In the Appeal
                (1) The extent to which the article 2 investigative obligation arising under the Human Rights Act 1998 applies retrospectively to deaths which occurred prior to the commencement of the Human Rights Act 1998; and
                (2) Whether the Legacy Investigations Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland is sufficiently independent to investigate and / or review the investigations into such deaths and what steps are necessary to ensure that the investigation / review meets article 2 standards and the point in time at which those steps must be taken.
                In the Cross Appeal
                (1) Whether the NI Court of Appeal erred in finding that there was no obligation to ensure that the investigation into the death in question was independent under (1) the common law; and (2) under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, s. 32(1)(d) read in conjunction with the Code of Ethics 2008 as contained in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Conduct) Regulations 2008.

This appeal concerns the entitlement of EU citizens to UK benefits in light of UK’s withdrawal from the EU ("Brexit"). The Supreme Court is asked to consider:
                1. whether a person with no EU law right to reside in an EU Member State is entitled to rely on the prohibition on nationality discrimination contained in Article 18 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU"); and
                2. the proper approach to the distinction between direct and indirect discrimination and whether indirect discrimination may, in the circumstances of the present case, be objectively justified.

To have capacity to decide to have sexual relations with another person, does a person need to understand that the other person must have the capacity to consent to the sexual activity and must in fact consent before and throughout the sexual activity?

Whether seaworthiness for the purposes of Article III Rule 1 of the Hague-Visby Rules includes navigational decisions taken by the crew taken prior to commencement of a voyage.