The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) – Live streaming of court hearings

How and why are court cases being streamed online?

Most cases from the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) are live-streamed on the judiciary’s YouTube channel.
Live-streaming of selected cases began in 2019 to improve public access to, and understanding of, the work of the courts. We are working towards making it possible for all appropriate cases to be live streamed.

The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) is currently operating a pilot scheme to allow access to the parties’ skeleton arguments, on a limited number of selected case that are being live streamed.  Please note that the only documents available are those attached on this page. Although you are welcome to view these documents, the re-use, re-editing or redistribution of these documents is not permitted.  You should be aware that any such use could attract liability for breach of copyright or defamation. Authorisation to reproduce material from these documents must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.

View previous cases on the Court of Appeal video archive page.

Tuesday 1 – Wednesday 2 July 2025

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) (defendant) v Alhayali (claimant) (external link)

Both parties appeal against the order of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT), Bourne J, dated 5 December 2023.

The issue is whether the EAT was right to find that the Claimant (a former employee of RESA) was entitled to proceed with a discrimination claim that was otherwise barred by state immunity on the basis that it included a claim for personal injury damages under the Equality Act 2010 said to have been caused/exacerbated by unlawful harassment and victimisation.

Lower Court Judgment

Claimant Skeleton Argument

Defendant Skeleton Argument

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Re: L (children) (external link)

The children appeal, through their Guardian, the order made by Mrs Justice Lieven, sitting in the High Court Family Division, granting disclosure of previous care proceedings.

Tuesday 1 – Wednesday 3 July 2025

Clydesdale Financial Services Ltd (claimant/appellant) v Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd (defendant/respondent) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 7 January 2025, the Appellant appeals with permission the order of Kerr J dated 24 December 2024 by which he dismissed their judicial review claim on all three grounds and made a costs award against the Appellant.

The judicial review claim, brought by Clydesdale Financial Services Limited, concerned a decision issued in January 2024 by an ombudsman from the Financial Ombudsman Service. The decision upheld a complaint regarding the commission arrangements between Arnold Clark and Clydesdale and what was disclosed and not disclosed to the complainant about them.

Tuesday 1 – Wednesday 2 July 2025

Kulkarni (claiumant/appellant) v Gwent Holdings Ltd & anr (defendants/respondents) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 27 August 2024, the Appellant (Claimant below) Mr Rohit Kulkarni appeals the decision of Richard Farnhill (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court), judgment being delivered on 5 June 2024 following trial.

This appeal turns on whether it was possible for a party to remedy persistent, material and repudiatory breaches of a Shareholders’ Agreement, governing the ownership a private hospital in South Wales. The Appellant was a minority shareholder in the Company whilst the First Respondent, Gwent Holdings Ltd, was the majority shareholder with day-to-day control over its management.

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Fatolahzadeh (appellant) v London Borough of Barnet (respondent) (external link)

By appellant’s notice filed on 27 September 2024, the Appellant below (A) appeals the order dated 30 July 2024 of HHJ Hellman sitting on a Central London County Court matter in Mayors & City of London County Court.

The Judge dismissed A’s appeal against the review decision of the Respondents dated 4 August 2023, that the property was suitable accommodation provided in discharge of their housing duty, pursuant to s.195(2) of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended) (‘the Act’).

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Wood & anr (respondents) v Shah & anr (appellants) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice submitted on 14 August 2024, the respondents below appeal the order of HHJ Matthews, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, dated 24 July 2024, sitting in the Chancery Division, Insolvency and Companies List where by he refused permission to appeal to the appellants.

Wednesday 2 July 2025

Gotti (appellant) v Perrett (respondent) (external link)

By appellant’s notice filed on 21 October 2024, the Claimant appeals the order dated 30 September 2024, of HHJ Salmon sitting in Worcester County Court, following judgment on 30 September 2024, whereby the Judge dismissed the Claimant’s appeal from the order of DDJ Robinson dated 29 April 2024.

Wednesday 2 July 2025

(1) Accord Healthcare Ltd & anr (appellants) v The Regents of the University of California & anr (respondents) (external link)
(2) Sandoz AG & anr (appellants) v The Regents of the University of California & anr (respondents)
(3) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd & anr (appellants) v The Regents of the University of California & anr (respondents)

All of the appellants appeal the Order dated 7 November 2024 of Mr Justice Mellor sitting as a High Court Judge in the Business and Property Courts, Patents Court in which the Judge held that the Patent and SPC were valid and dismissed the Claimant’s claims.

The underlying dispute is in relation to the validity and infringement of the European Patent and the corresponding SPC.

The Accord, Sandoz and Teva Appellants are independent companies who wanted to launch generic enzalutamide (also referred to as RD162) used for treating prostate cancer in the UK further to having been granted marketing authorisations in the UK.

Thursday 3 July 2025

Re: E (children) (external link)

By an Appellant’s Notice filed at this Court on 02 May 2025, this is an appeal against the decision of Recorder Hennessy, sitting in the Family Court, dated 11 April 2025. The applicant is the Local Authority, who appeal the fact-finding judgment.

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External links

UK Judiciary YouTube Channel (external link)