Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
20 July 2026
Robert Archbald Gilchrist Sinclair (Appellant) v Ian Charles Domaille and 3 others (Respondents) (Guernsey)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler,
Lord Snowden
Did the directors of a company breach their duties when they issued new shares resulting in a beneficial owner and co-shareholder ceasing to be a beneficial owner, either because (i) the issuance did not pursue a proper purpose, and/or (ii) they did not have regard to the market value of the company when determining the share price?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
21 July 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.
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
22 July 2026
Stenner (Appellant) v Teignbridge District Council (Respondent)
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lady Simler,
Lord Snowden
What is the correct test the courts should adopt when applying the “Ouster Principle” in the context of determining whether a purported easement is capable of forming the subject matter of a grant (and therefore valid)?
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
22 July 2026
Great Asia Maritime Limited (Respondent) v Orion Shipping and Trading LLC (Appellant)
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lord Doherty
Does the obligation on the Sellers to pay “due compensation” to the Buyers for “their loss and for all expenses together with interest” in clause 14 of the 2012 version of the Norwegian Saleform (the “NSF”) standard form contract entitle the Buyers to recover loss of bargain damages in the absence of a repudiatory breach of contract when they terminate the contract?
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
22 July 2026
R (on the application of Bano) (Appellant) v London Borough of Waltham Forest (Respondent)
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose
Does a local authority’s duty to house homeless applicants under section 193(2) of the Housing Act 1996 (“Housing Act”) end automatically upon the applicant accepting or rejecting an offer of accommodation made under section 193(7AA)?