This is a list of the judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the year 2016. 65 cases were decided and these are ordered by neutral citation.

In 2016 Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury was the President of the Supreme Court; Lady Hale of Richmond was the Deputy President.

The table lists judgments made by the court and the opinions of the judges in each case. Judges are treated as having concurred in another's judgment when they either formally attach themselves to the judgment of another or speak only to acknowledge their concurrence with one or more judges. Any judgment which reaches a conclusion which differs from the majority on one or more major points of the appeal has been treated as dissent.

All dates are for 2016 unless expressly stated otherwise.

2016 case summaries Unless otherwise noted, cases were heard by a panel of 5 judges.

Cases involving Scots law are highlighted in orange. Cases involving Northern Irish law are highlighted in green. Case name Citation Decided Legal subject Summary of decision Mirga v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions UKSC 1 27 January Social security It was lawful to deny a pregnant Polish woman income support under UK and EU law, and to deny an Iraqi man housing under the Housing Act 1996 . R (C) v Secretary of State for Justice UKSC 2 27 January Anonymity Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs UKSC 3 27 January Asset freezing Re B (A Child) UKSC 4 3 February Jurisdiction; Children Act 1989 R v Taylor UKSC 5 3 February Criminal law Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP UKSC 6 10 FebruaryTort law Negligence Shop Direct Group v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 7 17 February Tax law VAT R v Jogee UKSC 8 18 February Criminal law Joint enterprise Knauer v Ministry of Justice UKSC 9 24 February Tort law Mesothelioma; Damages Cox v Ministry of Justice UKSC 10 2 March Tort law Vicarious liability Mr A M Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc UKSC 11 2 MarchTort lawVicarious liability PMS International Group Plc v Magmatic Ltd UKSC 12 9 MarchIntellectual property DB Group Services Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 13 9 March Tax law Lynn Shellfish Ltd v Loose UKSC 14 13 April Land lawFishing industry in England In the matter of N (Children) UKSC 15 13 AprilConflict of lawsJurisdiction and Brussels II. R (Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 16 20 April Immigration law Asset Land Investment Plc v The Financial Conduct Authority UKSC 17 20 April Collective investment schemes The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd UKSC 18 20 April Tort lawThe proper scope of compensation under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 in an insurance policy. R (O) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 19 27 April False imprisonment NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) NV v Cargill International SA UKSC 20 11 May Maritime law Airtours Holidays Transport Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 21 11 May Tax law VAT In the matter of an application by JR55 for Judicial Review UKSC 22 11 May Judicial review PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC v O W Bunker Malta Ltd UKSC 23 11 May Maritime law Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 24 11 May Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Ministry of Defence v Iraqi Civilians UKSC 25 12 May Civil Code of Iraq PJS v News Group Newspapers UKSC 26 19 May Tort law Privacy law; Injunctions McBride v Scottish Police Authority UKSC 27 15 June Labour law Shirley McKie McDonald v McDonald UKSC 28 15 June Land law ECHR article 8 BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v LBG Capital No. 1 Plc UKSC 29 16 June Banking law Brown v Stonegale Ltd UKSC 30 22 June Company law Taiwo v Olaigbe UKSC 31 22 June Labour law Equality Act 2010 MP (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 32 22 June Immigration law MS (Uganda) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 33 22 June Immigration law In the matter of D (A Child) UKSC 34 22 June Family law R (Bancoult (No 2)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs UKSC 35 29 JuneBritish Overseas Territories Goluchowski v District Court in Elblag, Poland UKSC 36 29 June European Arrest Warrant R (Ismail) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 37 6 July Serving foreign judgments Campbell v Gordon UKSC 38 6 July Labour law Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 R (The Public Law Project) v Lord Chancellor UKSC 39 13 July Legal aid Edwards v Kumarasamy UKSC 40 13 JulyLand law Landlord–tenant law Amoena (UK) Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 41 13 July Bras Patel v Mirza UKSC 42 20 July Contract law Illegality of contracts Willers v Joyce (1) UKSC 43 20 July Tort law Malicious prosecution Willers v Joyce (2) UKSC 44 20 July Precedent; Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Versloot Dredging BV and another v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG UKSC 45 20 July Commercial law Marine insurance Lee-Hirons v Secretary of State for Justice UKSC 46 27 July Mental health law Bailey v Angove's PTY Ltd UKSC 47 27 JulyCommercial law Law of agency Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company plc UKSC 48 27 July Tort law The deceitful misrepresentation of a workplace injury Secretary of State for the Home Department v Franco Vomero (Italy) UKSC 49 27 July Immigration law Hastings Borough Council v Manolete Partners Plc UKSC 50 27 July Hastings Pier The Christian Institute v The Lord Advocate UKSC 51 28 July Constitutional law ECHR article 8 and reserved matters Moreno v The Motor Insurers' BureauJudgment given outside of term time UKSC 52 3 August Damages MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions UKSC 53 10 August Legal status of transgender people R (Ingenious Media Holdings plc v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) UKSC 54 19 October Constitutional law ECHR article 8 R v Mitchell UKSC 55 19 October Bad character evidence R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 56 19 OctoberConstitutional law Human Rights Act 1998 Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v AIG Europe Insurance Ltd (formerly known as Chartis Insurance (UK) Ltd) UKSC 57 26 October Contract law R (Rutherford) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions UKSC 58 9 NovemberUnder-occupancy penalty Makhlouf v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Northern Ireland) UKSC 59 16 NovemberConstitutional lawCriminal deportation and ECHR article 8 Hesham Ali (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 60 16 November Criminal deportation; ECHR Article 8 R v Golds UKSC 61 30 NovemberCriminal law Murder R v Docherty UKSC 62 14 December Sentencing R (Mirza) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 63 14 December Immigration law Habib Khan v General Pharmaceutical Council UKSC 64 14 December Professional ethics R v Guraj UKSC 65 14 December Confiscation

2016 opinions