Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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UK Supreme Court
Judgment
1 April 2026
Kession Capital Ltd (Appellant) v KVB Consultants Ltd and others (Respondents)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards,
Lady Simler
Did the terms of an agreement between the Appellant and a third-party (the “Appointed Representative Agreement” or “ARA”), which prohibited the third-party from dealing with Retail Clients, also limit the Appellant’s liability for acts and omissions from the third-party conducting business with Retail Clients?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
20 May 2026
Forthwell Limited (Appellant) v Pontegadea UK Limited (Respondent)
Lord Reed,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty,
Lord Hodge
In what circumstances can a party to a contract recover damages for a breach of that contract in respect of losses that were sustained not by the contracting party itself but by its subsidiary?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
22 July 2026
Aeden Balwah (by Shelly-Ann Balwah, his Mother and Next Friend) (Respondent) v Surgi-Med Clinic Co. Limited (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
These appeals concern allegations of clinical negligence following Aeden’s birth. The issues raised for the JCPC’s consideration all concern findings of fact in relation to the cause of Aeden’s cerebral palsy. In Dr Abdulla’s appeal (JCPC/2025/0063), and in Surgi-Med Clinic Co Ltd’s cross-appeal (JCPC/2025/0065/A) (1) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to reverse the High Court’s finding of fact as to the timing of Dr Abdulla’s arrival? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to find that causation was inevitably proved against Dr Abdulla, if it was proved that he arrived at 4am? In Aeden Balwah’s appeal (JCPC/2025/0065) (1) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to uphold the High Court’s finding that it had not been proved that Surgi-Med Clinic Co Ltd’s breach of duty caused Aeden Balwah’s cerebral palsy?
Linked cases
JCPC/2025/0065 Aeden Balwah (by Shelly-Ann Balwah, his Mother and Next Friend) (Appellant) v Surgi-Med Clinic Co. Limited and another (Respondents) No 2 (Trinidad & Tobago)
Cross Appeal
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
6 October 2026
Ritchie Capital Management LLC and 6 others (Respondents) v Lancelot Investors Fund, Ltd (In Official Liquidation) (Appellant) (Cayman Islands)
When a company enters liquidation, does time stop running for the purposes of the Cayman Islands Limitation Act (1996 Revision) in respect of all liabilities, including actions based in tort, or just for submitting ‘proofs’ of debt?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
7 October 2026
Director-General, Mauritius Revenue Authority and another (Respondents) v Mauritius Freeport Development Co. Ltd (Appellant) (Mauritius)
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)?