UKSC
Law & Legal abbreviation · Court
| Stands for | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Categories | Law & Legal |
UKSC stands for Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, a court abbreviation.
Final court of appeal for civil cases throughout the United Kingdom and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, sitting in Middlesex Guildhall in London. It opened on October 1, 2009, taking over the judicial functions of the House of Lords, and has 12 justices.
Example: The government's appeal was dismissed in a unanimous judgment reported as [2023] UKSC 42.
Usage notes
UKSC is the neutral citation code, used in the form [year] UKSC number. Its creation under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 separated the top court from the legislature. Most Scottish criminal appeals end at the High Court of Justiciary rather than reaching the UKSC.
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