This is a list of the judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the year 2026.
In 2026, Lord Reed of Allermuir is the president of the Supreme Court; Lord Sales is 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 2026 unless expressly stated otherwise.
2026 case summaries Unless otherwise noted, cases were heard by a panel of five judges.
Cases involving Scots law are highlighted in orange. Cases involving Northern Irish law are highlighted in green. Case name Citation Date Legal subject Summary of decisionProvidence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited UKSC 1 15 January 2026Contract law, Joint Contracts TribunalLewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd UKSC 2 21 January 2026Illegality, InsanityEmotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks UKSC 311 February 2026Patents and artificial intelligenceDairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB UKSC 411 February 2026Trade marksCCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UKSC 511 February 2026Professional negligenceTHG Plc v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd UKSC 625 February 2026Limitation, Companies Act 2006Boyd v Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland UKSC 725 February 2026Law of Northern Ireland, SentencingR v ABJ UKSC 826 February 2026Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Terrorism Act 2000Republic of Zimbabwe v Border Timbers Ltd; The Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg SARL UKSC 94 March 2026State Immunity Act 1978UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Ltd UKSC 1025 March 2026Sanctions involving RussiaKession Capital Ltd (in Liquidation) v KVB Consultants UKSC 1125 March 2026Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Orsted West of Duddon Sands (UK) Limited (now named Orsted Schroders Greencoat WODS Holdco Limited) v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 1215 April 2026Capital Allowances Act 2001In the matter of X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) UKSC 1322 April 2026Adoption and Children Act 2002Gatwick Investment Ltd v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE; Bath Racecourse Company Ltd and others v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE UKSC 1423 April 2026Construction of insurance savings clauses; COVID-19 furlough paymentsIn the matter of an application by Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, Brigid Hughes and Lynda McManus for Judicial Review UKSC 157 May 2026Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 UKSC 162 June 2026Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards7 judges
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