# 2011 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 2011. They are ordered by Neutral citation.
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.

## 2011 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 |
| R (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants | [2011] UKSC 1 | 19 January 2011 | Labour law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Morge v Hampshire County Council | [2011] UKSC 2 | 19 January 2011 | Planning law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Yemshaw v Hounslow | [2011] UKSC 3 | 26 January 2011 | Homelessness; Domestic violence | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| ZH (Tanzania) v Home Secretary | [2011] UKSC 4 | 1 February 2011 | Children law; Immigration law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| GPS Inc. v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad | [2011] UKSC 5 | 1 February 2011 | Maritime law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Manchester CC v Pinnock (No 2) | [2011] UKSC 6 | 9 February 2011 | Article 8, ECHR; Landlord-tenant law | |
| Brent LBC v Risk Management Partners | [2011] UKSC 7 | 9 February 2011 | Public procurement | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Hounslow LBC v Powell | [2011] UKSC 8 | 23 February 2011 | Article 8, ECHR; Homelessness | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R v Forsyth | [2011] UKSC 9 | 23 February 2011 | Criminal law; International law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Sienkiewicz v Greif | [2011] UKSC 10 | 9 March 2011 | Negligence | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Patmalniece v Secretary for Work and Pensions | [2011] UKSC 11 | 16 March 2011 | Free movement of workers | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| WL (Congo) v Home Secretary | [2011] UKSC 12 | 23 March 2011 | False imprisonment | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jones v Kaney | [2011] UKSC 13 | 30 March 2011 | Expert witnesses | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Duncombe v Schools Secretary | [2011] UKSC 14 | 30 March 2011 | Labour law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Communities Secretary v Welwyn Hatfield BC | [2011] UKSC 15 | 6 April 2011 | Planning law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Farstad Supply v Enviroco | [2011] UKSC 16 | 6 April 2011 | Company law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Baker v Quantum Clothing Group | [2011] UKSC 17 | 13 April 2011 | Negligence | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (Adams) v Justice Secretary | [2011] UKSC 18 | 11 May 2011 | Miscarriage of justice | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| HMRC v Tower MCashback | [2011] UKSC 19 | 11 May 2011 | Tax law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| McCaughey's Application for Judicial Review | [2011] UKSC 20 | 18 May 2011 | Judicial review | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (GC) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | [2011] UKSC 21 | 18 May 2011 | DNA evidence, Article 8 ECHR | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| FA (Iraq) v Home Secretary | [2011] UKSC 22 | 25 May 2011 | EU law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| SK(Zimbabwe) v Home Secretary | [2011] UKSC 23 | 25 May 2011 | Immigration law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Fraser v Her Majesty's Advocate | [2011] UKSC 24 | 25 May 2011 | Scots criminal law; Evidence | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Bloomsbury v Sea Fish Industry Authority | [2011] UKSC 25 | 15 June 2011 | Fisheries Act 1981; Free movement of goods | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Parkwood Leisure v Alemo-Herron | [2011] UKSC 26 | 15 June 2011 | TUPE | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| Re. E (Children) | [2011] UKSC 27 | 10 June 2011 | Family law | Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| R (Cart) v The Upper Tribunal | [2011] UKSC 28 | 22 June 2011 | Judicial review | |
| Eba v Advocate General for Scotland | [2011] UKSC 29 | 22 June 2011 | Judicial review | |
| R (G) v The Governors of X School | [2011] UKSC 30 | 29 June 2011 | Article 6, ECHR | |
| NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina | [2011] UKSC 31 | 6 July 2011 | State immunity | |
| Scottish Widows plc v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2011] UKSC 32 | 6 July 2011 | Company law | |
