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Royal Courts of Justice daily cause list 3 June 2024

Updated 31 May 2024

Applies to England and Wales

These lists are subject to change until 4:30pm. Any alterations after this time will be telephoned or emailed direct to the parties or their legal representatives.

1. Administrative Court daily cause list

Daily hearings in the Administrative Court sitting at London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester and Leeds.

1.1 For all Administrative Courts:

Hearings take place in public unless otherwise indicated. When considering the use of telephone and video technology the judiciary will have regard to the principles of open justice.. The court may exclude observers where necessary to secure the proper administration of justice.

1.2 Judgments

Judgments handed down by the judge remotely will be released by circulation to the parties’ representatives by email and release to the National Archives. The date and time for hand-down will be deemed to be not before time listed. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down can be made available after that time, on request by email.

1.3 London Administrative Court cause list

List for 3 June 2024  updated 31 May 2024 at 2pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
Before MR JUSTICE CHAMBERLAIN	12:00pm	COURT 1	AC-2024-LON-001789 The King (on the application of SM) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (2 hours)	APPLICTION
Before MR JUSTICE CHAMBERLAIN	12:00pm	COURT 1	AC-2024-LON-001704 The King (on the application of ASYLUM AID) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (2 hours)	APPLICTION

1.4 Planning Court cause list

List for 3 June 2024  updated 31 May 2024 at 2pm

No sittings

1.5 Birmingham Administrative Court cause list

List for 3 June 2024  updated 31 May 2024 at 2pm

No sittings

1.6 Bristol and Cardiff Administrative Court cause list

Cardiff  

List for 3 June 2024  updated 31 May 2024 at 2pm

No sittings

Dim eisteddiadau

Bristol

List for 3 June 2024  updated 31 May 2024 at 2pm

No Sittings

1.7 Manchester Administrative Court cause list

A hearing before the Administrative Court in Manchester is a public hearing unless otherwise specified. If any person or representative of the media wishes to attend a remote hearing they should contact the listing office in good time before the scheduled hearing, either by emailing manchester@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk or by calling 0161 240 5313.

List for 3 June 2024  updated 31 May 2024 at 2pm

No Sittings

1.8 Leeds Administrative Court cause list

A hearing before the Administrative Court in Leeds is a public hearing unless otherwise specified. If any person or representative of the media wishes to attend a remote hearing they should contact the listing office in good time before the scheduled hearing at leeds@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk.

If you have any other listing enquiries please contact the Administrative Court at Leeds by telephone on 0113 306 2578 or alternatively on the email address above.

List for 3 June 2024  updated 31 May 2024 at 2pm

No Sittings

2. County Court at Central London hearing list for cases listed at the Royal Courts of Justice

The Central London County Court cause list is now published on a separate GOV.UK page.

3. Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) daily cause list

Please note that advocates, whether appearing remotely or in person, are required to be robed for all hearings as from 1 October 2020

If you are an interested party or the media and wish to attend any of the Criminal Appeal Courts, please contact courtclerks@criminalappealoffice.justice.gov.uk

List for 28 May 2024 updated on 24 May 2024 at 1pm

No courts sitting until 4th June

4. Court of Appeal (Civil Division) daily cause list

4.1 Live Streaming of hearings at the Royal Courts of Justice

Most cases in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) are now live streamed. More information about hearings to be live streamed can be found at the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Live Stream site.

To view a live stream click on the case title in Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Live Stream site. There is no requirement to ask for permission from the Court.

4.2 Handing down of judgments

Most reserved judgments are handed down remotely, by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and publication on the National Archives Site but sometimes they will be handed down in Court. In either case, advance notice will be published in the cause list.

4.3 Listed Cases

List for 3 June updated 31 May at 2:09pm

Court	Judges	Time	Hearing	Division/Decision	Case Details
This Judgment will be handed down remotely	Lord Justice Arnold, Lady Justice Andrews and Lord Justice Nugee	10:30 AM	Judgment	High Court Chancery	CA-2024-000114 Bahia v Sidhu and Another

4.4 Notice for future judgments

Date	Time	Court	Division/Decision	Case Details
Wednesday 5 June 2024	11:00 AM	This Judgment will be handed down remotely	First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support)	CA-2023-001127 Margaret Kelly v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Wednesday 5 June 2024	10:30 AM	This Judgment will be handed down remotely	Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber	CA-2023-000486 Hossain v Secretary of State for the Home Department

5. Family Division

Any application made after 1 March 2022 will be listed as an in person hearing unless an application for it to be heard remotely has been made prior to the hearing and granted by a judge. All other hearings will be listed in accordance with the direction of the judge at the previous hearing.

