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. Please note, the Exhibition space will be closed from 10-24 August. All other parts of the Court, and the cafe, remain open to visitors.

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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
20 August 2026
Paradise Island Lighthouse and Beach Club Company Limited (Appellant) v The Attorney General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (Respondent) (Bahamas)
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Doherty
Is there a binding agreement for the grant of a lease?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
6 October 2026
Ritchie Capital Management LLC and 6 others (Respondents) v Lancelot Investors Fund, Ltd (In Official Liquidation) (Appellant) (Cayman Islands)
When a company enters liquidation, does time stop running for the purposes of the Cayman Islands Limitation Act (1996 Revision) in respect of all liabilities, including actions based in tort, or just for submitting ‘proofs’ of debt?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
4 November 2026
R (on the application of Ammori) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
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?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
12 January 2027
Townsend (Appellant) v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Respondent)
Is there an obligation on an NHS commissioning body to apply to the Court of Protection to resolve disputes about medical treatment (including life-sustaining treatment) where the treatment sought on behalf of an incapacitated patient is not being offered by the patient’s treating clinicians because they have concluded that such treatment is clinically inappropriate? Was the Court of Appeal wrong not to order interim relief under section 48 Mental Capacity Act 2005?
Linked cases
UKSC/2026/0044 Townsend (Respondent) v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Appellant)
Legal Issue
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
12 January 2027
Townsend (Respondent) v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Appellant)
Is there an obligation on an NHS commissioning body to apply to the Court of Protection to resolve disputes about medical treatment (including life-sustaining treatment) where the treatment sought on behalf of an incapacitated patient is not being offered by the patient’s treating clinicians because they have concluded that such treatment is clinically inappropriate?
Linked cases
UKSC/2026/0050 Townsend (Appellant) v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Respondent)
Legal Issue