Supreme Court to sit in Manchester for the first time next week

The Supreme Court will sit in Manchester for the first time next week. The court, usually based in London, is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Next week will mark the first time it has been held in a city other than Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff or London. Cases will be heard at Manchester's Civil Justice Centre, a building which opened in 2007 and is often nicknamed the 'filing cabinet' due to its distinctive design.

They will be heard on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and members of the public can attend. Some of the top judges set to hear the cases include Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Burrows, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose and Lord Richards.

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Lord Reed previously said: "I am delighted that the Supreme Court will be sitting in Manchester next spring. As the final court of appeal for the United Kingdom, we hear cases of profound importance to everyone across the country.

"My colleagues and I strongly believe that the experience of attending a court hearing in person should not be limited to those able to get to London. We have previously sat in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast and I am very pleased that people in Manchester and across the North-West will have the opportunity to see the Court in operation locally.

"The Supreme Court is committed to being one of the most open and accessible courts in the world and, like all our hearings, the cases we hear in Manchester will be live streamed via our website for everyone who cannot get to see us in person."

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