The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) have published the final year of their three-year business plan for 2023-2026. The plan focuses on five strategic priorities and reports the successful completion of their Change Programme, which includes the launch of a new digital case management portal and the creation of new websites for the Supreme Court and the JCPC.

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) have published the final year of their three-year business plan for 2023-2026. The plan focuses on five strategic priorities and reports the successful completion of their Change Programme, which includes the launch of a new digital case management portal and the creation of new websites for the Supreme Court and the JCPC.

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) have announced that a new case management portal and two new websites (one for each court) will be launched later in the year for legal professionals and members of the public who use these courts. The portal will enable users to file court documents digitally and track the progress of their case in real time.

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has announced amendments to its Practice Directions. The amendments include clarification of restrictions on appeals from the Court of Appeal, changes to the procedure for responding to a notice of objection in certain permission to appeal applications. The amendments also include updates concerning bundles, hearing arrangements, court dress, draft orders and fee notes.

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has announced amendments to its Practice Direction and that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) for Michaelmas Term 2025. The amendments are described as ‘minor’ and mostly include changes to internal references and references to rules of the CPR, alongside some substantive amendments to procedure.

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has updated the information on its website regarding its registry opening hours. The update includes details of closures over the Christmas and New Year holiday period and the impact this will have on deadlines which fall during this period, as well as information on how queries regarding cases in the new Case Management Portal are to be dealt with.

Dispute Resolution: in a case concerning the measurement of damages for anticipatory breach (renunciation) the UKSC has unanimously concluded that a default damages clause, construed on its precise terms, did not provide a complete code for assessing damages for the breach. Whilst it did provide a mechanism for determining the market price or value of the goods that either were actually purchased by way of mitigation or might have been purchased under a notional substitute contract (and, in so doing, might produce a result different from the common law measure of damages) nonetheless the clause did not provide an overall complete code and had nothing to do with the effect of subsequent events which would have resulted had the original contract not been performed in any event. As the damages clause did not provide a complete code, the actual facts could be considered and the fact that the expert ban had remained in place at the time for delivery of the goods meant that no loss had been suffered by the buyer. This avoided a result whereby the clause could otherwise have awarded substantial damages for no loss. In so doing, their Lordships confirmed the compensatory principle identified in The Golden Victory and that this 'overriding compensatory principle' was not limited to instalment contracts as had perhaps previously been suggested.

The United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) has hosted an event entitled ‘The Future of International Law’ on 4 June 2025, during which UKSC President Lord Reed, Lord Lloyd-Jones, and Professor Dapo Akande discussed the evolving relationship between international and domestic law. Professor Akande is the UK’s candidate for election as a judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the term 2027–2036. The event was attended by senior legal representatives, officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and several representatives from London-based diplomatic missions. The discussion explored the increasing role of international law within domestic courts, noting that international legal principles have become central to contemporary litigation practices. The speakers examined how human rights instruments, such as the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act, are being incorporated into domestic decision-making, and they emphasised the expanded regulatory function of international law, which now governs not only inter-state relations but also interactions involving individuals and private entities. They also highlighted the significance of domestic court decisions in contributing to the development of customary international law while stressing that any new legal norms should be established with broad international consensus.

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has issued a training video for its new case management portal, set to be launched later this year. The new portal is for professionals and members of the public who use the UKSC and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). UKSC has noted that benefits of the new portal include improved access to justice and increased public trust in the justice system

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has published a practice note issued by President of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Judicial Committee, Lord Reed, on 22 January 2024, in respect of the UKSC and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). Lord Reed has noted that the UKSC and JCPC have made substantive changes in the UKSC and JCPC Practice Direction (PD) 3 on applications for permission to appeal; JCPC PD 4 on notice of appeal; UKSC and JCPC PD 6 on the appeal hearing; and UKSC and JCPC PD 7 on applications, documents, forms and order. These changes are effective from 22 January 2024.

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has published its annual report and accounts for 2023-24, highlighting the work and progress of UKSC and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). 51 UKSC and 39 JCPC judgments were delivered, including the Rwanda case. The report also covers governance and accountability, financial statements and UKSC’s performance.

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has published its annual report and accounts for 2024-25, highlighting the work and progress of UKSC and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). The Court decided 219 permission to appeal applications (PTAs), delivering 43 UKSC and 49 JCPC judgments. The report details the completion of a three-year Change Programme, including implementation of a new digital case management system, and marks the Court's 15th anniversary. Dame Janice Pereira, former Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, joined the JCPC during this period.