# 2012 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 2012. 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.
All dates are for 2012 unless expressly stated otherwise.

## 2012 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 |
| Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd | [2012] UKSC 1 | 8 February 2012 | Jurisdiction; Labour law | |
| Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust | [2012] UKSC 2 | 8 February 2012 | Article 2, ECHR | |
| Re. Stanford International Bank Ltd v Director of the Serious Fraus Office | [2012] UKSC 3 | 15 February 2012 | Restraint order | |
| Sugar v British Broadcasting Corporation | [2012] UKSC 4 | 15 February 2012 | Freedom of information | |
| Re Peacock | [2012] UKSC 5 | 22 February 2012 | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | |
| Re Lehman Brothers International and Re the Insolvency Act 1986 | [2012] UKSC 6 | 29 February 2012 | Insolvency law | |
| Anderson v Shetland Islands Council | [2012] UKSC 7 | 29 February 2012 | Security for costs | Archived 4 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine |
| W and BB v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 8 | 7 March 2012 | Immigration law | |
| Ministry of Defence v AB | [2012] UKSC 9 | 14 March 2012 | Limitation Act 1980 | |
| Re S (A Child) | [2012] UKSC 10 | 14 March 2012 | Child abduction | |
| Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd | [2012] UKSC 11 | 21 March 2012 | Defamation | |
| R (ST) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 12 | 21 March 2012 | Immigration law | |
| Tesco Stores Ltd v Dundee City Council | [2012] UKSC 13 | 21 March 2012 | Planning law | |
| BAI (Run Off) Ltd v Durham (The Trigger Litigation) | [2012] UKSC 14 | 28 March 2012 | Insurance law; negligence | |
| Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police | [2012] UKSC 15 | 25 April 2012 | Labour law | It was a violation of the Equality Act 2010 to require a policeman to have a law degree close to retirement to continue in a similar job. |
| Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes | [2012] UKSC 16 | 25 April 2012 | Labour law | There was no unjustified indirect discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 by a firm having a policy of requiring partners to retire at a certain age, since this enabled young people to advance. |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA v E.N.E. Kos 1 Ltd | [2012] UKSC 17 | 2 May 2012 | Maritime law | |
| Humphreys v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2012] UKSC 18 | 16 May 2012 | Tax credit | |
| Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland Revenue | [2012] UKSC 19 | 23 May 2012 | Corporation tax | |
| Lukaszewski v The District Court in Torun, Poland | [2012] UKSC 20 | 23 May 2012 | European Arrest Warrant | |
| NJDB v JEG | [2012] UKSC 21 | 23 May 2012 | Family law | |
| Assange v The Swedish Prosecution Authority | [2012] UKSC 22 | 30 May 2012 | European Arrest Warrant | |
| R (KM) v Cambridgeshire County Council | [2012] UKSC 23 | 31 May 2012 | Disability law | |
| BH v The Lord Advocate | [2012] UKSC 24 | 20 June 2012 | Extradition; Article 8, ECHR | |
| HH v Deputy Prosecutor of the Italian Republic, Genoa | [2012] UKSC 25 | 20 June 2012 | European Arrest Warrant | |
| Fairclough Homes Ltd v Summers | [2012] UKSC 26 | 27 June 2012 | Criminal law | |
| Oracle America Inc (Formerly Sun Microsystems Inc) v M-Tech Data Ltd | [2012] UKSC 27 | 27 June 2012 | Free movement of goods | |
| Phillips v Mulcaire | [2012] UKSC 28 | 4 July 2012 | Phone hacking | |
| Gow v Grant | [2012] UKSC 29 | 4 July 2012 | Family law | |
| ANS v ML | [2012] UKSC 30 | 11 July 2012 | Family law; Article 8, ECHR | |
| G Hamilton (Tullochgribban Mains) Ltd v The Highland Council | [2012] UKSC 31 | 11 July 2012 | Planning law | |
| R (Munir) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 32 | 18 July 2012 | Immigration law | |
| R (Alvi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 33 | 18 July 2012 | Immigration law | |
| The Health and Safety Executive v Wolverhampton City Council | [2012] UKSC 34 | 18 July 2012 | Judicial review | |
| Perry v Serious Organised Crime Agency | [2012] UKSC 35 | 25 July 2012 | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | |
| T (Children) | [2012] UKSC 36 | 25 July 2012 | Costs | |
