Permission to Appeal - January - February 2021

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Case NameJusticePTAReasons given
FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC (Appellant) v Brownlie (as Dependant and Executrix of Professor Sir Ian Brownlie CBE QC) (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0164
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 99
Lords Reed
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Briggs
Granted
11 January 2021
(This was an application for permission to cross appeal).
Leisure, Independence, Friendship and Enablement Services Ltd (Appellant) v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0082
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 452

The Learning Centre (Romford) Ltd (Appellant) v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0083
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 45
Lord Reed
Lord Briggs
Lord Stephens
Refused
15 January 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the applications do not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance
Dhillon (Appellant) v Barclays Bank Plc and another (Respondents)
UKSC 2020/0120
Neutral Citation No: 92020] EWCA Civ 619
Lord Briggs
Lord Hamblen
Lord Burrows
Refused
16 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law which ought to be considered at this time.
Kelly (Appellant) v Musicians' Union (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0130
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 736
Lord Briggs
Lord Hamblen
Lord Burrows  
Refused
16 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law.
Brar and another (Appellants) v Thirunavukkrasu (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0013
Neutral Citation No: [2019] EWCA Civ 2032
Lord Briggs
Lord Hamblen
Lord Burrows  
Refused
16 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law.
AIC Ltd (Respondent) v The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (Appellant)
UKSC 2020/0206
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 1585
Lord Briggs
Lord Hamblen
Lord Burrows  
Granted
16 February 2021
Fratila and another (AP) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Appellant)
UKSC 2021/0008
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 1741
Lord Reed
Lord Hodge
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Granted
22 February 2021
Rank Group Plc (Appellant) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0108
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 550
Lord Hodge
Lord Sales
Lord Burrows
Refused
23 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance.
R (on the application of AD (by his litigation friend LH)) and others (AP) (Appellants) v London Borough of Hackney (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0111
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 518
Lord Hodge
Lord Sales
Lord Burrows
Refused
23 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law.
Johnson (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0197
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 1032
Lord Hodge
Lord Sales
Lord Burrows
Refused
23 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law.
R (on the application of London Borough of Hillingdon and others) (Respondents) v High Speed Two Ltd (Appellant)
UKSC 2020/0165
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 1005
Lord Hodge
Lord Sales
Lord Burrows
Refused
23 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance which ought to be considered at this time. Any aspects of the Court of Appeal’s reasoning which might, in a suitable case, justify the grant of permission to appeal, could not affect the outcome of the present proceedings.
R (on the application of Youngsam) (AP) (Appellant) v The Parole Board and another (Respondents)
UKSC 2019/0228
Neutral Citation No: [2019] EWCA Civ 229
Lord Reed
Lady Arden
Lord Stephens
Refused
26 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused on the grounds that (a) Mr Fleming cannot be substituted for Mr Youngsam as Appellant and (b) the appeal is out of time
R (on the application of TD and others) (AP) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Appellant)
UKSC 2020/0119
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 618
Lord Reed
Lady Arden
Lord Stephens  
Refused
26 February 2021  
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance which ought to be considered by the Supreme Court at this time. The panel acknowledges that the meaning of “status” under article 14 is not as clear as it might be, but the issue was thoroughly considered at the domestic level in the recent case of R (on the application of Stott) (AP) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent), and has been examined again more recently by an enlarged constitution in SC, CB and 8 children (AP) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others.
Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Appellant) v NCL Investments Ltd and another (Respondents
UKSC 2020/0125
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 663
Lord Reed
Lady Arden
Lord Stephens  
Granted
26 February 2021  
Barton and others (Respondents) v Morris and another in place of Gwyn-Jones (deceased) (Appellant)
UKSC 2020/0002
Neutral Citation No: [2019] EWCA Civ 1999
Lord Hodge
Lord Sales
Lord Burrows
Granted
25 February 2021   
Gunn (Respondent) v Khan (Appellant)
UKSC 2021/0001
Neutral Citation No: [2021] EWCA Civ 30
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Leggatt
Lord Stephens
Refused
26 February 2021  
Permission to appeal be refused because even if this were admissible without a certified point of law of general public importance, there is no arguable point of law.
World Programming Ltd (Respondent) v SAS Institute Inc (Appellant)
UKSC 2020/0118
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 599
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Leggatt
Lord Stephens
Granted
26 February 2021  
In the matter of Y (Children)
UKSC 2020/0172
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 1038

In the matter of Y (Children) No 2
UKSC 2020/0193
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 1038
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Leggatt
Lord Stephens
Refused
26 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the applications do not raise an arguable point of law. There is no jurisdiction to consider the Mother’s application, the applicant having succeeded on the only issue on which permission was given to appeal to the Court of Appeal. In any event, there is no arguable point of law.
R (on the application of Simonis) (Appellant) v Arts Council England (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0075
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 374
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Leggatt
Lord Stephens
Refused
26 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law.
Tabidi (Appellant) v British Broadcasting Corporation (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0128
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 733
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Leggatt
Lord Stephens
Refused
26 February 2021
Permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law.
R (on the application of Coughlan) (Appellant) v Minister for the Cabinet Office (Respondent)
UKSC 2020/0129
Neutral Citation No: [2020] EWCA Civ 723
Lord Briggs
Lord Hamblen
Lord Burrows
Granted
26 February 2021

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