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 25 – Wednesday 26 March 2025

YVR (a protected party, by his litigation friend, YUL) (claimant/appellant) v Birmingham City Council (defendant/respondent)

The Appellant (Claimant below) YVR and his litigation friend, YUL, appeal the decision of Mrs Justice Collins Rice, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, judgment being delivered on 26 March 2024.

The appeal concerns how Birmingham City Council charges for the provision of adult social care, and, in particular, whether they properly considered the impact on severely disabled adults, such as the Appellant, when it formulated and maintained its charging policy.

Following a hearing, the Judge dismissed the claim for judicial review and imposed costs.

Wednesday 26 March 2025

Carter (appellant) v Chief Constable of Essex Police (respondent)

By an Appellant’s Notice submitted on 12 April 2024, the claimant and respondent below, appeals the judgment of Spencer J, sitting in the King’s Bench Division, handed down on 2 February 2024 and his consequential order dated 15 March 2024 allowing the defendant’s appeal, setting aside paragraphs 1 to 4 of the order of Recorder Dagnall dated 15 July 2022 which found in favour of the claimant.

Background: On 14 December 2017 the claimant was arrested by Essex Police officers further to allegations by two women that they had been assaulted by the claimant in a pub. The police were called, and the claimant was arrested. The claimant denied the alleged assaults and claimed he had been racially abused by the women. He was subsequently tried and acquitted. The Chief Constable of Essex Police is the defendant below.

The claimant brought a claim issued at the County Court Money Centre on 22 October 2020 for battery regarding the various use of force he was subjected to whilst at the custody desk and whilst in cells. He claimed damages for physical and psychiatric injuries, injury to his feelings, special damages and aggravated and exemplary damages.

Wednesday 26 March 2025

White (appellant) v Alder & another (respondents)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 10 November 2023, the defendant, appeals the order of HHJ Duddridge, following his judgment dated 20 October 2023 sitting in Chelmsford County Court.

After a rolled up hearing, the Judge (1) refused permission to appeal from the order of DJ Mills dated 29 July 2022 on Grounds 1, 2, 3 and 4 (2) granted permission to appeal on Ground 5 (3) dismissed the appeal on Ground 5. He also made other consequential orders.

The parties are neighbouring residential property owners. Claim arising out of alleged trespass following the demolition by or on behalf of the defendant of a garden wall that allegedly sat between the claimants’ and defendant’s properties. Other trespasses are alleged to have taken place, with alleged encroachments into the claimants’ garden through the placing of furniture, the spraying of weedkiller and the placing of concrete slabs.

Wednesday 26 March 2025

(1) Merck KGaA (appellant) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and others (respondents)
(2) Lundbeck Limited and others (appellants) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and ors (respondents)
(3) Generics (U.K) Limited (appellant) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and others (respondents)
(4) Arrow Generics Limited and others (appellants) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and others (respondents)
(5) Xellia Pharmaceuticals APS and others (appellants) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and ors (respondents)
(6) Resolution Chemicals Limited (appellant) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and ors (respondents)
(7) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and another (appellants) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and ors (respondents)

Whether claim is time-barred under Limitation Act 1980 and the correct construction of the CAT Rules 2015.

These are appeals against the decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, dated 21 June 2024), which dismissed the contention that the claim is time-barred under the Limitation Act 1980.

The judgment followed the trial of a preliminary issue as to whether the claim in the proceedings is time-barred.

Thursday 27 March 2025

Melki (appellant) v Bouygues E and S Contracting UK Ltd (respondent)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 25 March 2024, the Claimant appeals against the order made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal, sealed on 13/3/24, dismissing C’s appeal from the Registrar’s order dated 10 August 2023.

The Registrar refused C’s application to extend time to present his notice of appeal.

Thursday 27 March 2025

Re: W (children)

By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 14 October 2024), this is an appeal against the decision of HHJ Hayes KC, sitting in the Family Court, dated 23 September 2024. The appellant mother appeals the court’s decision to refuse to make a s.26 Adoption and Children Act 2002 order for direct inter-sibling contact.

Thursday 27 March 2025

Bibi (appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (respondent)

Appeal against the order of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) made on 20 September 2023 refusing permission to apply for judicial review after an oral hearing.

The applicant is a national of Pakistan who applied to visit her sons in the UK. The application was refused on the first occasion and subsequently reconsidered and two more refusal letters were issued.

The UTJ refused permission to apply for JR after the oral hearing as there was no arguable merit in any of the grounds.

Thursday 27 March 2025

Re: Z (a child)

By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 13 December 2024), this is an appeal against the decision of Theis J, sitting in the Family Division of the High Court, dated 22 November 2024. The appellant father appeals against the findings of fact made against him and the court’s decision to adjourn the application for summary return of the child to Egypt.

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