# 2016 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 2016. 65 cases were decided and these are ordered by neutral citation.
In 2016 Lord Neuberger was the President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale was 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 2016 unless expressly stated otherwise.

## 2016 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 | Decided | Legal subject | Summary of decision |
| Mirga v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2016] UKSC 1 | 27 January | Social security | It was lawful to deny a pregnant Polish woman income support under UK and EU law, and to deny an Iraqi man housing under the Housing Act 1996 . |
| R (C) v Secretary of State for Justice | [2016] UKSC 2 | 27 January | | Anonymity |
| Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | [2016] UKSC 3 | 27 January | | Asset freezing |
| Re B (A Child) | [2016] UKSC 4 | 3 February | | Jurisdiction; Children Act 1989 |
| R v Taylor | [2016] UKSC 5 | 3 February | Criminal law | |
| Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP | [2016] UKSC 6 | 10 February | Tort law | Negligence |
| Shop Direct Group v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 7 | 17 February | Tax law | VAT |
| R v Jogee | [2016] UKSC 8 | 18 February | Criminal law | Joint enterprise |
| Knauer v Ministry of Justice | [2016] UKSC 9 | 24 February | Tort law | Mesothelioma; Damages |
| Cox v Ministry of Justice | [2016] UKSC 10 | 2 March | Tort law | Vicarious liability |
| Mr A M Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc | [2016] UKSC 11 | 2 March | Tort law | Vicarious liability |
| PMS International Group Plc v Magmatic Ltd | [2016] UKSC 12 | 9 March | Intellectual property | |
| DB Group Services Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 13 | 9 March | Tax law | |
| Lynn Shellfish Ltd v Loose | [2016] UKSC 14 | 13 April | Land law | Fishing industry in England |
| In the matter of N (Children) | [2016] UKSC 15 | 13 April | Conflict of laws | Jurisdiction and Brussels II. |
| R (Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 16 | 20 April | Immigration law | |
| Asset Land Investment Plc v The Financial Conduct Authority | [2016] UKSC 17 | 20 April | | Collective investment schemes |
| The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd | [2016] UKSC 18 | 20 April | Tort law | The proper scope of compensation under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 in an insurance policy. |
| R (O) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 19 | 27 April | | False imprisonment |
| NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) NV v Cargill International SA | [2016] UKSC 20 | 11 May | | Maritime law |
| Airtours Holidays Transport Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 21 | 11 May | Tax law | VAT |
| In the matter of an application by JR55 for Judicial Review | [2016] UKSC 22 | 11 May | | Judicial review |
| PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC v O W Bunker Malta Ltd | [2016] UKSC 23 | 11 May | | Maritime law |
| Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 24 | 11 May | | Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 |
| Ministry of Defence v Iraqi Civilians | [2016] UKSC 25 | 12 May | | Civil Code of Iraq |
| PJS v News Group Newspapers | [2016] UKSC 26 | 19 May | Tort law | Privacy law; Injunctions |
| McBride v Scottish Police Authority | [2016] UKSC 27 | 15 June | Labour law | Shirley McKie |
| McDonald v McDonald | [2016] UKSC 28 | 15 June | Land law | ECHR article 8 |
| BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital No. 1 Plc | [2016] UKSC 29 | 16 June | Banking law | |
| Brown v Stonegale Ltd | [2016] UKSC 30 | 22 June | Company law | |
| Taiwo v Olaigbe | [2016] UKSC 31 | 22 June | Labour law | Equality Act 2010 |
| MP (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 32 | 22 June | Immigration law | |
| MS (Uganda) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 33 | 22 June | Immigration law | |
| In the matter of D (A Child) | [2016] UKSC 34 | 22 June | | Family law |
| R (Bancoult (No 2)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | [2016] UKSC 35 | 29 June | | British Overseas Territories |
| Goluchowski v District Court in Elblag, Poland | [2016] UKSC 36 | 29 June | | European Arrest Warrant |
| R (Ismail) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 37 | 6 July | | Serving foreign judgments |
| Campbell v Gordon | [2016] UKSC 38 | 6 July | Labour law | Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 |
| R (The Public Law Project) v Lord Chancellor | [2016] UKSC 39 | 13 July | | Legal aid |
