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.

Find a case

Welcome to our new website. Please bear with us as we continue to make improvements to the content and layout. The Court is open today from 9.00AM to 4.30PM. Please note the Case Management Portal will be inaccessible due to maintenance on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 17:00-20:00 GMT

QUICK LINKS

LISTINGS

Upcoming

UK Supreme Court
Hearing
14 January 2025
Glasgow City Council (Respondent) v X (Appellant) (AP) (Scotland)
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lady Simler
Whether temporary (interim) accommodation provided by local authorities pursuant to the duty at section 29 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (the “1987 Act”) must meet the specific needs of individual members of the household in order to be suitable for the purposes of section 29(3) of the 1987 Act and article 4(b) of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014 (the “2014 Order”).
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
15 January 2025
Shvidler (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Respondent)
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards
(i) Did the Court of Appeal adopt the wrong approach to determining whether the Appellant’s designation was a proportionate interference with his rights under Article 8 and Article 1, Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”)? (ii) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude that maintaining the Appellant’s designation was not a breach of his rights under Article 8 and Article 1, Protocol 1 of the ECHR?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
16 January 2025
Dalston Projects Ltd and others (Appellants) v Secretary of State for Transport (Respondent)
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards
Should the SST’s decision to detain a yacht in London under the UK’s Russian sanctions regime be set aside on (i) human rights, or (ii) public law, grounds?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
16 January 2025
1Globe Capital LLC (Appellant) v Sinovac Biotech Ltd (Respondent) (Antigua and Barbuda) No 2
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Sales,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards
The validity under Antiguan law of a Rights Agreement adopted on 28 March 2016 by the board of the Respondent company without shareholder approval.
Linked cases
JCPC/2022/0041 1Globe Capital LLC (Appellant) v Sinovac Biotech Ltd (Respondent) (Antigua and Barbuda)
Legal issue
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
16 January 2025
1Globe Capital LLC (Appellant) v Sinovac Biotech Ltd (Respondent) (Antigua and Barbuda)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Sales,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards
This case concerns the validity under Antiguan law of an AGM vote and a Rights Agreement. In particular, the Privy Council is asked to decide: 1. whether the incumbent board was validly removed and new board validly elected by shareholder votes at an AGM held on 6 February 2018; and 2. whether the Rights Agreement was validly adopted by the Company Board on 28 March 2016 as a matter of Antiguan law.
Linked cases
JCPC/2022/0062 1Globe Capital LLC (Appellant) v Sinovac Biotech Ltd (Respondent) (Antigua and Barbuda) No 2
Legal issue