# 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.

## 2015 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 |
| McGraddie v McGraddie (Costs) | [2015] UKSC 1 | 28 January 2015 | After-the-event insurance |
| Michael v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police | [2015] UKSC 2 | 28 January 2015 | Negligence; Article 2, ECHR |
| Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill - Reference by the Counsel General for Wales | [2015] UKSC 3 | 9 February 2015 | Welsh devolution |
| Sustainable Shetland v The Scottish Ministers | [2015] UKSC 4 | 9 February 2015 | Planning law |
| Jackson v Murray | [2015] UKSC 5 | 18 February 2015 | Contributory negligence |
| R (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | [2015] UKSC 6 | 25 February 2015 | Judicial review; European Structural Funds |
| R (Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council | [2015] UKSC 7 | 25 February 2015 | Village green |
| R (Jamar Brown (Jamaica)) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2015] UKSC 8 | 4 March 2015 | Immigration law |
| R (Catt) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | [2015] UKSC 9 | 4 March 2015 | Data Protection Act 1998; Article 8, ECHR |
| Sea Shepherd UK v Fish & Fish Ltd | [2015] UKSC 10 | 4 March 2015 | Tort |
| Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board | [2015] UKSC 11 | 11 March 2015 | Medical law |
| Tael One Partners Ltd v Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC | [2015] UKSC 12 | 11 March 2015 | Contractual conditions |
| Carlyle v Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | [2015] UKSC 13 | 11 March 2015 | Scottish contract law |
| Wyatt v Vince | [2015] UKSC 14 | 11 March 2015 | Divorce law |
| Akerman-Livingstone v Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Ltd) | [2015] UKSC 15 | 11 March 2015 | Equality Act 2010; Article 8, ECHR |
| R (SG) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2015] UKSC 16 | 18 March 2015 | Welfare Reform Act 2012; Article 14, ECHR |
| Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd | [2015] UKSC 17 | 18 March 2015 | Fatal Accidents Act 1976 |
| R (Trail Riders Fellowship) v Dorset County Council | [2015] UKSC 18 | 18 March 2015 | Public rights of way |
| Pham v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2015] UKSC 19 | 25 March 2015 | Immigration law |
| Re S (A Child) | [2015] UKSC 20 | 25 March 2015 | Costs |
| R (Evans) v Attorney General | [2015] UKSC 21 | 26 March 2015 | Freedom of Information Act 2000 |
| Nzolameso v City of Westminster | [2015] UKSC 22 | 2 April 2015 | Homelessness |
| Jetivia SA v Bilta (UK) Ltd | [2015] UKSC 23 | 22 April 2015 | Insolvency law |
| R v GH | [2015] UKSC 24 | 22 April 2015 | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| R (Hemming) v Westminster City Council | [2015] UKSC 25 | 29 April 2015 | Licensed sex shop |
| University and College Union v The University of Stirling | [2015] UKSC 26 | 29 April 2015 | Redundancy law |
| Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA | [2015] UKSC 27 | 29 April 2015 | Pension Protection Fund |
| R (ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | [2015] UKSC 28 | 29 April 2015 | Environmental law |
| Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland | [2015] UKSC 29 | 13 May 2015 | DNA database; Article 8, ECHR |
| Hotak v London Borough of Southwark | [2015] UKSC 30 | 13 May 2015 | Homelessness |
| Starbucks (HK) Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc | [2015] UKSC 31 | 13 May 2015 | Passing off |
| Rhodes v OPO | [2015] UKSC 32 | 20 May 2015 | Freedom of expression |
| Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch v International Energy Group Ltd | [2015] UKSC 33 | 20 May 2015 | Mesothelioma |
| Haile v London Borough of Waltham Forest | [2015] UKSC 34 | 20 May 2015 | Homelessness |
| AR v RN | [2015] UKSC 35 | 22 May 2015 | Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction |
| Arnold v Britton | [2015] UKSC 36 | 10 June 2015 | Contract law |
| Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Pendragon plc | [2015] UKSC 37 | 10 June 2015 | VAT |
| Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction Plc | [2015] UKSC 38 | 17 June 2015 | Contract law |
| BPE Solicitors v Gabriel | [2015] UKSC 39 | 17 June 2015 | Costs |
| TN and MA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2015] UKSC 40 | 24 June 2015 | Immigration law |
