The Supreme Court will be sitting at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre next week, from Monday 6 to Thursday 9 March 2023. This visit will be the first time that the Court has sat outside of one of the four UK capital cities, having previously sat in Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court, will be accompanied by Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Burrows, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose and Lord Richards when the Court sits in Courtroom 47 of the Manchester Civil Justice
The Justices will also be taking part in a range of events outside of the sittings in Manchester.
Every year the Justices participate in the Court’s education and outreach programmes to inspire and engage students of all ages with law and the legal profession. The outreach work in Manchester will include judging moots with the University of Derby and University of Bolton, as well as a Judicial Assistant recruitment event at the Manchester Law Society, and a live “Ask a Justice”, where sixth form students pose questions to a Justice.
