Latest news
Future judgments
2 February 2023
The Supreme Court to give two judgments on 8 February 2023
Lord Kitchin to retire from UK Supreme Court
1 February 2023
Lord Kitchin has today announced his intention to retire from the UK Supreme Court at the end of the legal year.
Latest judgments
1 February 2023
The Supreme Court gives a judgment on 1 February 2023
Permission to appeal
27 January 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for December 2022 and early January 2023
Permission to appeal
19 January 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for November 2022
UK Supreme Court appoints new Non-Executive Directors
5 January 2023
The Supreme Court announces the appointments of two new Non-Executive Directors
Permission to appeal
16 December 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for August - October 2022
Virtual exchange between the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the High Court of Australia
12 December 2022
This month, Justices of the UK Supreme Court took part in a virtual exchange with the High Court of Australia.
Speeches
28 November 2022
Lord Burrows, The Professor Jill Poole Memorial Lecture 2022
Practice Note November 2022
21 November 2022
Lord Reed, as President of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Judicial Committee, has issued the following practice note in respect of the United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)
JCPC visit to inaugurate new courtroom in the Cayman Islands
11 November 2022
As a prelude to the hearings in the Cayman Islands by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), set to take place from 15-18 November 2022, a formal opening ceremony will take place in Grand Court 1
Supreme Court to sit in Manchester for the first time
24 October 2022
The UK Supreme Court, the highest court in the country, will be sitting in Manchester next March, Lord Reed, President of the Supreme Court announced today
Speeches
24 October 2022
Lord Leggatt, At a Glance conference
JCPC in the Cayman Islands, November 2022
21 October 2022
JCPC will sit in the Cayman Islands in November 2022
Bilateral Exchange of Senior Judiciary of the United Kingdom and Judges of the European Court of Human Rights
20 October 2022
Earlier this month, senior members of the UK Judiciary took part in an exchange with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Speeches
5 October 2022
Lord Hodge, Guildhall Lecture 2022
Speeches
5 October 2022
Lord Sales, The Annual Tort Law Research Group Lecture
Practice Note October 2022
3 October 2022
Lord Reed, as President of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Judicial Committee, has issued the following practice note in respect of the United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)
Swearing-in of Sir David Richards as a Justice of the Supreme Court
28 September 2022
On Monday 3 October at 9.30am, Sir David Richards will be sworn in as a new Justice of the UK Supreme Court.
Celebrate 100 years of women at the Bar at the UK Supreme Court
23 September 2022
Come and celebrate 100 years of women at the Bar with a new pop-up exhibition in the lobby of the UK Supreme Court.
Statement from Lord Reed on the death of HM The Queen
8 September 2022
Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court has issued a statement
Update on Reference by the Lord Advocate
7 September 2022
Update on Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 UKSC 2022/0098
Permission to appeal
1 September 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for June - August 2022
Swearing-in of Lord Lloyd-Jones as a Justice of the Supreme Court
26 August 2022
On Tuesday 30 August, Lord Lloyd-Jones will be sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court in a closed ceremony
New appointments to the UK Supreme Court and JCPC
17 August 2022
Lord Lloyd-Jones is re-appointed to his position as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom,
and Sir David Richards is appointed as a Justice to fill the vacancy created by Lady Arden’s retirement
Speeches
15 August 2022
Lord Burrows, Sir Christopher Staughton Memorial Lecture 2022
Permission to appeal
11 August 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for May and June 2022
Dance & Battersbee v Barth Health NHS Trust – Permission to Appeal decision
2 August 2022
Lord Hodge, the Deputy President of the Court, Lord Kitchin and Lord Stephens (“the panel”) have considered the application for permission to appeal by the parents of Archie Battersbee, who has been in a deep coma since 7 April 2022.
Dance & Battersbee v Barth Health NHS Trust – Permission to Appeal application
2 August 2022
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has today, 2nd August 2022, received a Permission to Appeal (PTA) application in the case of Archie Battersbee.