| R (Lumsdon) v Legal Services Board | [2015] UKSC 41 | 24 June 2015 | Judicial review |
| In re JR38 | [2015] UKSC 42 | 1 July 2015 | Article 8, ECHR |
| Bunge SA v Nidera BV | [2015] UKSC 43 | 1 July 2015 | Contract law |
| Anson v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2015] UKSC 44 | 1 July 2015 | Tax law |
| Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v HM Treasury | [2015] UKSC 45 | 1 July 2015 | Public procurement |
| R (Cornwall Council) v Somerset County Council | [2015] UKSC 46 | 8 July 2015 | National Assistance Act 1948 |
| Mathieson v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2015] UKSC 47 | 8 July 2015 | Disability Living Allowance, EU law |
| Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v The Rank Group PLC | [2015] UKSC 48 | 8 July 2015 | VAT |
| Beghal v DPP | [2015] UKSC 49 | 22 July 2015 | Terrorism Act 2000 |
| Coventry v Lawrence (No. 3) | [2015] UKSC 50 | 22 July 2015 | Costs; Article 6, ECHR |
| Hunt v North Somerset Council | [2015] UKSC 51 | 22 July 2015 | Judicial review |
| R (Champion) v North Norfolk District Council | [2015] UKSC 52 | 22 July 2015 | Planning law; Habitats Directive |
| Woolway v Mazars | [2015] UKSC 53 | 29 July 2015 | Hereditament |
| R (Bourgass) v Secretary of State for Justice | [2015] UKSC 54 | 29 July 2015 | Prison |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Tolley | [2015] UKSC 55 | 29 July 2015 | Disability Living Allowance |
| John Mander Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs | [2015] UKSC 56 | 29 July 2015 | Pension schemes |
| R (Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | [2015] UKSC 57 | 29 July 2015 | Student loans |
| Shahid v Scottish Ministers | [2015] UKSC 58 | 14 October 2015 | Article 3, ECHR; Article 8, ECHR |
| Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2015] UKSC 59 | 14 October 2015 | Immigration law |
| Sharland v Sharland | [2015] UKSC 60 | 14 October 2015 | Divorce law |
| Gohil v Gohil | [2015] UKSC 61 | 14 October 2015 | Divorce law |
| R v McGeough | [2015] UKSC 62 | 21 October 2015 | Evidence |
| The United States of America v Nolan | [2015] UKSC 63 | 21 October 2015 | Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 |
| JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov | [2015] UKSC 64 | 21 October 2015 | Asset freezing |
| British American Tobacco Denmark A/S v Kazemier Transport BV | [2015] UKSC 65 | 28 October 2015 | Jurisdiction |
| Bank of Cyprus UK Ltd. v Menelaou | [2015] UKSC 66 | 4 November 2015 | Unjust enrichment |
| Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi | [2015] UKSC 67 | 4 November 2015 | Contract law |
| R (on the application of Ali) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2015] UKSC 68 | 18 November 2015 | Immigration law |
| Keyu v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | [2015] UKSC 69 | 25 November 2015 | Judicial review |
| In the matter of J (a child) | [2015] UKSC 70 | 25 November 2015 | Hague Convention on Parental Responsibility and Protection of Children; Jurisdiction |
| Eclairs Group Ltd v JKX Oil & Gas plc | [2015] UKSC 71 | 2 December 2015 | Companies Act 2006 |
| Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd | [2015] UKSC 72 | 2 December 2015 | Contract law |
| R v Harvey | [2015] UKSC 73 | 16 December 2015 | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers | [2015] UKSC 74 | 16 December 2015 | Planning law |
| Société Cooperative De Production Seafrance SA v The Competition and Markets Authority | [2015] UKSC 75 | 16 December 2015 | Mergers and acquisitions |
| R (on the application of Wang Yam) v Central Criminal Court | [2015] UKSC 76 | 16 December 2015 | Evidence |
| Macklin v HM Advocate | [2015] UKSC 77 | 16 December 2015 | Scottish criminal law |
| Thevarajah v Riordan | [2015] UKSC 78 | 16 December 2015 | Debarment |
| R (on the application of Roberts) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | [2015] UKSC 79 | 17 December 2015 | Stop and search |

## 2015 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 |
| McGraddie v McGraddie (Costs) | [2015] UKSC 1 | 10 July 2013 | 28 January |
| Michael v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 | [2015] UKSC 49 | 12-13 November 2014 | 22 July |
| Coventry v Lawrence (No. 3) | [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 | [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 | [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 | [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 |