This is a list of the 81 judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the year 2013. 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 that differs from the majority on one or more major points of the appeal has been treated as dissent.

All dates are for 2013 unless expressly stated otherwise.

2013 case summaries Unless 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.

Case name Citation Date Legal subject Summary of decision R (Prudential plc) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax UKSC 1 23 January 2013 Legal advice privilege Zakrzewski v The Regional Court in Lodz, Poland UKSC 2 23 January 2013 European arrest warrant Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland v Lloyds Banking Group Plc UKSC 3 23 January 2013 Deed law B (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 4 30 January 2013 Sentencing VTB Capital plc v Nutritek International Corp UKSC 5 6 February 2013 Company law O'Brien v Ministry of Justice (Formerly the Department for Constitutional Affairs) UKSC 6 6 February 2013 Labour law Re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd v Financial Services Authority UKSC 7 13 February 2013 Company law Re L and B (Children) UKSC 8 20 February 2013 Family law Re J (Children) UKSC 9 20 February 2013 Family law Sharif v The London Borough of Camden UKSC 10 20 February 2013 Homelessness law The Financial Services Authority v Sinaloa Gold plc UKSC 11 27 February 2013 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Davies v The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care UKSC 12 27 February 2013 Care law Joint Administrators of Heritable Bank plc v The Winding-Up Board of Landsbanki Islands HF UKSC 13 27 February 2013 Insolvency law Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson UKSC 14 6 March 2013 Landlord-tenant law Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd (No 1) UKSC 15 13 March 2013 Tax law Schütz (UK) Ltd v Werit (UK) Ltd UKSC 16 13 March 2013 Intellectual property law Hayes v Willoughby UKSC 17 20 March 2013 Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd UKSC 18 17 April 2013 Copyright law Jones (by Caldwell) v First Tier Tribunal and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority UKSC 19 17 April 2013 Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Barts and the London NHS Trust v Verma UKSC 20 24 April 2013 Labour law Uprichard v Scottish Ministers UKSC 21 24 April 2013 Planning law Salvesen v Riddell UKSC 22 24 April 2013 Scottish devolution R (Faulkner) v Secretary of State for Justice UKSC 23 1 May 2013 Criminal law WHA Ltd v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 24 1 May 2013 Tax law R (ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs UKSC 25 1 May 2013 Environmental law Futter v The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs UKSC 26 9 May 2013 Trust law SL v Westminster City Council UKSC 27 9 May 2013 Judicial review; National Assistance Act 1948 BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd v Neuberger Berman Europe Ltd UKSC 28 9 May 2013 Insolvency law The President of the Methodist Conference v Preston UKSC 29 15 May 2013 Labour law Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Marks and Spencer plc UKSC 30 22 May 2013 Company law Vestergaard Frandsen v Bestnet Europe Ltd UKSC 31 22 May 2013 Breach of confidence Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland v Elliott UKSC 32 22 May 2013 Policing and Crime Act 2009 Re B (A Child) UKSC 33 12 June 2013 Family law Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd UKSC 34 12 June 2013 Family law Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC v AES Ust-Kamenogorstk Hydropower Plant LLP UKSC 35 12 June 2013 Jurisdiction O'Neill No 2 v Her Majesty's Advocate UKSC 36 13 June 2013 Article 6, ECHR Apollo Engineering Ltd v James Scott Ltd UKSC 37 13 June 2013 Jurisdiction Bank Mellat v Her Majesty's Treasury (No. 1) UKSC 38 19 June 2013 Closed material procedures Bank Mellat v Her Majesty's Treasury (No. 2) UKSC 39 19 June 2013 Closed material procedures Cusack v London Borough of Harrow UKSC 40 19 June 2013 Highways Act 1980 Smith v The Ministry of Defence UKSC 41 19 June 2013 Jurisdiction; Article 2, ECHR; Negligence Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs v Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd (No. 2) UKSC 42 20 June 2013 Tax law R v Brown UKSC 43 26 June 2013 Criminal law of Northern Ireland Abela v Baadarani UKSC 44 26 June 2013 Civil Procedure Rules North v Dumfries and Galloway Council UKSC 45 26 June 2013 Labour law Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd v Zodiac Seats UK Ltd UKSC 46 3 July 2013 Intellectual property law R (Sturnham) v The Parole Board of England and Wales UKSC 47 3 July 2013 Criminal law Kapri v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania UKSC 48 10 July 2013 Extradition; Article 6, ECHR R (AA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 49 10 July 2013 Immigration law Benedetti v Sawiris UKSC 50 17 July 2013 Unjust enrichment R (New London College Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 51 17 July 2013 Immigration law Re Nortel Companies UKSC 52 24 July 2013 Pensions Act 2004, insolvency law R (Modaresi) v Secretary of State for Health UKSC 53 24 July 2013 Mental Health Act 1983 Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson (No. 2) UKSC 54 24 July 2013 Landlord-tenant law South Lanarkshire Council v The Scottish Information Commissioner UKSC 55 29 July 2013 Freedom of information R v Hughes UKSC 56 31 July 2013 Criminal law Teal Assurance Company Ltd v W R Berkley Insurance Ltd UKSC 57 31 July 2013 Professional liability insurance McGraddie v McGraddie UKSC 58 31 July 2013 Findings of fact Torfaen County Borough Council v Douglas Willis Ltd UKSC 59 31 July 2013 Food Safety Act 1990 Re A (Children) UKSC 60 9 September 2013 Jurisdiction Osborn v The Parole Board UKSC 61 9 October 2013 Article 5, ECHR Secretary of State for the Home Department v Al-Jedda UKSC 62 9 October 2013 Immigration law McGeoch v The Lord President of the Council UKSC 63 16 October 2013 Prisoner voting R v Gul UKSC 64 23 October 2013 Terrorism Act 2000 Szepietowski v The National Crime Agency UKSC 65 23 October 2013 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Woodland v Essex County Council UKSC 66 23 October 2013 Tort lawA school was liable for the failure of a swimming instructor contractor to take care of children, even though pupils and parents have no contract with the school. Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v James UKSC 67 30 October 2013 Medical law R (Reilly) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions UKSC 68 30 October 2013 Jobseeker's Allowance Cotter v Commissioners For Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs UKSC 69 6 November 2013 Tax law The Alexandros T UKSC 70 6 November 2013 Jurisdiction; Shipping law Sakalis v Ministry of Justice, Lithuania UKSC 71 20 November 2013 European Arrest Warrant Patel v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 72 20 November 2013 Immigration law Bull v Hall UKSC 73 27 November 2013 Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations Zoumbas v Secretary of State for the Home Department UKSC 74 27 November 2013 Immigration law Re KL (A Child) UKSC 75 4 December 2013 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Re an application by Martin Corey for Judicial Review UKSC 76 4 December 2013 Northern Irish criminal law R (Hodkin) v Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages UKSC 77 11 December 2013 Family law R (Edwards) v Environment Agency (No. 2) UKSC 78 11 December 2013 Costs G v Scottish Ministers UKSC 79 18 December 2013 Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 West London Mental Health NHS Trust v Chhabra UKSC 80 18 December 2013 Patient confidentiality; Labour law AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer (Addis Ababa) UKSC 81 18 December 2013 Immigration law

2013 opinions