UK SC
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UK SC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the highest appellate court in the UK for civil cases and for criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of last resort
ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsFrom |
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Justice in England and Wales (in some cases with leapfrog procedure) NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland (in some cases with leapfrog procedure) NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Justiciary (in limited circumstances) NERFINISHED ⓘ Inner House of the Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| building | Middlesex Guildhall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canSitInPanelsOf |
3 justices
ⓘ
7 justices ⓘ 9 justices ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.5007°N 0.1275°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2009-10-01 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
House of Lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
civil appeals from all parts of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
compatibility issues under the Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ criminal appeals from England, Wales and Northern Ireland ⓘ devolution issues ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudgeTitle | President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDeputyChiefJudgeTitle | Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Welsh (in some proceedings) ⓘ |
| hasSeal | emblem of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearsCasesInPanelsOf | usually 5 justices ⓘ |
| inauguratedOn | 2009-10-01 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| location | Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumNumberOfJudges | 12 ⓘ |
| neighbourhood | Parliament Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notJurisdiction | criminal appeals from Scotland (except devolution and compatibility issues) ⓘ |
| oversees | development of UK law through precedent ⓘ |
| partOf | judicial branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (for certain devolution matters) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedFunctionOf | House of Lords as final court of appeal in 2009 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ highest appellate court in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (used in its emblem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.supremecourt.uk/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom