This is a list of the judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the year 2012. They are ordered by Neutral citation.
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 2012 unless expressly stated otherwise.
2012 case summaries
editUnless 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.
2012 judgments
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Delivered a judgment (majority) |
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Concurred in the judgment of another justice (majority) |
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Delivered a judgment (dissenting) |
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Concurred in the judgment of another justice (dissent) |
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Did not participate in the decision | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t An augmented panel of 7 judges sat in this case.
- ^ a b c d An augmented panel of 9 judges sat in this case.
- ^ a b An augmented panel of 3 judges sat in this case.
- ^ Lord Collins also sat in this case and found with Lords Clarke and Dyson in a 3-2 majority decision.
- ^ This application was considered by way of written submissions.
- ^ The chart shows the justice's decision in respect of HH. FK's appeal was unanimously allowed; PH's appeal was dismissed by a 6-1 majority (Lady Hale dissenting).
- ^ The Vice President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal, Sir Anthony Hughes, also sat on this appeal. He gave a short judgment for the majority that concurred with Lord Phillips.
- ^ Lord Collins sat on this case and gave the leading judgment for the majority.
- ^ The decision in this case was not in favour of one side or the other but rather the Supreme Court unanimously decided to refer the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Lady Hale set out the terms of the reference.
- ^ The Vice President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal, Sir Anthony Hughes, also sat on this appeal. He gave the leading judgment alongside Lord Walker.
Judges
edit- Lord Judge was the Lord Chief Justice and President of the Courts of England and Wales in 2012 but sat on four cases in the Supreme Court.
- Lord Brown served until 9 April 2012.
- Lord Phillips served until 30 September 2012.
- Lord Sumption became a justice on 11 January 2012. He replaced Lord Collins.
- Lord Reed became a justice on 6 February 2012. He replaced Lord Rodger.
- Lord Carnwath became a justice on 17 April 2012. He replaced Lord Brown.
- Lord Neuberger became president of the supreme court on 1 October 2012. He replaced Lord Phillips.