How do I find UK Supreme Court cases and judgments?

The UK Supreme Court's case pages list its cases since it opened in 2009, with a plain-English summary of the issue, hearing dates, the judgment, and a press summary. You can filter by status, such as cases awaiting judgment. Judgments are also on Find Case Law with a neutral citation like [2025] UKSC 1.

It is the final court of appeal for all UK civil cases and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland; most Scottish criminal appeals end at the High Court of Justiciary. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 caps it at 12 full-time equivalent judges, called Justices.

The Court cannot strike down Acts of Parliament. For a ruling, quote the judgment itself rather than a summary of it.

Official sources: UK Supreme Court cases · Find Case Law · Constitutional Reform Act 2005, section 23

When is the next figure out?

Find Case Law and the Supreme Court publish judgments as they are handed down, on dates the courts announce in advance. legislation.gov.uk adds new Acts and statutory instruments shortly after they are made and aims to apply amendments to revised text within three months of them taking effect. CPS quarterly data summaries follow a published timetable on the CPS site, and Ministry of Justice court, tribunal and legal aid statistics appear at 9:30am on dates pre-announced on the GOV.UK statistics calendar.

Every official release due in the next two weeks is on the release calendar.

Where the figures come from

• Find Case Law, legislation.gov.uk, the Sentencing Council and UK court records
  How to search UK court judgments on Find Case Law, check if a law is in force on legislation.gov.uk, and read sentencing, tribunal and CPS data.

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