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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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- Christopher Isaac Singh (A minor, suing by his mother and next friend, Nicole Singh Nee Mohammed) (Respondent) v Dr Prakashbhan Persad (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
28 October 2025
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards
Was the Court of Appeal correct to interfere with the High Court’s finding that the appellant doctor was not negligent?
- Deon Watson (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
28 October 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens
Having found the appellant guilty of damage and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, but having acquitted him of armed robbery, had the jury been misdirected by the judge and did they deliver inconsistent verdicts as a result? If so, is the appellant’s conviction unsafe?
- Crozier or Veale and others (Respondents) v Scottish Power UK Plc (Appellant)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
3 November 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows
Does the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 entitle the relatives of a deceased person to claim damages following his death from asbestos-related mesothelioma, notwithstanding the prior settlement of a separate claim brought by the deceased for other asbestos-related injuries?
- Carleen McFarlane (Appellant) v General Legal Council (Respondent) (Jamaica)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
3 November 2025
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Richards,
Lady Simler
Did an attorney’s conduct of refunding the deposit in full solely to a co-client as co-purchaser following the cancellation of a sale agreement amount to a breach of Canon IV(s) of the Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules 1978? If so, what is the appropriate sanction and what rules of due process apply to disciplinary proceedings?
- Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v Kolicaj (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
4 November 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Sales,
Lord Stephens
(1) Was it procedurally unfair for the Secretary of State for the Home Department to deprive Mr Kolicaj of his British citizenship without affording him an opportunity to make representations? (2) Did the Court of Appeal act in excess of jurisdiction by quashing the deprivation order made against Mr Kolicaj?
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22 October 2025
Process & Industrial Developments Limited (Appellant) v The Federal Republic of Nigeria (Respondent)- C G Fry & Son Limited (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (formerly known as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) and another (Respondents)
11 September 2025
The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd (Appellant) v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent)1 August 2025
Hopcraft and another (Respondents) v Close Brothers Limited (Appellant)- Johnson (Respondent) v FirstRand Bank Limited (London Branch) t/a MotoNovo Finance (Appellant)