Civil appeals to the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases. It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance and plays an important role in the development of United Kingdom law. It hears appeals on arguable points of law from the civil division of the Court of Appeal and, in some very limited cases, the High Court.

The Supreme Court has its own set of rules, the Supreme Court Rules (referred to in this overview as 'SCR') and its own set of Practice Directions (referred to in this overview as ‘SCR PDs’). These are entirely separate to the Civil Procedure Rules, which govern procedure in the County Courts, High Court and Court of Appeal.

The SCR were enacted by the Supreme Court Rules 2024, SI 2024/949, which revoke and replace the Supreme Court Rules 2009 (referred to in this Practice Note as ‘old SCR’). For an introduction to the Supreme Court Rules 2024, see Practice Note: Guide to the Supreme Court Rules 2024.

The Supreme Court has a website on which much information is available about its procedures

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