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Royal Courts of Justice daily cause list 1 July 2024

Updated 28 June 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 1 July 2024  updated 28 June 2024 at 2pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
Before SARAH CLARKE KC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge	10:30am	COURT 1	AC-2023-LON-002197 The King (on the application of SM) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (30 mins)	FOR JUDGMENT READ OUT	Parties to attend

1.4 Planning Court cause list

List for 1 July 2024 updated 28 June 2024 at 2pm

No sittings

1.5 Birmingham Administrative Court cause list

List for 1 July 2024 updated 28 June 2024 at 2pm

No Sittings

1.6 Bristol and Cardiff Administrative Court cause list

Cardiff  

List for 1 July 2024 updated 28 June 2024 at 2pm

Judge	Time	Venue	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
His Honour Judge Jarman KC	10:30am	Southampton Combined Court Centre	AC-2023-CDF-000108 The King (on the application of Greenfields (IOW) Limited) v Isle of Wight Council & 1 Other	Rolled-up	In Person
Ei Anrhydedd y Barnwr Jarman CB	10:30am	Canolfan Llysoedd Cyfun Southampton	AC-2023-CDF-000108 Y Brenin (ar gais Greenfields (IOW) Limited) v Cyngor Ynys Wyth ac 1 Arall	Gwrandawiad Treigl	Wyneb yn Wyneb

Bristol

List for 1 July 2024  updated 28 June 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 1 July 2024 updated 28 June 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 1 July 2024 updated 28 June 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 1 July 2024 updated on 28 June 2024 at 1pm

Time	Judges	Hearing	Case Details	Additional Information
10am	Lord Justice Fraser, Mr Justice Holgate and Mr Justice Bright	Reasons for Judgment	202302241 B3 Jing Du	The reasons for judgment will be handed down by the judge remotely 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 as provided in the list and the judgment will be clearly marked as remote hand down judgment. The court order will be provided to the relevant Crown Court, for entry onto the record.

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 28 June updated 1 July at 1:28pm

No hearings listed

4.4 Notice for future judgments

Date	Time	Court	Division/Decision	Case Details
Tuesday 2 June	10:30am	This Judgment will be handed down remotely	County Court	CA-2023-002603 KLG Trucking SRL v The 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

List for 1 July 2024 updated on 28 June 2024 at 15:50pm

Judge	Time	Venue		Case Number	Case Name	Additional information
Mrs Justice Theis	10:30am	Court 33	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZC23P01969		NOT OPEN TO THE MEDIA
Mrs Justice Theis	11am	Court 33	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZC23P02025		NOT OPEN TO THE MEDIA
Mrs Justice Theis	11:30am	Court 33	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZC24P00073		NOT OPEN TO THE MEDIA
Mrs Justice Theis	12noon	Court 33	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZC24P00076		NOT OPEN TO THE MEDIA
Mrs Justice Theis	12:30pm	Court 33	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZC24P00077		NOT OPEN TO THE MEDIA
Mrs Justice Theis	2pm	Court 33	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD22P04713
Mr Justice Moor	10:30am	Court 43	Applications in Court as in Chambers	1662-1352-4258-6866		Reading Day
Mr Justice MacDonald	2pm	No attendance	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZW20C00484		Handed down Judgment
Mr Justice Williams	2pm	Court 34	Applications in Court as in Chambers	RG19/22		CVP Hybrid Hearing
Mrs Justice Lieven	10am	MS Teams Hearing	Urgent Applications in Court as in Chambers	NG23C50153
Mrs Justice Judd	10:30am	MS Teams Hearing	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZC 183/23
Mrs Justice Judd	10:30am	Court 48	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD24C40245
Mr Justice Peel	10.30am	MS Teams Hearing	Applications in Court as in Chambers	LV23C50052
Mrs Justice Aburthnot	10.30am	MS Teams Hearing	Applications in Court as in Chambers	PE24P30500
Mrs Justice Aburthnot	11am	Court 49	Applications in Court as in Chambers	WD23C50095		CVP Hybrid Hearing
Mrs Justice Aburthnot	2pm	Court 49	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD24P00233		CVP Remote Hearing
Ms Justice Henke	10:30am	No attendance	Applications in Court as in Chambers	ZW22C50436
Mr Justice Cusworth	10:30am	Court 50	Applications in Court as in Chambers	1663-6645-4570-5013	Fery
His Honour Wallwork (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)	10am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40582
His Honour Wallwork (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)	11am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40292
His Honour Wallwork (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)	12noon	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40253
His Honour Judge Hirst (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)	10am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD23P04508
His Honour Judge Hirst (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)	11am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD23P04563
His Honour Judge Hirst (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)	12noon	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD24C40588
His Honour Judge Middleton-Roy (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)	2pm	Watford Family Court	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD23P00583		CVP Hybrid Hearing

