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.
View previous cases on the Court of Appeal video archive page.
Tuesday 20 January 2026
The Appellant appealed an order dated 14 November 2024 by which permission to bring a judicial review claim was refused following an oral hearing.
The Appellant applied to judicially review the Respondent local authority’s designations pursuant to Parts 2 and 3 of the Housing Act 2004 dated 25 October 2023.
Tuesday 20 January 2026
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 2 April 2025 and issued on 3 April 2025 the Appellant appealed the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Tax Chamber), judgment being delivered on 14 January 2025.
FS Commercial Ltd is appealing a decision by the Upper Tribunal (Tax Chamber) dated 14 January 2025, which upheld HMRC’s assessments under s.73 Value Added Tax Act 1994 for over £19 million (preferred) and £15 million (alternative) due to insufficient evidence of input tax and payment of consideration. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) ruled that its jurisdiction was supervisory and excluded invoices not provided to HMRC at the time of its decision. The Upper Tribunal agreed, stating the FTT could only consider facts before HMRC’s decision-maker.
Tuesday 20 – Wednesday 21 January 2026
Breeze (Appellant/Claimant) v TSB Bank PLC (Respondent/Defendant) (external link)
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 11 February 2025 the Appellants appeal the decision of the High Court, judgment being delivered on 25 September 2024 following trial.
The Appellants are former Northern Rock mortgage borrowers whose loans were transferred to TSB in July 2016 and are now managed under the “Whistletree” brand.
Each Appellant had a mortgage with an initial fixed-rate period, reverting to a Standard Variable Rate (SVR). After Northern Rock’s collapse and nationalisation in 2008, they expected to remortgage at similar fixed rates but were unable to do so due to post-crisis FCA affordability rules.
TSB initially maintained the previous rate but later introduced a “Whistletree SVR,” which it varied under Condition 7.2 of the General Conditions applicable to the mortgages. The Appellants argue that charging the Whistletree SVR breached the contract, as TSB should have either kept the original rate or applied its own SVR.
Tuesday 20 – Wednesday 21 January 2026
(2) BYL (by his litigation friend BAU) (Appellants/Claimants) v Chancellor of the Exchequer (Respondent/Defendant)
(1) The Appellants appeal the decision of the High Court on 13 June 2025, which granted permission to bring a judicial review claim following a rolled up hearing but dismissed the judicial review claims.
The Claimants sought judicial review of the Defendant’s decision that VAT is to be payable on private school fees. There are three sets of claims that were heard together at a rolled-up hearing.
(2) The Appellant appeals the order of the High Court, dated 13 June 2025, by which permission to apply for judicial review was granted but dismissed the substantive judicial review claim.
The Appellants challenged the imposition of VAT on private school fees affected by the Finance Act 2025. The Claimants sought judicial review of the Defendant’s decision regarding tax changes affecting private schools.
Tuesday 20 – Thursday 22 January 2026
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 25 March 2025, the Appellants (Claimant below) seek to appeal the decision of the High Court on 8 February 2024.
This case concerns losses suffered by the Appellants as a result of a major price-fixing cartel for liquid crystal display (“LCD”) panels operated by the Respondents. The Appellants bought LCD panels in the course of their business.
The Judgment found the Cartel had caused substantial losses to the Applicants, of £4,412,716.
Tuesday 20 January 2026
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 17 July 2025, the Defendants/Appellants appealed against an order dismissing the Defendants’ application to strike out the Municipality Claimants’ Contempt Application.
Wednesday 21 January 2026
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 7 November 2025 the Appellant seeks to appeal the decision of the High Court delivered on 17 October 2025 following an expedited trial.
The dispute arises from a Put Option Agreement dated 16 November 2022 between Iconic Sports Eagle Investment LLC (“Iconic”) and the Appellant, founder and majority shareholder of Eagle Football Holdings Limited (“Eagle”). Iconic invested US $75 million in Eagle in late 2021, expecting a De-SPAC transaction via Iconic Sports Acquisition Corp. When the De-SPAC failed, Iconic exercised its contractual right under the Put Option Agreement on 26 July 2023, requiring the Appellant to purchase Iconic’s shares for the Aggregate Option Price (US $75 million plus interest) by 26 July 2024. The Appellant did not pay, leading Iconic to commence proceedings for specific performance. The Appellant contended that his obligation to pay was conditional on Iconic first delivering completion documents, and that Iconic was not ready to perform.
Wednesday 21 January 2026
The Secretary of State for the Home Department appeals the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) promulgated on 25th July 2024 allowing the appeal on Article 8 ECHR grounds but dismissing it on Article 3 and protection grounds.
These are in the context of and in response to a deportation decision following sentences amounting to 62 months running concurrently relating to a series of offences committed while under the influence of Class A drugs including attacks on and robbery of women.
Thursday 22 January 2026
By an Appellant’s Notice filed at this Court on 13 November 2025, the Appellant appeals the decision of the Family Court – Reading, dated 23 October 2025. The Appellant is the Local Authority (Reading Borough Council), who seek to appeal the dismissal of their application for a Placement Order.
Thursday 22 January 2026
Cadent Gas Ltd (Appellant/Defendant) v CityFibre Ltd (Respondent/Claimant) (external link)
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 21 May 2025, the Appellant appeals the decision of the High Court, delivered on 16 April 2025.
The issue addressed by the High Court was whether the ensuing claim for statutory compensation should be determined by arbitration or by way of litigation allocated to the small claims track in the County Court.
Thursday 22 January 2026
The Secretary of State for the Home Department appeals an order of the High Court dated 26 June 2024.
Issue – Question as to whether there is a public law obligation on the Secretary of State to issue a digital document to all those who are on section 3C leave to enable them to immediately prove their lawful immigration status.
Court 4
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Court 63
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Court 67
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Court 68
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Court 69
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Court 70
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Court 71
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Court 72
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Court 73
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Court 74
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Court 75
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Court 1 Rolls Building
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Court 17 Rolls Building
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