| R (McDonald) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | [2011] UKSC 33 | 6 July 2011 | Assisted living | |
| Al Rawi v The Security Service | [2011] UKSC 34 | 13 July 2011 | Secret trial | |
| Home Office v Tariq | [2011] UKSC 35 | 13 July 2011 | Secret trial | |
| Duncombe v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (no. 2) | [2011] UKSC 36 | 15 July 2011 | Labour law | |
| R v Smith | [2011] UKSC 37 | 20 July 2011 | Criminal law | |
| Belmont Park Investments PTY Ltd v BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd and Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc | [2011] UKSC 38 | 27 July 2011 | Insolvency law | |
| Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth | [2011] UKSC 39 | 27 July 2011 | Intellectual property | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine |
| Jivraj v Hashwani | [2011] UKSC 40 | 27 July 2011 | Discrimination in employment | |
| Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher | [2011] UKSC 41 | 27 July 2011 | Labour law | |
| Houldsworth v Bridge Trustees Ltd and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2011] UKSC 42 | 27 July 2011 | Pensions law | |
| HM Advocate v Ambrose & Ors | [2011] UKSC 43 | 6 October 2011 | Right to counsel; Article 6, ECHR | |
| HM Advocate v P | [2011] UKSC 44 | 6 October 2011 | Right to counsel; Article 6, ECHR | |
| R (Bibi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2011] UKSC 45 | 12 October 2011 | Immigration law; Article 8, ECHR | |
| AXA General Insurance Ltd v The Lord Advocate | [2011] UKSC 46 | 12 October 2011 | Negligence | |
| R (Gaines-Cooper) v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2011] UKSC 47 | 19 October 2011 | Tax law | |
| Re. Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Ltd and Re the Insolvency Act 1986 | [2011] UKSC 48 | 19 October 2011 | Insolvency law | |
| Gale v Serious Organised Crime Agency | [2011] UKSC 49 | 26 October 2011 | Criminal law | |
| Rainy Sky SA v Kookmin Bank | [2011] UKSC 50 | 2 November 2011 | Contract law | |
| Human Genome Sciences Inc v Eli Lilly & Co. | [2011] UKSC 51 | 2 November 2011 | Intellectual property | |
| Berrisford v Mexfield Housing Co-operative Ltd | [2011] UKSC 52 | 9 November 2011 | Land law | |
| Jones v Kernott | [2011] UKSC 53 | 9 November 2011 | Land law | |
| McGowan v B | [2011] UKSC 54 | 23 November 2011 | Right to counsel; Article 6, ECHR | |
| Jude v HM Advocate | [2011] UKSC 55 | 23 November 2011 | Right to counsel; Article 6, ECHR | |
| Aberdeen City Council v Stewart Milne Group Ltd | [2011] UKSC 56 | 7 December 2011 | Land law | |
| Russell v Transocean International Resources Ltd | [2011] UKSC 57 | 7 December 2011 | Working Time Regulations 1998 | |
| Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | [2011] UKSC 58 | 14 December 2011 | Labour law | |
| R v Gnango | [2011] UKSC 59 | 14 December 2011 | Criminal law | |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Payne | [2011] UKSC 60 | 14 December 2011 | Insolvency law | |

## 2011 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 |
| R (Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants | [2011] UKSC 1 | 8–9 November 2010 | 19 January |
| Morge v Hampshire County Council | [2011] UKSC 2 | 8 November 2010 | 19 January |
| Yemshaw v Hounslow | [2011] UKSC 3 | 2 December 2010 | 26 January |
| ZH (Tanzania) v Home Secretary | [2011] UKSC 4 | 9–10 November 2010 | 1 February |
| GPS Inc. v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad | [2009] UKSC 5 | 28–29 July 2010 | 1 February |
| Manchester CC v Pinnock | [2011] UKSC 6 | 5–8 July 2010 | 9 February |
| Brent LBC v Risk Management Partners | [2011] UKSC 7 | 8–9,13 December 2010 | 9 February |
| Hounslow LBC v Powell | [2011] UKSC 8 | 23–24 November 2010 | 23 February |
| R v Forsyth | [2011] UKSC 9 | 6 December 2010 | 23 February |
| Sienkiewicz v Greif | [2011] UKSC 10 | 26–28 October 2010 | 9 March |
| Patmalniece v Secretary for Work and Pensions | [2011] UKSC 11 | 29–30 November, 1 December 2010 | 16 March |
| WL (Congo) v Home Secretary | [2011] UKSC 12 | 15–18 November 2010 | 23 March |
| Jones v Kaney | [2011] UKSC 13 | 11–12 January | 30 March |
| Duncombe v Schools Secretary | [2011] UKSC 14 | 17–18 January | 30 March |
| Communities Secretary v Welwyn Hatfield BC | [2011] UKSC 15 | 7–8 February | 6 April |
| Farstad Supply v Enviroco | [2011] UKSC 16 | 19–20 January | 6 April |
| Baker v Quantum Clothing Group | [2011] UKSC 17 | 22–24 November 2010 | 13 April |