| Edwards v Kumarasamy | [2016] UKSC 40 | 13 July | Land law | Landlord–tenant law |
| Amoena (UK) Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 41 | 13 July | | Bras |
| Patel v Mirza | [2016] UKSC 42 | 20 July | Contract law | Illegality of contracts |
| Willers v Joyce (1) | [2016] UKSC 43 | 20 July | Tort law | Malicious prosecution |
| Willers v Joyce (2) | [2016] UKSC 44 | 20 July | | Precedent; Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |
| Versloot Dredging BV and another v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG | [2016] UKSC 45 | 20 July | Commercial law | Marine insurance |
| Lee-Hirons v Secretary of State for Justice | [2016] UKSC 46 | 27 July | | Mental health law |
| Bailey v Angove's PTY Ltd | [2016] UKSC 47 | 27 July | Commercial law | Law of agency |
| Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company plc | [2016] UKSC 48 | 27 July | Tort law | The deceitful misrepresentation of a workplace injury |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department v Franco Vomero (Italy) | [2016] UKSC 49 | 27 July | Immigration law | |
| Hastings Borough Council v Manolete Partners Plc | [2016] UKSC 50 | 27 July | | Hastings Pier |
| The Christian Institute v The Lord Advocate | [2016] UKSC 51 | 28 July | Constitutional law | ECHR article 8 and reserved matters |
| Moreno v The Motor Insurers' Bureau | [2016] UKSC 52 | 3 August | | Damages |
| MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2016] UKSC 53 | 10 August | | Legal aspects of transgenderism |
| R (Ingenious Media Holdings plc v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) | [2016] UKSC 54 | 19 October | Constitutional law | ECHR article 8 |
| R v Mitchell | [2016] UKSC 55 | 19 October | | Bad character evidence |
| R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 56 | 19 October | Constitutional law | Human Rights Act 1998 |
| Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v AIG Europe Insurance Ltd (formerly known as Chartis Insurance (UK) Ltd) | [2016] UKSC 57 | 26 October | Contract law | |
| R (Rutherford) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2016] UKSC 58 | 9 November | | Under-occupancy penalty |
| Makhlouf v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Northern Ireland) | [2016] UKSC 59 | 16 November | Constitutional law | Criminal deportation and ECHR article 8 |
| Hesham Ali (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 60 | 16 November | | Criminal deportation; ECHR Article 8 |
| R v Golds | [2016] UKSC 61 | 30 November | Criminal law | Murder |
| R v Docherty | [2016] UKSC 62 | 14 December | | Sentencing |
| R (Mirza) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 63 | 14 December | Immigration law | |
| Habib Khan v General Pharmaceutical Council | [2016] UKSC 64 | 14 December | | Professional ethics |
| R v Guraj | [2016] UKSC 65 | 14 December | | Confiscation |

## 2016 opinions

| 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 |
| Mirga v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2016] UKSC 1 | 9-10 March 2015 | 27 January |
| R (on the application of C) v Secretary of State for Justice | [2016] UKSC 2 | 26 October 2015 | 27 January |
| Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | [2016] UKSC 3 | 18-19 November 2015 | 27 January |
| Re B (A Child) | [2016] UKSC 4 | 8-9 December 2015 | 3 February |
| R v Taylor | [2016] UKSC 5 | 15 December 2015 | 3 February |
| Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP | [2016] UKSC 6 | 19 October 2015 | 10 February |
| Shop Direct Group v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 7 | 9-10 December 2015 | 17 February |
| R v Jogee | [2016] UKSC 8 | 27-29 October 2015 | 18 February |
| Knauer v Ministry of Justice | [2016] UKSC 9 | 28 January | 24 February |
| Cox v Ministry of Justice | [2016] UKSC 10 | 12-13 October 2015 | 2 March |
| Mr A M Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc | [2016] UKSC 11 | 12-13 October 2015 | 2 March |
| PMS International Group Plc v Magmatic Ltd | [2016] UKSC 12 | 3 November 2015 | 9 March |
| DB Group Services Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 13 | 3 December 2015 | 9 March |
| Lynn Shellfish Ltd v Loose | [2016] UKSC 14 | 9-10 February | 13 April |
| In the matter of N (Children) | [2016] UKSC 15 | 17 March | 13 April |
| R (on the application of Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 16 | 23-24 November 2015 | 20 April |
| Asset Land Investment Plc v The Financial Conduct Authority | [2016] UKSC 17 | 13-14 January | 20 April |
| The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd | [2016] UKSC 18 | 21 January | 20 April |
