Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
address Parliament Square
surface form: Parliament Square, London
appealTo European Court of Human Rights
surface form: European Court of Human Rights (on human rights issues, not as a domestic appeal)
buildingType court building
coordinates 51.5007°N 0.1289°W
country United Kingdom
createdBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005
decidesOn points of law of general public importance
deputyHeadOfCourt Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
emblem Supreme Court of the United Kingdom emblem
ensures separation of powers between judiciary and legislature
hasWebsite https://www.supremecourt.uk
headOfCourt President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
hears devolution issues under the devolution statutes
hearsAppealsFrom Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Court of Session (in peerage matters)
surface form: Court of Session

High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
High Court of Justiciary
surface form: High Court of Justiciary (in certain civil and devolution matters)
inception 2009-10-01
jurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Wales
language English
Welsh
legalBasis Constitutional Reform Act 2005
locatedIn City of Westminster
Middlesex Guildhall
location London, England
surface form: London
maximumNumberOfJustices 12
motto The Supreme Court
numberOfJudges 12
partOf judiciary of the United Kingdom
predecessor Supreme Court of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Appellate Committee of the House of Lords

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
publicAccess open to the public
replaced appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords
devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
role final court of appeal for civil cases in the United Kingdom
final court of appeal for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland
separatedFrom British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
styleOfJudges The Supreme Court
surface form: Justices of the Supreme Court
symbol Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Court distinctFrom Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: High Court of Justiciary
England and Wales hasSupremeCourt Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Supreme Court building, London houses Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Solicitor General legalRepresentationIn Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Solicitor General for England and Wales
David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Collins of Mapesbury memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Sumption appointedToOffice Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Dyson memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Mance memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Supreme Court
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union court Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Senior Courts of England and Wales appealsTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Senior Courts of England and Wales highestCourtBelow Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Civil Division finalAppealTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Criminal Division below Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Criminal Division appealsFromDecisionTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Judiciary of Northern Ireland ultimateAppellateCourt Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Judiciary of Northern Ireland usesPrecedentFrom Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Family Court of England and Wales hasAppealTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Baroness Hale of Richmond memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Reed memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Hodge partOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London refurbishedFor Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Middlesex Guildhall
Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London managedBy Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Middlesex Guildhall
Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge appointedTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
UKSC standsFor Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Criminal justice system of England and Wales hasPart Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
independent selection commission relatedTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Independent Selection Commission
Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom partOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom appointedBy Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom createdFor Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
court of last resort hasExample Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom law hasSupremeCourt Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Inner House courtrooms linkedTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: UK Supreme Court (for further civil appeals)
Legal history of the United Kingdom hasInstitution Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 relatedTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom partOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Appellate Committee room followedBy Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom courtrooms
Appellate Committee room replacedBy Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Crown Court at Manchester appealTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom