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 9 December 2025

Di Maria (respondent) v Metropolitan Police Service (appellant) (external link)

The Appellant (Met Police) appeals the order of Lang J, sitting in the Administrative Court, dated 11 February 2025 by which she allowed the Respondent’s claim for judicial review.

The Respondent in this court (Claimant below) brought a judicial review challenge of the Metropolitan Police’s decision to withdraw his vetting clearances, and then to refer him for gross incompetence under regulation 32 of the Police (Performance) Regulations on the grounds that he can no longer perform his duties without vetting clearance.

Tuesday 9 – Thursday 11 December 2025

Motorola Solutions, Inc & anr (claimant/appellant) v Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd & ors (defendants/respondents) (external link)

(1) By an Appellant’s Notice, filed on 12 December 2024, the Appellant appeals the Judgment dated 14 November 2024 of The Honourable Mr Justice Calver sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Commercial Court in which the Judge dismissed the Claimant’s claims and made a costs order.

The dispute relates to a claim to enforce at common law parts of a judgment of the US District Illinois Court (the US Judgment) dated 8 January 2021. The parts of the US Judgment disputed was regarding pre-judgment interest, costs, disbursements and post-judgment interest. The compensatory damages under the DTSA and punitive damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) were also disputed.

The Claimants are the judgment creditors under a US judgment against the Respondents. The Respondents were found liable for breaches of two US Statutes, the Copyright Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA).

(2) By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 20 February 2025, the Appellant, Motorola, appeal the Order dated 23 January 2025 of Sean O’Sullivan KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Commercial Court in which he revoked a Summary Judgement Order that had been in favour of the Appellant.

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Kone (respondent) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (appellant) (external link)

Appeal against the order of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) dated 30 July 2024 which granted the claim for judicial review after a substantive hearing and ordered that the SSHD’s decision of 17 October 2023 is quashed.

The appellant in the lower court (respondent in this court), made an application to enter the UK as a dependent child under paragraph 297 of the Immigration Rules which was refused on 25 June 2019 and upheld in a decision dated 17 October 2023. The SSHD instead granted limited leave to remain under Appendix FM. The respondent argued that the SSHD erred in making this decision.

At the substantive hearing the judge found that the respondent should have been assessed for her application under paragraph 297 and she is not prevented in succeeding under that provision because of a different grant of leave.

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Re: C (a child) (external link)

By an Appellant’s Notice filed at this Court on 22 September 2025, this is an appeal against the decision of HHJ Thomas, sitting in the Family Court, dated 16 September 2025. The appellant local authority appeal the refusal of their application to change their interim care plan and for the subject child to be separated from her parents and placed in Local Authority foster care.

Wednesday 10 – Thursday 11 December 2025

Copinger-Symes v Copinger-Symes & ors (external link)

(1) By Appellant’s Notice filed on 3 July 2024, the Intervenor in the financial remedy proceedings, appeals the order of HHJ Edward Hess sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Central Family Court following his judgment of 29 May 2024.

(2) By Appellant’s Notice filed on 3 July 2024, the Husband appeals the same order. The Intervenor’s appeal will be heard on the first day and the Husband’s appeal will be heard on the second day.

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Oji (claimant/appellant) v Director of Legal Aid Casework (defendant/respondent) (external link)

The Appellant appeals the order of HHJ Bird, sitting in the Administrative Court, dated 24 May 2024, by which he dismissed the Appellant’s judicial review claim.

The Appellant sought compensation from the Home Office under the Windrush Compensation Scheme. The Home Office refused her application. She then disputed the decision by lodging an administrative appeal which was resolved in her favour and she was awarded compensation.

The Appellant was assisted by Southwark Law Centre to make her application and to pursue the internal appeal. They applied to the Respondent for legal aid so that they would be remunerated for that work. The application for legal aid was refused, by way of a final decision dated 31 October 2022.

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Bicknell (appellant) v NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Commissioning Board (respondent) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 16 July 2024, the Claimants appeal against the order made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal sealed on 25 July 2024 dismissing Cs’ appeal.

The appeal concerns the reorganisation of commissioning arrangements or the NHS in Nottinghamshire.

Wednesday 10 – Thursday 11 December 2025

HM Revenue & Customs (appellant) v Burlington Loan Management DAC (respondent) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 12 August 2024, the Appellant (Appellant below) HM Revenue and Customs, appeal the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber), judgment being delivered on 31 May 2024.

This appeal concerns withholding tax on statutory interest earned on debt held in the Lehmans Europe administration. The issue was whether the parties to the debt assignment had a main purpose to “take advantage” of the residence provision (Article 12) in the UK-Irish Double Tax Treaty. The First Tier Tribunal allowed Burlington’s appeal, finding that the parties did not have such a purpose.

Wednesday 10 – Friday 12 December 2025

South Bank Hotel Management Company Ltd (claimant/appellant) v Galliard Hotels Ltd & ors (defendants/respondents) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 3 December 2024, the Appellant (Claimant below) South Bank Hotel Management Company Limited (“SBHMC”), appeal the decision of The Honourable Mr Justice Richards, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, judgment being delivered on 14 October 2024 following trial.

The appeal centres on an annex building (the “Annex”) to a hotel (the “Hotel”), now known as the Park Plaza County Hall Hotel, at a site (the “Site”). In the claim, Lodgeshine Limited claimed for arrears of rent it said South Bank Hotel Management Company Limited owed pursuant to an underlease of the Annex that was granted to SBHMC in 2008. SBHMC countered that the Underlease formed part of an objectionable and fraudulent “Annex Lease Scheme” perpetrated by various members of the Galliard group of companies and the managing director and chairman of the Galliard group.

Thursday 11 December 2025

Hampshire County Council (appellant) v GC & anr (respondent) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice submitted on 22 July 2024, Hampshire County Council appeal the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) authorised for issue on 24 April 2024 and sealed on 21 May 2024 dismissing the appellant’s appeal against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) (Special Educational Needs and Disability) dated 30 March 2023.

Issues in relation to decision making by local authorities concerning Education, Health, and Care Plans.

Thursday 11 – Friday 12 December 2025

Abbott Diabetes Care Inc & ors (appellants) v Dexcom Incorporated & ors (respondents) (external link)

By Appellant’s Notice filed on 10 February 2025, the Appellant (Claimant below) Abbott Diabetes Care Inc and subsidiaries, appeal the decision of Mr Justice Mellor, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, judgment being delivered on 28 June 2024 following trial.

This trial concerns the alleged infringement and validity of the Patent. It is one of multiple ongoing cases in a global dispute between Dexcom and Abbott in respect of continuous glucose monitoring device technology.

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External links

UK Judiciary YouTube Channel (external link)