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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
6 October 2026
Stephen Anthony Aldridge (Appellant) v Mordaunt Estates Ltd (Respondent) (Mauritius)
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows
Whether the Supreme Court of Mauritius was correct to find the Appellant, Mr. Stephen Anthony Aldridge, liable for having breached the Companies Act 2001 for having debited the bank account of the Respondent, Mordaunt Estates Ltd., and credited his own account for the sum of GBP 615,000.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
8 October 2026
Wayne Alleyne and 4 others (Appellants) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
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?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
19 October 2026
Teresa De Silva (Respondent) v Dindial's Hardware Limited (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Doherty,
Lord Snowden
Was the appellant entitled to terminate the contract for the sale of a parcel of land without making time of the essence?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
19 October 2026
Caribbean Airlines Ltd (Appellant) v Communication Transport and General Workers' Union (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
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?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
12 January 2027
William Forbes (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas)
(1) Whether the Court of Appeal erred in not re-opening the Appellant’s appeal against sentence and (2) whether the Appellant’s appeal against the sentence ought to be allowed.