Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

Upcoming

• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  27 October 2026

  Replay Destinations (Bahamas) Ltd (Appellant) v Royal Ltd and another (Respondents) (Bahamas)

  Whether the Court of Appeal erred in its interpretation of the trial judge’s findings and whether it improperly made inferences not supported by the trial judge’s judgment.

  ---

• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  28 October 2026

  Pasmore Millings and another (Appellants) v The King (Respondent) (Jamaica)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Doherty,

  Lord Snowden

  Are the Appellants’ convictions and sentences for murder unsafe in circumstances of an alleged plea deal on the part of an accomplice whose evidence was uncorroborated?

  ---

• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  28 October 2026

  Amir Kashiv (Appellant) v Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (Respondent)

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Burrows

  Whether the sanction imposed by the Respondent on the Appellant was disproportionate and not founded on sound and lawful reasoning.

  ---

• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  28 October 2026

  The Kingdom of Spain and another (Respondents) v The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited (Appellant) No 2

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Doherty,

  Lord Snowden

  Absent a contrary agreement, does section 13 of the State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA”) prevent an arbitral tribunal from awarding (i) an injunction, and (ii) equitable damages, against a State for its breach of an equitable obligation to arbitrate? Can an arbitral tribunal award equitable compensation against a State for such a breach?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2025/0031 The Kingdom of Spain (Appellant) v The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited (Respondent)

  Legal Issue

  ---

• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  2 November 2026

  Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) v FR (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Simler

  Has the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago breached the constitutional rights of the appellant as a victim of crime, by failing to prosecute the individual accused of assaulting her within a reasonable period of time?

  ---