relations between branches key evidence

Question 1

When was the UK Supreme Court formed and by what?

Answer 1

in 2005 by the Constitutional Reform Act

Question 2

When was the Supreme Court officially opened?

Answer 2

October 2009

Question 3

How many judges is the Supreme court made up of?

Answer 3

12 judges

Question 4

Give 3 examples of Supreme Court Members

Answer 4

Lord Reed - president of the supreme court
- senior judge in Scotland for 13 years
-studied law at Edinburgh University
-appointed to the Supreme Court in 2012 and president since 2020

Lady Rose - served on government Legal Service serving as a legal advisor on financial services at the Treasury 1995-2001
- studied at Cambridge University
-Appointed to the Supreme Court in 2021

Lord Kitchin - appointed as a High Court Judge in 2005
- studied natural sciences and law at Cambridge University
-appointed to the Supreme Court in 2018

Question 5

Give 2 examples of key cases that the Supreme Court has decided

Answer 5

Miller v Brexit Secretary 2017
an act of parliament was needed to take the UK out of the EU

Elan-Cane v Home Secretary 2022 - the court ruled that the Home Office did not have to offer a third gender option on passports