Permission to appeal applications
24 May 2013
Applications for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court have been determined in the following cases:
R (on the application of Hodkin and another) (Appellants) v Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Respondent) (leapfrog)
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has granted Ms Hodkin permission to appeal the High Court's decision in this matter.
The High Court dismissed Ms Hodkin's appeal against the decision of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages not to register a chapel of the Church of Scientology as a place of worship for religious worship, with the effect that it is not considered a registered building for the purpose of the solemnisation of marriages.
Ms Hodkin's appeal was dismissed by the High Court in its judgment dated 19 December 2012, which can be found on the BAIILI website.
The hearing before the Supreme Court in this case will take place on 18 July 2013.
R (on the application of T and another) (FC) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Appellants)
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has granted the Secretary of State for the Home Department permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in this matter.
This appeal concerns the decision of the Court of Appeal that certain provisions regarding criminal records under the Police Act 1997 and in an Order made pursuant to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 are in breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Court of Appeal upheld the Respondent's claim in its judgment dated 29 January 2013, which can be found on the BAIILI website
The hearing before the Supreme Court in this case will take place on 24 to 25 July 2013.
R (on the application of Wilson and another) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Appellant)
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has granted the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in this matter.
The Court of Appeal upheld the Respondents' claim that the 'back-to-work scheme' run under the Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011/917 was in breach of provisions made pursuant to the Jobseekers Act 1995.
The Court of Appeal upheld the Respondent's claim in its judgment dated 12 February 2013, which can be found on the BAIILI website
The hearing before the Supreme Court in this case will take place on 29 July 2013.