Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2026

UK New Legislation

Published April 1st, 2026

Detected March 11th, 2026

Summary

The UK Lord Chancellor has issued the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2026, increasing court fees by 5.9% effective April 1, 2026. This amendment to the 2024 Order adjusts specific fees to account for inflation between March 2023 and March 2025.

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What changed

The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2026, made on March 5, 2026, and effective April 1, 2026, amends the Supreme Court Fees Order 2024. The amendment introduces a 5.9% increase to various fees payable in the Supreme Court, calculated based on inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index from March 2023 to March 2025. Specific fee increases range from £40 for filing an objection to an application for permission to appeal to £760 for filing a notice of appeal.

This rule change will directly impact the cost of initiating and proceeding with appeals and applications within the UK Supreme Court. Legal professionals and parties involved in litigation before the Supreme Court will need to be aware of the updated fee schedule. The changes are effective from April 1, 2026, and no specific compliance deadline is noted beyond the effective date of the Order.

What to do next

Update internal fee schedules to reflect the 5.9% increase for all relevant Supreme Court filings.
Ensure all new applications and notices filed on or after April 1, 2026, include the revised fee amounts.
Inform relevant legal teams and clients about the fee increase.

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Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 241 (L. 4)

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2026

Made

5th March 2026

Laid before Parliament

10th March 2026

Coming into force

1st April 2026

The Lord Chancellor, with the agreement of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 52 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005(1).

The Lord Chancellor has consulted in accordance with section 52(4) to (6) of that Act.

Citation, commencement, and extent

—(1) This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on 1st April 2026.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendments to the Supreme Court Fees Order 2024

In paragraph (2) of Schedule 1 to the Supreme Court Fees Order 2024(2) (fees payable in the Supreme Court), in the table, in each entry relating to an item described in column (1) of the table in the Schedule to this Order (“ the Table ”), for the amount specified in column (2) (amount of fee), substitute the amount specified in column (3) of the corresponding entry in the Table (revised amount of fee).

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Sarah Sackman

Minister of State

Ministry of Justice

5th March 2026

We agree,

Gen Kitchen

Christian Wakeford

Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury

3rd March 2026

Article 2

Schedule Amendments to fees payable in the Supreme Court Fees Order 2024

| (1) Number and description of fee | (2) Current amount of fee | (3) Revised amount of fee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1.1 On filing an application for permission to appeal. | £1,390 | £1,470 |
| 1.2 On filing notice of objection to an application for permission to appeal. | £220 | £230 |
| 2.1 On filing notice of an intention to proceed with an appeal. | £7,855 | £8,315 |
| 2.2 On filing a notice of appeal. | £8,975 | £9,500 |
| 2.3 On filing a reference. | £7,015 | £7,425 |
| 2.4 On filing an acknowledgement by respondent. | £445 | £470 |
| 3.1 On filing an application for a decision of the Registrar to be reviewed. | £2,095 | £2,215 |
| 3.2 On filing an application for permission to intervene in an appeal. | £1,115 | £1,180 |
| 3.3 On filing any other procedural application. | £485 | £510 |
| 3.4 On filing notice of objection to a procedural application. | £205 | £215 |

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Supreme Court Fees Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/148) (“ the 2024 Order ”) prescribes the fees payable in the Supreme Court. The fees set by the 2024 Order reflected historic inflation up to March 2023.

The Schedule to this Order, introduced by article 2, amends selected fees to apply an inflation-based increase of 5.9% (rounded down to the nearest £5) to reflect the change in the value of money as measured by the Consumer Price Index in the period from March 2023 to March 2025.

No impact assessment has been carried out for these amendments as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(1) 2005 c. 4.

(2) S.I. 2024/148, amended by S.I. 2025/351.