| R (Adams) v Justice Secretary | [2011] UKSC 18 | 15–17 February | 11 May |
| HMRC v Tower MCashback | [2011] UKSC 19 | 21–22 February | 11 May |
| McCaughey's Application for Judicial Review | [2011] UKSC 20 | 2–3 February | 18 May |
| R (GC) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | [2011] UKSC 21 | 31 January - 1 February | 18 May |
| FA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2011] UKSC 22 | 23, 24 February | 25 May |
| Shepherd Masimba Kambadzi v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2011] UKSC 23 | 10, 11 February | 25 May |
| Fraser v HM Advocate | [2011] UKSC 24 | 21, 22 March | 25 May |
| Bloomsbury v Sea Fish Industry Authority | [2011] UKSC 25 | 23, 24 March | 15 June |
| Parkwood Leisure v Alemo-Herron | [2011] UKSC 26 | 13, 14 April | 15 June |
| Re. E (Children) | [2011] UKSC 27 | 23, 24 May | 10 June |
| R (on the application of Cart) v The Upper Tribunal | [2011] UKSC 28 | 14–17 March | 22 June |
| Eba v Advocate General for Scotland | [2011] UKSC 29 | 14–17 March | 22 June |
| R (on the application of G) v The Governors of X School | [2011] UKSC 30 | 11, 12 April | 29 June |
| NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina | [2011] UKSC 31 | 29, 30 March | 6 July |
| Scottish Widows plc v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2011] UKSC 32 | 16, 17 May | 6 July |
| R (on the application of McDonald) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | [2011] UKSC 33 | 4, 5 April | 6 July |
| Al Rawi v The Security Service | [2011] UKSC 34 | 24, 25 January | 13 July |
| Home Office v Tariq | [2011] UKSC 35 | 26, 27 January | 13 July |
| Duncombe v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (no. 2) | [2011] UKSC 36 | 17, 18 January | 15 July |
| R v Smith (2011) | [2011] UKSC 37 | 16 June | 20 July |
| Belmont Park Investments PTY Ltd v BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd and Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc | [2011] UKSC 38 | 1–3 March | 27 July |
| Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth | [2011] UKSC 39 | 7–9 March | 27 July |
| Jivraj v Hashwani | [2011] UKSC 40 | 6, 7 April | 27 July |
| Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher | [2011] UKSC 41 | 11, 12 May | 27 July |
| Houldsworth v Bridge Trustees Ltd and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2011] UKSC 42 | 20, 21 June | 27 July |
| HM Advocate v Ambrose | [2011] UKSC 43 | 28–30 June | 6 October |
| HM Advocate v P | [2011] UKSC 44 | 28–30 June | 6 October |
| R (on the application of Bibi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2011] UKSC 45 | 8, 9 June | 12 October |
| AXA General Insurance Ltd v The Lord Advocate | [2011] UKSC 46 | 13–15 June | 12 October |
| R (on the application of Gaines-Cooper) v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2011] UKSC 47 | 6, 7 July | 19 October |
| Rainy Sky SA v Kookmin Bank | [2011] UKSC 50 | 27 July | 2 November |
| Human Genome Sciences Inc v Eli Lilly & Co. | [2011] UKSC 51 | 18–20 July | 2 November |
| Berrisford v Mexfield Housing Co-operative Ltd | [2011] UKSC 52 | 5, 6 October | 9 November |
| Jones v Kernott | [2011] UKSC 53 | 4 May | 9 November |
| McGowan v B | [2011] UKSC 54 | 11, 12 October | 23 November |
| Jude v HM Advocate | [2011] UKSC 55 | 11, 12 October | 23 November |
| Aberdeen City Council v Stewart Milne Group Ltd | [2011] UKSC 56 | 10 November | 7 December |
| Russell and others v Transocean International Resources Ltd | [2011] UKSC 57 | 26, 27 October | 7 December |
| Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | [2011] UKSC 58 | 22, 23 June | 14 December |
| R v Gnango | [2011] UKSC 59 | 11, 12 July | 14 December |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Payne | [2011] UKSC 60 | 3 November | 14 December |

## Judges

* Lord Saville announced his retirement in 2010. His appearance in Baker v Quantum Clothing Group was his last appearance as a Supreme Court Justice.
* Lord Rodger died on 26 June 2011.
* Lord Collins retired in May 2011 but continued as an acting justice until the end of July.
* Lord Wilson became a justice on 26 May 2011.
* Lord Neuberger is the Master of the Rolls and was not a full member of the Supreme Court, although is entitled to sit at the court's invitation.
* The other members of the court are listed in order of seniority. Lord Phillips and Lord Hope were, respectively, the President and Deputy President of the Supreme Court.