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Royal Courts of Justice daily cause list 30 May 2025

Updated 29 May 2025

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 30 May 2025 updated 29 May 2025 at 2:30 PM

No sittings

List for 30 May 2025 updated 29 May 2025 at 2:30 PM

No sittings

1.4 Planning Court

List for 30 May 2025 updated 29 May 2025 at 2:30 PM

No sittings

1.5 Birmingham Administrative Court cause list

List for 30 May 2025 updated 29 May 2025 at 2:30 PM

No sittings

1.6 Bristol and Cardiff Administrative Court cause list

List for 30 May 2025 updated 29 May 2025 at 2:30 PM

No sittings

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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 30 May 2025 updated 29 May 2025 at 2:30 PM

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 30 May 2025 updated 29 May 2025 at 2:30 PM

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

Updated on 23 May 2025 at 4:45pm.

No courts sitting until Tuesday 3 June, due to the Whitsun vacation period.

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 29 May 2025 updated 30 May 2025 at 2:05pm

Court	Judges	Time	Hearing	Division/Decision	Case Details	Additional Information
This Judgment will be handed down remotely by email to the parties	Lord Justice Newey, Lord Justice Snowden, Lady Justice Whipple	10:30am	Judgment	Business & Property Courts, Insolvcency and Company List	CA-2025-000199 Mobile Telecommunications Company KSCP v HRH Prince Hussam Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud	Once handed down a copy of the judgment will be uploaded to the National Archives Site for the public and press to view

4.4 Notice for future judgments

None listed

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 and rcj.familylisting@justice.gov.uk who will forward your email details to the Associates Team. Requests should be emailed the day before the hearing, or no later than 9am on the day of the hearing to avoid any delay in being able to join the hearing.

The present arrangements will be kept under review.

5.2 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. If your application requires the services of the Tipstaff you must telephone the Tipstaff on 020 7947 6200 prior to entering court or making your application. Your matter will not be heard until you have spoken to the Tipstaff

5.3 Judgments

Judgments will be handed down remotely by circulation to the parties or their representatives by email and released to the National Archives. A copy of the judgment in final form as handed down should be available on the National Archives website 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 29th May 2025 updated on 28th May at 4:19pm

Judge	Time	Venue		Case Number	Case Name	Additional information
Mr Justice Trowell	10:30am	Court 40	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD25P00086		CVP Hybrid Hearing
Ms Justice Harris	2pm	Court 50	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD25P00283/ CM25C50150		CVP Hybrid Hearing
Her Honour Judge Edwards (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	10am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	CF06/25		Not open to the media/ CVP Hybrid Hearing
Her Honour Judge Edwards (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	11am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD25C40432
Her Honour Judge Edwards (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	12 noon	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD25C40442
Her Honour Judge Edwards (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	2pm	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD25C40429
Her Honour Judge Edwards (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	2:30pm	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD25C40549
Recorder Jack (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	10am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD25C40207
Recorder Jack (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	11am	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD25C40541
Recorder Jack (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	12 noon	MS Teams Hearing	National DOLS List in Chambers	FD25C40091
Ms H Markham KC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	10:30am	Court 39	Applications in Court as in Chambers	FD24P00683		Part Heard
Mr N Goodwin KC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)	10:30am	Court 43	Applications in Court as in Chambers	DE22P00441		CVP Hybrid Hearing/Part Heard

6. King’s Bench Judges Daily Cause List

List for 30th May 2025. Updated 29th May 2025 at 2:47pm

Judge	Time	Hearing	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
Mr Justice Bourne	10am	MS Teams	QB-2019-003813 Anyon and 119 others v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Directions hearing	For details on accessing the hearing, please email kbjudgeslistingoffice@justice.gov.uk
Mrs Justice Dias	10am	Court 37 or MS Teams	Applications without Notice	Application notice	For details on accessing the hearing, please email kbjudgeslistingoffice@justice.gov.uk
Mrs Justice Dias	10:30am	Court 37	KB-2025-001758 Memon v Cambridgeshire County Council	Application notice	Unrobed
Mrs Justice Dias	12pm	Court 37	KB-2025-001828 Humber Industrials Limited v Unknown	For hearing	Unrobed
Mrs Justice Dias	2pm	Court 37 or MS Teams	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

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.

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 30th May 2025. Updated 29th May 2025 at 12:10pm

Judge	Time	Room	Case details	Type of hearing	Additional information
Master Dagnall	11:15am	MS Teams	QB-2021-002897 Peake v East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust	Urgent and short application
Master Dagnall	12 noon	MS Teams	EN49/2025, BV17D26183 St. Hill v Orneville	Urgent and short application
Master Stevens	2pm	MS Teams	L00BT849 / HP787/2024 Bernstein and another v Khamis and another	Urgent and short application
Master Stevens	3:30pm	MS Teams	M00CL442 Ayoola v Mku	Urgent and short application
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		Not sitting
Master Eastman	2pm		Not sitting
Master Davison	10:30am		Official court business
Master Davison	2pm		Official court business
Master Thornett	10:30am		Not sitting
Master Thornett	2pm		Not sitting
Master Gidden	10:30am		Not sitting
Master Gidden	2pm		Not sitting
Master Sullivan	10:30am		Not sitting
Master Sullivan	2pm		Not sitting
Master Dagnall	10:30am		Applications
Master Dagnall	2pm	E110	KB-2023-002890 Ward v Santander UK Plc	Application hearing
Master Stevens	10:30am		Official court business
Master Stevens	2pm		Applications
Master Armstrong	10:30am	Court 63	KB-2024-000899 Uflex Europe Ltd v Sachdeva and others	CMC and application	Unrobed
Master Armstrong	2pm	Court 63	KB-2024-000899 Uflex Europe Ltd v Sachdeva and others	CMC and application	Unrobed
Master Brown	10:30am		Official court business
Master Brown	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 30th May 2025 updated 29th May 2025 at 13:30pm

Court	Judge	Time	Case Name	Case Number	Type of hearing
94	Costs Judge Leonard	10:30am	CHX - v Maitreya	SC-2025-BTP-000241	Via MS Teams
94	Costs Judge Leonard	2pm	R v Connor Moore	SC-2025-CRI-000016	Via MS Teams
96	Cost judge Brown	10:30am	B v St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trut	SC-2024-BTP-000150	In Person