| R (on the application of O) (by her litigation friend the Official Solicitor) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 19 | 19-20 January | 27 April |
| NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) NV v Cargill International SA | [2016] UKSC 20 | 1 December 2015 | 11 May |
| Airtours Holidays Transport Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 21 | 25 February | 11 May |
| In the matter of an application by JR55 for Judicial Review | [2016] UKSC 22 | 8 March | 11 May |
| PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC v O W Bunker Malta Ltd | [2016] UKSC 23 | 22-3 March | 11 May |
| Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 24 | 13 April | 11 May |
| Ministry of Defence v Iraqi Civilians | [2016] UKSC 25 | 25 April | 12 May |
| PJS v News Group Newspapers Ltd | [2016] UKSC 26 | 21 April | 19 May |
| McBride v Scottish Police Authority | [2016] UKSC 27 | 3 March | 15 June |
| McDonald v McDonald | [2016] UKSC 28 | 15-16 March | 15 June |
| BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital No. 1 Plc | [2016] UKSC 29 | 21 March | 16 June |
| Brown and another, the Joint Administrators of Loanwell Ltd. v Stonegale Ltd. | [2016] UKSC 30 | 15 February | 22 June |
| Taiwo v Olaigbe | [2016] UKSC 31 | 20-21 April | 22 June |
| MP (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 32 | 11 May | 22 June |
| MS (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 33 | 12 May | 22 June |
| In the matter of D (A child) | [2016] UKSC 34 | 23 May | 22 June |
| R (on the application of Bancoult (No 2)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | [2016] UKSC 35 | 22 June 2015 | 29 June |
| Goluchowski v District Court in Elblag, Poland | [2016] UKSC 36 | 14 March | 29 June |
| R (on the application of Ismail) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 37 | 26-7 January | 6 July |
| Campbell v Gordon | [2016] UKSC 38 | 12 April | 6 July |
| R (on the application of The Public Law Project) v Lord Chancellor | [2016] UKSC 39 | 18 April | 13 July |
| Edwards v Kumarasamy | [2016] UKSC 40 | 5 May | 13 July |
| Amoena (UK) Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2016] UKSC 41 | 7 June | 13 July |
| Patel v Mirza | [2016] UKSC 42 | 16-7 February | 20 July |
| Willers v Joyce and another (in substitution for and in their capacity as executors of Albert Gubay (deceased)) (1) | [2016] UKSC 43 | 7 March | 20 July |
| Willers v Joyce and another (in substitution for and in their capacity as executors of Albert Gubay (deceased)) (2) | [2016] UKSC 44 | 7 March | 20 July |
| Versloot Dredging BV and another v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG | [2016] UKSC 45 | 16-7 March | 20 July |
| Lee-Hirons v Secretary of State for Justice | [2016] UKSC 46 | 26 April | 27 July |
| Bailey v Angove's PTY Ltd | [2016] UKSC 47 | 8 June | 27 July |
| Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company plc | [2016] UKSC 48 | 16 June | 27 July |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department v Franco Vomero (Italy) | [2016] UKSC 49 | 21 June | 27 July |
| Hastings Borough Council v Manolete Partners Plc | [2016] UKSC 50 | 23 June | 27 July |
| The Christian Institute v The Lord Advocate | [2016] UKSC 51 | 8-9 March | 28 July |
| Moreno v The Motor Insurers' Bureau | [2016] UKSC 52 | 12-13 July | 3 August 2016 |
| MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2016] UKSC 53 | 5 July | 10 August |
| R (on the application of Ingenious Media Holdings plc v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) | [2016] UKSC 54 | 4 July | 19 October |
| R v Mitchell | [2016] UKSC 55 | 7 July | 19 October |
| R (on the application of Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 56 | 25-6 July | 19 October |
| Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v AIG Europe Insurance Ltd (formerly known as Chartis Insurance (UK) Ltd | [2016] UKSC 57 | 30 June | 26 October |
| R (on the application of Rutherford and another) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2016] UKSC 58 | 29 February - 2 March | 9 November |
| Makhlouf v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Northern Ireland) | [2016] UKSC 59 | 12-14 January | 16 November |
| Hesham Ali (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 60 | 12-14 January | 16 November |
| R v Golds | [2016] UKSC 61 | 14 June | 30 November |
| R v Docherty | [2016] UKSC 62 | 3-4 May | 14 December |
| R (on the application of Mirza) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2016] UKSC 63 | 19 October | 14 December |
| Habib Khan v General Pharmaceutical Council | [2016] UKSC 64 | 10 November | 14 December |
| R v Guraj | [2016] UKSC 65 | 17 November | 14 December |