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This is the final court of appeal for the UK overseas territories and Crown dependencies. It also serves those Commonwealth countries that have retained the appeal to His Majesty in Council or, in the case of republics, to the Judicial Committee.
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- Director-General, Mauritius Revenue Authority and another (Respondents) v Mauritius Freeport Development Co. Ltd (Appellant) (Mauritius)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
7 October 2026
Lord Briggs,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
On a proper construction of s24 Income Tax Act, is a person allowed to compute annual allowances in respect of capital expenditure which it has incurred in any year and in any amount which it deems fit (subject to maximum thresholds set out in the Income Tax Regulations)?
- Wayne Alleyne and 4 others (Appellants) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
8 October 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty,
Lord Snowden
Were the appellants entitled to declaratory relief in respect of the breaches of their constitutional rights as identified by the Judge? What is the correct approach that the courts should adopt to the assessment and award of vindicatory (as opposed to compensatory) damages? Have the courts in Trinidad and Tobago adopted an erroneous approach to the assessment of damages awarded for the breach of constitutional rights?
- Michael Farley and 431 others (Respondents) v Paymaster (1836) Limited (trading as Equiniti) (Appellant)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
7 October 2026
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
Does a threshold of seriousness apply to claims for damages under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA 2018”)?
- Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) v Favianna Gajadhar (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
12 October 2026
Lord Sales,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler,
Lord Snowden
Was the Court of Appeal correct to set aside the trial judge’s findings that the Appellant’s right to property had been deprived under section 4(a) of the Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago? If so, was the Court of Appeal entitled to reduce the Appellant’s costs of the appeal by 50%?
- Caribbean Airlines Ltd (Appellant) v Communication Transport and General Workers' Union (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
19 October 2026
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
Did the Court of Appeal err in upholding the Industrial Court’s ruling that the Appellant is the successor to British West Indian Airways and therefore bound to recognise the Respondent as one of its recognised majority unions under the Industrial Relations Act?
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Carla Anita Cecilia Braynen Turnquest (Respondent) v Water and Sewerage Corporation (Appellant) (Bahamas)16 September 2026
Francis (Appellant) v Attorney General of St Helena for and on behalf of the Crown (Respondent) (St Helena)28 August 2026
Aeden Balwah (by Shelly-Ann Balwah, his Mother and Next Friend) (Respondent) v Surgi-Med Clinic Co Limited (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)- Aeden Balwah (by Shelly-Ann Balwah, his Mother and Next Friend) and another (Respondents) v Marwan Ahmad Alsayed Abdulla (Appellant) (Trinidad & Tobago)
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