
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
We are the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Supreme Court hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.
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Lowe (Appellant) v The Governors of Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse (Respondent)10:30AM
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- R (on the application of Ammori) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
4 November 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Stephens
Was the decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000 lawful?
- R (on the application of L1T FM Holdings UK Limited and another) (Appellants) v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office (formerly the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
10 November 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Briggs,
Lady Simler,
Lord Snowden
Whether the state is entitled, in light of Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights (“A1P1”), to deprive a person of their possessions in the public interest without paying, or ensuring they recover, market value for those possessions, in circumstances where the policy objective of the deprivation measure is not undermined or diminished by ensuring market value is recovered.
- AB (a minor, by their father and next friend) (Appellant) v Minister for Education (Respondent) (Bermuda)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
11 November 2026
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lady Simler
Whether the mandatory testing regime 1. breached the Appellant's constitutional right to not be searched without his consent; 2. were not based on lawful authority; 3. breached the principle of legality.
- R (on the application of CHK) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
17 November 2026
Lord Sales,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler
Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the conditions of CHK’s immigration bail do not constitute a sufficient restraint on his liberty to justify a writ of habeas corpus? Did the Court of Appeal err in ordering CHK to pay the respondent’s costs?
- Adriatic Land 5 Limited (Appellant) v Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point and another (Respondents)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
18 November 2026
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lord Doherty
Does paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA 2022”) preclude the recovery of legal or professional costs by way of service charge from leaseholders holding a qualifying lease where those costs were incurred before the BSA 2022 came into effect?
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Lord Snowden speaks to BBC Radio about his background and career in the Law
Lord Snowden, who was appointed to the Supreme Court earlier this year, has spoken to BBC Radio about his early life and background in Redcar, Cleveland, and his subsequent rise through the legal profession to the UK's highest court.
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LATEST JUDGMENTS
28 October 2026
The Kingdom of Spain and another (Respondents) v The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited (Appellant) No 221 October 2026
ScottishPower (SCPL) Limited and others (Respondents) v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellant)22 September 2026
R (on the application of Quaye) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent)17 September 2026
Forthwell Limited (Appellant) v Pontegadea UK Limited (Respondent)9 September 2026
In the Petition of DM No 1