| Hewage v Grampian Health Board | [2012] UKSC 37 | 25 July 2012 | Labour law | |
| RT v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 38 | 25 July 2012 | Immigration law | |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Hickin | [2012] UKSC 39 | 25 July 2012 | Landlord-tenant law | |
| SerVaas Inc v Rafidain Bank | [2012] UKSC 40 | 17 August 2012 | State Immunity Act 1978 | |
| Day v Hosebay Ltd | [2012] UKSC 41 | 10 October 2012 | Leasehold Reform Act 1967 | |
| R v Varma | [2012] UKSC 42 | 10 October 2012 | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | |
| British Airways plc v Williams | [2012] UKSC 43 | 17 October 2012 | Labour law | |
| Walton v The Scottish Ministers | [2012] UKSC 44 | 17 October 2012 | Planning law | |
| BCL Old Co Ltd v BASF plc | [2012] UKSC 45 | 24 October 2012 | Competition law | |
| Rubin v Eurofinance SA | [2012] UKSC 46 | 24 October 2012 | Jurisdiction | |
| Birmingham City Council v Abdulla | [2012] UKSC 47 | 24 October 2012 | Labour law | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs v Yunus Rahmatullah | [2012] UKSC 48 | 31 October 2012 | Habeas corpus | |
| Jessy Saint Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2012] UKSC 49 | 31 October 2012 | Labour law | |
| Morris v Rae | [2012] UKSC 50 | 7 November 2012 | Contract law | |
| R v Waya | [2012] UKSC 51 | 14 November 2012 | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 | |
| R (Gujra) v Crown Prosecution Service | [2012] UKSC 52 | 14 November 2012 | Private prosecution | |
| Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill 2012 - Reference by the Attorney General for England and Wales | [2012] UKSC 53 | 21 November 2012 | Welsh devolution | |
| Al-Sirri v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 54 | 21 November 2012 | Immigration law | |
| The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Ltd (Formerly Viagogo Ltd) | [2012] UKSC 55 | 21 November 2012 | Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union | |
| The Catholic Child Welfare Society v Various Claimants and The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools | [2012] UKSC 56 | 21 November 2012 | Vicarious liability | |
| Ruddy v Chief Constable, Strathclyde Police | [2012] UKSC 57 | 28 November 2012 | Article 3, ECHR | |
| RM v The Scottish Ministers | [2012] UKSC 58 | 28 November 2012 | Judicial review | |
| X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau | [2012] UKSC 59 | 12 December 2012 | Labour law | |
| Re A (A Child) | [2012] UKSC 60 | 12 December 2012 | Family law | |
| Imperial Tobacco Ltd v The Lord Advocate | [2012] UKSC 61 | 12 December 2012 | Scottish devolution | |
| Kinloch v Her Majesty's Advocate | [2012] UKSC 62 | 19 December 2012 | Article 6, ECHR; Article 8, ECHR | |
| Société Générale, London Branch v Geys | [2012] UKSC 63 | 19 December 2012 | Labour law | |

## 2012 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 |
| Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd | [2012] UKSC 1 | 22 November 2011 | 8 February |
| Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust | [2012] UKSC 2 | 7-9 November 2011 | 8 February |
| Stanford International Bank Ltd v Director of The Serious Fraud Office | [2012] UKSC 3 | 25 January | 15 February |
| Sugar v British Broadcasting Corporation | [2012] UKSC 4 | 23-24 November 2011 | 15 February |
| Re Peacock | [2012] UKSC 5 | 14 December 2011 | 22 February |
| Re Lehman Brothers International and Re the Insolvency Act 1986 | [2012] UKSC 6 | 31 October-3 November 2011 | 29 February |
| Anderson v Shetland Islands Council | [2012] UKSC 7 | N/A | 29 February |
| W and BB v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 8 | 30 January | 7 March |
| Ministry of Defence v AB | [2012] UKSC 9 | 14-17 November 2011 | 14 March |
| Re S (A Child) | [2012] UKSC 10 | 20 February | 14 March |
| Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd | [2012] UKSC 11 | 17-18 October 2011 | 21 March |
| R (ST) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 12 | 13-14 February | 21 March |
| Tesco Stores Ltd v Dundee City Council | [2012] UKSC 13 | 15-16 February | 21 March |
| BAI (Run Off) Ltd v Durham (The Trigger Litigation) | [2012] UKSC 14 | 5-8 & 12–15 December 2011 | 28 March |
| Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police | [2012] UKSC 15 | 17-19 January | 25 April |
| Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes | [2012] UKSC 16 | 17-18 January | 25 April |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA v E.N.E. Kos 1 Ltd | [2012] UKSC 17 | 12 January | 2 May |
| Humphreys v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2012] UKSC 18 | 14-15 March | 16 May |
| Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland Revenue | [2012] UKSC 19 | 21-23 & 27–9 February | 23 May |
| Lukaszewski v The District Court in Torun, Poland | [2012] UKSC 20 | 21-22 February | 23 May |
| NJDB v JEG | [2012] UKSC 21 | 13-14 March | 23 May |
| Assange v The Swedish Prosecution Authority | [2012] UKSC 22 | 1-2 February | 30 May |
| R (KM) v Cambridgeshire County Council | [2012] UKSC 23 | 7-8 February | 31 May |
| BH v The Lord Advocate | [2012] UKSC 24 | 5-8 March | 20 June |
| HH v Deputy Prosecutor of the Italian Republic, Genoa | [2012] UKSC 25 | 5-8 March | 20 June |
| Fairclough Homes Ltd v Summers | [2012] UKSC 26 | 18-19 April | 27 June |
| Oracle America Inc (Formerly Sun Microsystems Inc) v M-Tech Data Ltd | [2012] UKSC 27 | 30 April-1 May | 27 June |
| Phillips v Mulcaire | [2012] UKSC 28 | 8-10 May | 4 July |
| Gow v Grant | [2012] UKSC 29 | 24 May | 4 July |
| ANS v ML | [2012] UKSC 30 | 21-22 May | 11 July |
| G Hamilton (Tullochgribban Mains) Ltd v The Highland Council | [2012] UKSC 31 | 20 June | 11 July |
| R (Munir) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 32 | 24-26 April | 18 July |
| R (Alvi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 33 | 24-26 April | 18 July |
| The Health and Safety Executive v Wolverhampton City Council | [2012] UKSC 34 | 13-14 June | 18 July |
| Perry v Serious Organised Crime Agency | [2012] UKSC 35 | 2-22 March | 25 July |
| T (Children) | [2012] UKSC 36 | 25 June | 25 July |
| Hewage v Grampian Health Board | [2012] UKSC 37 | 26 June | 25 July |
| RT v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 38 | 18-19 June | 25 July |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Hickin | [2012] UKSC 39 | 3 July | 25 July |
| SerVaas Inc v Rafidain Bank | [2012] UKSC 40 | 28-29 May | 17 August |
| Day v Hosebay Ltd | [2012] UKSC 41 | 16-18 July | 10 October |
| R v Varma | [2012] UKSC 42 | 27 June | 10 October |
| British Airways plc v Williams | [2012] UKSC 43 | 23 July | 17 October |
| Walton v The Scottish Ministers | [2012] UKSC 44 | 9-10 July | 17 October |
| BCL Old Co Ltd v BASF plc | [2012] UKSC 45 | 9-10 July | 24 October |
| Rubin v Eurofinance SA | [2012] UKSC 46 | 21-24 May | 24 October |
| Birmingham City Council v Abdulla | [2012] UKSC 47 | 11 July | 24 October |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs v Yunus Rahmatullah | [2012] UKSC 48 | 2-3 July | 31 October |
| Jessy Saint Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2012] UKSC 49 | 15 October | 31 October |
| Morris v Rae | [2012] UKSC 50 | 3 October | 7 November |
| R v Waya | [2012] UKSC 51 | 27-29 March | 14 November |
| R (Gujra) v Crown Prosecution Service | [2012] UKSC 52 | 4 October | 14 November |
| Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill 2012 - Reference by the Attorney General for England and Wales | [2012] UKSC 53 | 9-10 October | 21 November |
| Al-Sirri v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2012] UKSC 54 | 14-17 May | 21 November |
| The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Limited (Formerly Viagogo Limited) | [2012] UKSC 55 | 14 June | 21 November |
| The Catholic Child Welfare Society v Various Claimants and The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools | [2012] UKSC 56 | 23-24 July | 21 November |
| Ruddy v Chief Constable, Strathclyde Police | [2012] UKSC 57 | 29 October | 28 November |
| RM v The Scottish Ministers | [2012] UKSC 58 | 23 October | 28 November |
| X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau | [2012] UKSC 59 | 31 October-1 November | 12 December |
| Re A (A Child) | [2012] UKSC 60 | 29 November | 12 December |
| Imperial Tobacco Limited v The Lord Advocate | [2012] UKSC 61 | 12-13 November | 12 December |
| Kinloch v Her Majesty's Advocate | [2012] UKSC 62 | 26 November | 19 December |
| Société Générale, London Branch v Geys | [2012] UKSC 63 | 17-18 October | 19 December |