The Supreme Court welcomed a record 105,000 visitors through its doors last year, a third more than in 2013/14. Its fifth annual report and accounts, laid before Parliament last week, also records how the court sat for more days, up from 127 to 136 sitting days, but heard fewer appeals and gave fewer judgments: down from 120 to 89 and from 115 to 81 respectively. This may be due to longer hearings, more appeals with seven or nine Justices on the panel, and fewer linked appeals.
19 June 2015
Supreme Court welcomes record number of visitors
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill
Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London
Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart
Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners
HFW—Rémi Ducloyer
HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire
NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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