Accredited members of the press, legal bloggers or members of the public who wish to attend remote hearing should email their request to rcj.familyhighcourt@justice.gov.ukwho will forward your email details to the Associates Team. Please can requests be emailed the day before the hearing or, if possible, no later than 9.30 am on the day of the hearing.

The present arrangements will be kept under review

5.1 Court of Protection (Royal Courts of Justice)

Any application made after 1 March 2022 will be listed as an in person hearing unless an application for it to be heard remotely has been made prior to the hearing and granted by a judge. All other hearings will be listed in accordance with the direction of the judge at the previous hearing.

Accredited members of the press, legal bloggers or members of the public who wish to attend remote hearing should email their request to rcj.familyhighcourt@justice.gov.uk who will forward your email details to the Associates Team. Please can requests be emailed the day before the hearing or, if possible, no later than 9.30 am on the day of the hearing.

The present arrangements will be kept under review.

5.2 Tipstaff

If your matter requires the services of the Tipstaff, please telephone 020 7947 6200 to discuss your requirements prior to attending / entering court. Your matter will not be heard until you have spoken to the Tipstaff.

1. Unlisted applications may only be made to the Applications Court if they are urgent, and the urgency arises from some very recent development or circumstance. An application must not be made to the Applications Court simply because it is not on notice to the other party or parties, unless it is urgent as defined above. All other applications, whether on notice or not, must first be issued, with a proper time estimate, and listed on a date given by the Clerk of the Rules.
2. Except in circumstances of extreme urgency, applications must be made at 10.30am and not at any later time.
3. No application may be made to the High Court Applications Court which is capable of being made to a lower tier of judge.

5.3 Judgments

The Judgment will be handed down by the judge in Court X at 1030 am on Y day of Z 2022. The attendance of the parties and their legal representatives is excused unless the judge has directed to the contrary. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down will be automatically sent to the advocates and any litigants in person shortly thereafter

Any Urgent Applications should be made by telephone in the first instance to the Associate Office on 0207 947 7351 or by email to rcj.familyhighcourt@justice.gov.uk

List for 3 June 2024 updated on 31 May 2024 at 3:33pm

Judge	Time	Venue		Case Number	Case Name	Additional information
Mr Justice Francis	10.30am	Court 47	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD23P00459 & ZC20P04029
Mrs Justice Henke	9:30am	MS Teams Hearing	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD24C40396
Mrs Justice Henke	10.30am	Court 35	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD24P00139
Mrs Justice Henke	2pm	MS Teams Hearing	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD24C40382
Mr Justice Cusworth	10.30am	Court 50	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD05P01567		CVP Hybrid Hearing
His Honour Judge Paul Lopez (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	10am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40499
His Honour Judge Paul Lopez (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	11am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40363
His Honour Judge Paul Lopez (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	11am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD23C40100
His Honour Judge Paul Lopez (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	12noon	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40255
His Honour Judge Paul Lopez (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	2pm	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD23P04608
Her Honour Judge C Henley (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	10am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40452
Her Honour Judge C Henley (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	11am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40382
Her Honour Judge C Henley (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	12noon	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40262
Her Honour Judge C Henley (also sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	2pm	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40495
Mr G Kingscote KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)	10.30am	Court 41	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZZ21D77072	Esse

6. King’s Bench Judges Daily Cause List

List for 3 June 2024. Updated 31 May 2024 at 2:30pm

Judge	Time	Hearing	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
Mr Justice Freedman	10:30am	MS Teams	QA-2022-000149 Hayat v Sardar and another	Application for permission to appeal	For details on accessing the hearing, please email kbjudgeslistingoffice@justice.gov.uk
Mr Justice Sweeting	10:00am	MS Teams or Court 37	Applications without Notice	Application notice	For details on accessing the hearing, please email kbjudgeslistingoffice@justice.gov.uk
Mr Justice Sweeting	2pm	MS Teams or Court 37	Applications without Notice	Application notice	For details on accessing the hearing, please email kbjudgeslistingoffice@justice.gov.uk

7. King’s Bench Masters Daily Cause List

Daily hearings before the King’s Bench Masters.

