Publications

Major Publications

• Public International Law in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom – a selection of cases from the Court's first ten years (2019) - (PDF)

• Public International Law in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2nd edition (2024) - (PDF)

• Parliament and the UK Justice System (2024) – (PDF)

Our Business Plans and Annual Reports

• Business plans

• Annual reports

Consultations and reviews

The Supreme Court occasionally responds to reviews and consultations by Government or other organisations. Published responses to these may be found below.

• Lord Reed’s written evidence to the Rule of Law Inquiry of the House of Lords Constitution Committee (2025) - (PDF)

• Lord Reed's response to the Independent Human Rights Act Review (2021) - (PDF)

• Lord Reed's response to the Independent Human Rights Act Review (2021) - (PDF)

• Lord Reed's response to the Independent Review on Administrative Law (2021) - (PDF)

Concordat between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The UKSC is a non-ministerial department, but a Concordat is in place which details the agreed framework for cooperation between the Ministry of Justice (“MoJ”) and the UKSC on matters which include:

• funding and finance,

• governance,

• UKSC fees; and

• information sharing

The purpose of the document is to guide the actions of officials on matters for which they have responsibility; to ensure that the productive relationships between the two departments and the Lord Chancellor and President continue and that business is conducted in a smooth and efficient way.

The Concordat is reviewed every five years and was last updated in October 2024 .

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