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 13 – Thursday 15 January 2026

AP Wireless II (UK) Ltd (appellant) v On Tower UK Ltd (respondent) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 7 March 2025 the Appellant below, AP Wireless II Ltd, appeal the decision of Mr Justice Fancourt, sitting as a Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), judgment being delivered on 18 December 2024 and a supplementary decision being delivered on 7 February 2025.

The Upper Tribunal determined this appeal regarding the appropriate parties to renewals under Part 5 of the Electronic Communications Code.

The case concerned a number of transitional licence agreements where the benefit, but not the burden, had been assigned to the operator (the burden not being assignable at law). The Tribunal was asked to consider whether an operator in this situation is a ‘party to the code agreement’ for the purposes of Part 5.

Wednesday 14 January 2026

Cloisters Business Centre Management Company Ltd (claimant/appellant) v v Anvari & anr (defendants/respondents) (external link)

By appellant’s notice filed on 6 December 2024, the Claimant (C) appeals the order of HHJ Hellman dated 15 November 2024 ( following his judgment handed down on the same date), sitting on a Central London County Court case, whereby the Judge dismissed C’s appeal from the order of DDJ Gill of 16 January 2024.

Wednesday 14 January 2026

Housing 35 Plus Ltd (appellant) v Nottingham City Council (respondent) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 31 January 2025, the Appellant (Respondent below) Housing 35 Plus Limited , appeal the decision of Judge Elizabeth Cooke, sitting as a Judge of the Upper Tribunal, judgment being delivered on 14 November 2024.

Issue – Requirements of paragraph 2B of Schedule 14 to the Housing Act 2004, building managed or controlled by a Co-operative society where “all management decisions of the society are made by the members at a general meeting which all members are entitled to, and invited to, attend”.

Wednesday 14 January 2026

The Federal Republic of Nigeria (appellant) v VR Global Partners LP & ors (respondents) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed and issued on 23 October 2025 the Appellant (Claimant below) The Federal Republic of Nigeria, appeal the decision of Mr Justice Robin Knowles, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, judgment being delivered on 2 October 2025.

Following extensive litigation involving serious allegations and a substantial allocation of court time, the matter before the court concerned the next procedural steps, particularly relating to costs. The Federal Republic of Nigeria had already paid all sums required on account of costs, and a detailed assessment was pending. This assessment would determine the final amount payable and whether any further sums were due.

Wednesday 14 – Thursday 15 January 2026

(1) Adcamp LLP (appellant) & anr v Office Properties PL Ltd (in Liquidation) & ors (respondents) (external link)
(2) Lee & anr v BDB Pitmans LLP & anr

(1) By Appellant’s Notice filed on 19 February 2025, the Appellant (Defendant below) Adcamp LLP, appeal the decision of Mr David Halpern KC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, judgment being delivered on 30 January 2025.

This is an appeal by the First Defendant (“Adcamp”) against the dismissal of its application under CPR 17.2 to disallow an amendment made under CPR 17.1(1), whereby the Claimants substituted Adcamp for BDB Pitmans LLP (“BDB Pitmans”) as the First Defendant in these proceedings. Permission to appeal was granted by the learned Judge below.

(2) By Appellant’s Notice filed on 1 December 2025, the Appellants (Defendant and Respondent below) BDB Pitmans LLP & Adcamp LLP, appeal the order of Caroline Shea KC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, dated 7 November 2025.

The appeal is against the declaration that the Claimants are entitled to substitute Adcamp LLP for BDB Pitmans LLP as Defendant in the event that it is found or agreed that BDB Pitmans LLP has not acquired any liability which Adcamp LLP may have had to the Claimants (whether by way of novation or the doctrine of acknowledgement) and that BDB Pitmans LLP is not estopped from denying that it has acquired such liability.

Thursday 15 January 2026

General Medical Council (Appellant) v Gilbert (Respondent) (external link)

The General Medical Council (GMC) appeals the order of Mr Justice Calver dated 3 April 2025 by which he upheld the GMC’s appeal against the Medical Practitioners Tribunal’s decision of 8 August 2024. The GMC’s appeal to the High Court was made on the basis that it considered the sanction imposed by the Tribunal to be insufficient – an 8 month suspension.

Mr Justice Calver upheld the GMC’s appeal and imposed a suspension of 12 months (with a review).

The GMC now bring a second appeal arguing that the sanction imposed remains insufficient.

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External links

UK Judiciary YouTube Channel (external link)