UK Supreme Court to offer paid internship for aspiring lawyers from underrepresented
communities for a second year
29 July 2022
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will continue its partnership with charity Bridging the Bar for a second year
Permission to Appeal decision in the matter of Archie Battersbee
28 July 2022
This afternoon, 28th July 2022, the Supreme Court received an urgent Permission to Appeal (PTA) application in the case of Archie Battersbee.
Hearing date for the reference by the Lord Advocate
21 July 2022
Update on the reference by the Lord Advocate under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 under the Supreme Court’s devolution jurisdiction.
Update on the reference by the Lord Advocate
19 July 2022
Update on the reference by the Lord Advocate under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 under the Supreme Court’s devolution jurisdiction.
Speeches
19 July 2022
Lord Sales, Public Law Conference
UK Supreme Court's 2021-22 Annual Report and Accounts published
12 July 2022
Today, the 2021–22 Annual Report and Accounts of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC) and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) was laid in Parliament, covering the Court's twelfth full financial year
Koestler Arts presents The Future is Never too Big
6 July 2022
This summer, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and prison arts charity Koestler Arts will once again collaborate, this time to showcase a display of artwork by young entrants to the 2022 Koestler Awards
Speeches
30 June 2022
Lord Hamblen, Keynote Speech
Speeches
30 June 2022
Lady Rose, Barnard’s Inn talk
Reference by the Lord Advocate to the Supreme Court
28 June 2022
This afternoon (Tuesday 28 June), the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC) received a reference by the Lord Advocate under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998
Bilateral Exchange of the Judiciaries of the United Kingdom and Ireland
24 June 2022
Earlier this month, members of the UK judiciary took part in an exchange with the Supreme Court of Ireland.
Rwanda Permission to Appeal Application Refused
14 June 2022
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC) received a Permission to Appeal application in the matter of R (NSK (Iraq)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department last night (13 June 2022)
Rwanda Permission to Appeal Application
14 June 2022
Speeches
6 June 2022
Lord Reed, Donoghue v Stevenson 90th Anniversary Conference
Permission to appeal
26 May 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for April and May 2022
Speeches
25 May 2022
Lady Rose, United Kingdom Association For European Law Annual Lecture
Speeches
23 May 2022
Lord Reed, The Neill Law Lecture 2022
Speeches
12 May 2022
Lady Rose, Oxford Union talk
Speeches
11 May 2022
Lord Reed, London International Disputes Week Keynote Address
Permission to appeal
29 April 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for March and April 2022
Lord Reed has officially rescinded the ‘Covid Practice Note’
30 March 2022
Lord Reed has officially rescinded the ‘Covid Practice Note’ issued during the Coronavirus pandemic
Role of UK Supreme Court judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
30 March 2022
A statement from Lord Reed, President of the Supreme Court, The Right Hon Lord Reed of Allermuir
Permission to appeal
28 March 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for February 2022
Supreme Court launches selection process for new justices
11 February 2022
The process of appointing two new Supreme Court Justices begins today, as applications are invited from candidates
to fill the vacancies resulting from the retirement of Lord Lloyd–Jones and Lady Arden of Heswall.
Permission to appeal
27 January 2022
Permission to appeal (PTA) results for December 2021
Valedictory ceremony for Lady Arden
25 January 2022
The Right Hon Lady Arden of Heswall DBE retired as a Supreme Court Justice on 23 January 2022.
Appointment to the Supplementary Panel
13 January 2022
The UK Supreme Court is pleased to announce that Lord Lloyd-Jones will be joining the Supplementary Panel with effect from Friday 14 January
Internship Programme
12 January 2022
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom was privileged to invite eight lawyers to join the Court in the first week of November 2021
Explore the role and inner workings of the UK Supreme Court
12 January 2022
If you'd like to learn more about the UK Supreme Court, the role the Court plays within society and what it is
like to work there, this Royal Holloway course, produced in collaboration with the Supreme Court, is for you.