 July |
| Star Energy Weald Basin Ltd v Bocardo SA | [2010] UKSC 35 | 22-24 June | 28 July |
| R (ZO (Somalia)) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 36 | 17-18 May | 28 July |
| Morrison Sports v Scottish Power | [2010] UKSC 37 | 16 June | 28 July |
| RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Müller GmbH (No. 2) | [2010] UKSC 38 | 2–3 December 2009 | 21 July |
| R v Rollins | [2010] UKSC 39 | 12-13 July | 28 July |
| R (Electoral Commission) v Westminster Magistrates' Court | [2010] UKSC 40 | 8-9 June | 29 July |
| Gisda Cyf v Barratt | [2010] UKSC 41 | 19 July | 13 October |
| Radmacher v Granatino | [2010] UKSC 42 | 22-23 March | 20 October |
| Cadder v HM Advocate | [2010] UKSC 43 | 24–26 May | 26 October |
| Oceanbulk Shipping & Trading v TMT Asia | [2010] UKSC 44 | 14-15 July | 27 October |
| Manchester CC v Pinnock | [2010] UKSC 45 | 5-8 July | 3 November |
| Dallah Real Estate & Tourism v Pakistan | [2010] UKSC 46 | 28-30 June | 3 November |
| Multi-Link Leisure v North Lanarkshire Council | [2010] UKSC 47 | 12 October | 17 November |
| R v Maxwell | [2010] UKSC 48 | 19-20 July | 17 November |
| MA (Somalia) v Home Secretary | [2010] UKSC 49 | 11 October | 24 November |
| RBS v Wilson | [2010] UKSC 50 | 13-14 October | 24 November |
| Holland v Revenue and Customs Commissioners | [2010] UKSC 51 | 21-22 July | 24 November |
| R v Chaytor | [2010] UKSC 52 | 18-19 October | 1 December |
| Spiller v Joseph | [2010] UKSC 53 | 26-27 July | 1 December |
| R (Child Poverty Action Group) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2010] UKSC 54 | 25 October | 8 December |
| Progress Property v Moorgarth Group | [2010] UKSC 55 | 5 October | 8 December |
| Principal Reporter v K | [2010] UKSC 56 | 20-21 October | 15 December |
| R (Edwards) v Environment Agency | [2010] UKSC 57 | 11 November | 15 December |
| HM Revenue and Customs v DCC Holdings (UK) Ltd | [2010] UKSC 58 | 2-4 November | 15 December |