6. King’s Bench Judges Daily Cause List

List for 1 July 2024. Updated 28 June 2024 at 4pm

Judge	Time	Hearing	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
Mr Justice Kerr	10:00am	Court 37 or MS Teams	Applications without Notice	Application notice	For details on accessing the hearing, please email kbjudgeslistingoffice@justice.gov.uk
Mr Justice Kerr	10:30am	Court 37	KA-2024-000007 Window to the womb (Franchise) Limited v BGT	Application for permission to appeal	Unrobed
Mr Justice Kerr	10:30am	Court 37	KA-2024-000008 Anyanwu v BGT and others	Application for permission to appeal	Unrobed
Mr Justice Kerr	10:30am	Court 37	KA-2024-000009 ANA Services Ltd v BGT	Application for permission to appeal	Unrobed
Mr Justice Kerr	2pm	Court 37 or MS Teams	Applications without Notice	Application notice	For details on accessing the hearing, please email kbjudgeslistingoffice@justice.gov.uk
Mr Justice Soole	10:30am	Court 15	QB-2019-002712 BB & others v Al Khayyat & others	Directions hearing & Application notice	Unrobed
Mr Justice Martin Spencer	10:30am	Court 12	QB-2021-001052 Samrai and others v Kalia part heard	For Trial	Robed (Overspill court 20)
Mrs Justice Yip	Not before 2pm	Court 14	KA-2023-000246 Windsor v Mccann and another	Application for permission to appeal & Application notice	Unrobed
Mr Justice Freedman	Not before 12pm	Court 13	KB-2023-004679 Perseus Ventures Ltd v Foskett and others	Application notice	Unrobed
Mr Justice Freedman	Not before 12pm	Court 13	KB-2024-001774 Perseus Ventures Ltd v Foskett & others	Application notice	Unrobed
Mr Justice Sheldon	10:30am	Court 17	KA-2023-000086 Reynolds v Chief Constable of Kent Police	Appeal hearing	Unrobed
His Honour Judge Graham Wood KC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court)	Not before 12pm	Court 16	QB-2022-002483 Crabb and others v TUI Airways Ltd	For Trial	Robed
Dexter Dias KC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	10:30am	Court 11	QB-2019-003298 North of England Coachworks Limited v Khan and others part heard	For Trial	Robed
Dexter Dias KC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	10:30am		QB-2021-004325 Barry v Barry	For judgment	This judgment will be handed down by the Judge remotely by circulation to the parties’ representatives by email and release to The National Archives. The date and time for hand-down is deemed to be 10:30 on 1 July 2024

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 1 July 2024. Updated 28 June 2024 12:45pm

Judge	Time	Room	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
Master Eastman	10:30am	MS Teams	KB-2023-000825 Cockle v Chard Truck Services Ltd and another	Urgent and short application
Master Cook, Senior Master and King’s Remembrancer	10:30am		Official court business
Master Cook, Senior Master and King’s Remembrancer	2pm		Official court business
Master Eastman	10:30am		Applications
Master Eastman	2pm		Official court business
Master Davison	12 noon	Court TBC	KB-2023-004311 Aziz v Axiom Ince Ltd and others	Application hearing	Unrobed
Master Davison	2pm	Court TBC	KB-2023-004311 Aziz v Axiom Ince Ltd and others	Application hearing	Unrobed
Master Thornett	11am	E103	KB-2022-003162 Emmerson v Human Givens Institute Ltd	CMC
Master Thornett	2pm		Official court business
Master Gidden	11am	Telephone	KB-2024-001099 Dowd v SHB Realisations Ltd and others	Mesothelioma CMC
Master Gidden	2pm		Official court business
Master Sullivan	10:30am		Official court business
Master Sullivan	2pm		Official court business
Master Dagnall	10:30am		Official court business
Master Dagnall	2pm		Official court business
Master Stevens	10:30am	MS Teams	QB-2021-004170 Riggall v Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust	Application hearing
Master Stevens	2pm		Official court business
Master Armstrong	10:30am	E112	KB-2023-004607 ARB v Easey	Costs CMC
Master Armstrong	12 noon	E112	QB-2021-004227 Rayer v Fernandez-Guillen and another	Costs CMC
Master Armstrong	2pm		Official court business
Master Brown	10:30am		Official court business
Master Brown	2pm		Official court business
Deputy Master Fine	10:30am		Official court business
Deputy Master Fine	2pm	E109	KB-2023-002717 Athawes v London General Transport Services Ltd	Costs CMC

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 1st July 2024. Updated 28th June 2024 11:30am

Court	Judge	Time	Case Name	Case Number	Type of hearing
59	Costs Judge Rowley	10:30am	Various Claimants v London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea & Ors	SC-2024-APP-000157	In person
93	Costs Judge Whalan	10:30am	UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC	SC-2024-APP-000417	Via MS Teams
93	Costs Judge Whalan	11:30am	Bari v Chowdhury	SC-2024-BTP-000360	In person
96	Costs Judge Brown	10:30am	MS (A protected party by Ns) v SS	SC-2024-BTP-000058	In person