7.1 Press and Public Access

Any media representative (or any other member of the public) wishing to attend a remote hearing should provide an email address and contact number to be sent an appropriate link for access. Please contact the assigned Masters’ clerk putting the hearing date and time in the subject box. The clerk’s details can be found in Annex 2 of the King’s Bench Division Guide (linked below) or by calling the court on 020 3936 8957, choosing option 4 and then the option for the relevant Master.

In person hearings before the Masters are open to the press and public, but the rooms are located in secure areas of the building. If you wish to attend an in person hearing, please arrive in the Bear Garden in good time before a hearing and make yourself know to the usher.

7.2 Judgments

Judgments handed down by the Master remotely will be released by circulation to the parties’ representatives by email and released to The National Archives. The date and time for hand-down will be deemed to be not before time listed. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down can be made available after that time, on request by email.

7.3 Bundles

In-person hearings – bundles must be provided in hard-copy at least 3 days before the hearing. These may be brought to the Bear Garden for delivery.

Remote hearings – these should be provided electronically to the Master and/or their clerk at least 3 days before the hearing. Please refer to the masters’ remote directions within the hearing notice for specific instructions.

7.4 In-Person hearings

All hearings stated as being in a room or court room will have no video link unless otherwise stated. The masters’ chambers are limited in space for attendees. If there are more than 6 attendees expected, please contact the masters’ clerk as soon as possible to advise if a suitable alternative can be found.

King’s Bench Guide

Current trial windows

List for 3 June 2024. Updated 31 May 2024 12:45pm

Judge	Time	Room	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
Master Eastman	10:30am		Urgent and short applications
Master Stevens	2pm		Urgent and short applications
Master Cook, Senior Master and King’s Remembrancer	10:30am		Not sitting
Master Cook, Senior Master and King’s Remembrancer	2pm		Not sitting
Master Eastman	10:30am		Applications
Master Eastman	2pm		Official court business
Master Davison	10:30am		Not sitting
Master Davison	2pm		Not sitting
Master Thornett	10:30am	E103	QB-2021-000320 MacDonald v MS Amlin Corporate Member Ltd	Costs CMC
Master Thornett	2pm		Official court business
Master Gidden	10:30am		Official court business
Master Gidden	2pm		Official court business
Master Sullivan	10:30am		Official court business
Master Sullivan	2pm		Official court business
Master Dagnall	12 noon	E110	QB-2022-002823 AF v Camden London Borough Council	Costs CMC
Master Dagnall	2pm	E110	QB-2022-002823 AF v Camden London Borough Council	Costs CMC
Master Stevens	10:30am		Official court business
Master Stevens	2pm		Applications
Master Armstrong	10:30am		Official court business
Master Armstrong	2pm		Official court business
Master Brown	10:30am		Official court business
Master Brown	2pm		Official court business
Master Yoxall (Sitting in retirement)	10:30am	E109	QB-2021-002684 Ward v Wilkinson and another	Costs CMC
Master Yoxall (Sitting in retirement)	2pm		Official court business

8. Senior Courts Costs Office Daily Cause List

Hearings in the Senior Courts Costs Office will be held in person unless the notice of hearing has directed otherwise. Any media representative or member of the public wishing to attend a remote hearing should provide an email address to be sent an appropriate link for access. Please contact scco@Justice.gov.uk putting the hearing date and time in the subject box.

List for 3rd June 2024. Updated 31st May 2024 11:00am

Court	Judge	Time	Case Name	Case Number	Type of hearing
93	Costs Judge Whalan	10:30am	In the matter of Marriage	SC-2020-COP-000756	Via CVP
93	Costs Judge Whalan	2pm	R v Parle	SC-2023-CRI-000090	Via MS Teams
96	Costs Judge Brown	9am	Certo Construction Ltd v FENWICK ELLIOTT LLP	SC-2023-APP-000581	In person
97	Costs Judge Nagalingam	10:30am	JMJ (by his Sister & Litigation Friend, UMJ) v Keblas & others	SC-2024-BTP-000151	In person
99	Deputy Costs Judge Friston	10:30am	Overhill Residents Company Ltd v Miller & Miller	SC-2023-BTP-001135	Via MS Teams