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• JCPC/2026/0064

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Osbourne Douglas and another (Appellants) v The Governor of the Cayman Islands and another (Respondents)
  Appeal issued
  Case summary:

  Did the Court of Appeal err in its approach to the assessment of the appellants’ challenge to their transfers from HMP Northward on Grand Cayman to English high security prisons and, in particular, should the Court of Appeal have undertaken a fresh proportionality assessment? Did the transfers breach the appellants’ rights under the Bill of Rights?

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0069

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  COURT PROCEDURE

  Council of Management of the Dental Board of Trinidad and Tobago a/c The Dental Council (Respondent) v Dion Koonoolal (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Appeal issued
  Case summary:

  (1) What is the correct procedural approach to a rehearing under s.37 of the Dental Profession Act and Civil Proceedings Rule 60.8? (2) Did the High Court judge err in its approach to the conduct of the rehearing? (3) Did the High Court judge give appropriate deference to the Respondent as primary decision-maker during the disciplinary hearing? (4) Was the disciplinary hearing procedurally unfair? (5) Were the three findings of guilt against Dr Koonoolal supportable on the evidence? (6) What is the correct statutory interpretation of the Dental Profession Act and the Dental Regulations? (7) Did the Court of Appeal err in remitting the proceedings to a differently constituted High Court and ordering Dr Koonoolal to pay costs?

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0090

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  Supreme Ventures Ltd and another (Respondents) v Fair Trading Commission (Appellant) (Jamaica)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0088

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  TORT

  David John Humbles and others (Respondents) v Matthew Wickers and others (Appellants) (Isle of Man)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0089

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  Re HQP Corporation Limited (in Official Liquidation) (Cayman Islands) No. 2
  Appeal issued
  Case summary:

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0087

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  COURT PROCEDURE

  Richard Fagan (Appellant) v Edgar Charles Lavarello and Simon Richard Conway (as Joint Liquidators of Kijani Resources Limited and Ratio Limited) (Respondent) (Gibraltar)
  Permission to Appeal application lodged
  Case summary:

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0086

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  Vivekanund Sewraj (Appellant) v The Honourable Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius and another (Respondents) (Mauritius)
  Appeal issued
  Case summary:

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0050

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  COURT PROCEDURE

  Arnon Alexander and another (Appellants) v Richard Sobers (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Appeal issued
  Case summary:

  Did the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago err when it held that deemed admission of a counterclaim (following failure to file a defence to it on time) amounts to a sanction, from which the defendant to the counterclaim had to seek relief?

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2025/0086

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  CRIME

  Pasmore Millings and another (Appellants) v The King (Respondent) (Jamaica)
  Hearing listed
  Case summary:

  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?

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0013

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  COMMERCIAL

  Sports Data Feed Ltd (Appellant) v Silver Sports Ltd and another (Respondents) (Mauritius)
  Appeal issued
  Case summary:

  Did the courts below err in concluding that Sports Data Feed Ltd ("SDF") did not have an exclusive licence in UK football betting?

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2025/0085

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  CONSTITUTION

  Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) v Favianna Gajadhar (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Awaiting judgment
  Case summary:

  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%?

  Last updated: 13 October 2026

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• JCPC/2019/0121

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Framhein (Respondent) v Attorney-General of the Cook Islands (sued on behalf of the Crown) (Appellant) (Cook Islands)
  Judgment given
  [2022] UKPC 4
  Case summary:

  When deciding to permit certain fishing activities, did the Government of the Cook Islands fail to: (1) carry out the required Environmental Impact Assessment, (2) be sufficiently cautious, on account of scientific uncertainty, and/or (3) consult key stakeholders, including traditional leaders of the Cook Islands (the Aronga Mana)?

  Linked cases

  JCPC/2019/0114 Framhein (Appellant) v Attorney-General of the Cook Islands (sued on behalf of the Crown) (Respondent) (Cook Islands)

  Legal issue

  Last updated: 12 October 2026

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• JCPC/2019/0114

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Framhein (Appellant) v Attorney-General of the Cook Islands (sued on behalf of the Crown) (Respondent) (Cook Islands)
  Judgment given
  [2022] UKPC 4
  Case summary:

  When deciding to permit certain fishing activities, did the Government of the Cook Islands fail to: (1) carry out the required Environmental Impact Assessment, (2) be sufficiently cautious, on account of scientific uncertainty, and/or (3) consult key stakeholders, including traditional leaders of the Cook Islands (the Aronga Mana)?

  Linked cases

  JCPC/2019/0121 Framhein (Respondent) v Attorney-General of the Cook Islands (sued on behalf of the Crown) (Appellant) (Cook Islands)

  Legal issue

  Last updated: 12 October 2026

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• JCPC/2025/0015

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  TAX

  Unicomer (St Vincent) Ltd (Appellant) v Appeal Commissioners and another (Respondents) (St Vincent and the Grenadines)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 24
  Case summary:

  (1) Is an arrangement under which the appellant obtained insurance from an insurer who reinsured the risk with an entity related to the appellant, such that 95% of the premiums were ultimately received by that related entity, a transaction falling within the meaning of section 23 of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 435 (“ITA”)? (2) Is the appellant required to pay withholding tax on the premiums received by its related entity pursuant to section 66 of the ITA? (3) Are profits made by the appellant from hire-purchase agreements taxable at the time the agreements were entered into or upon receipt of the hirer’s instalments under section 9 of the ITA?

  Last updated: 12 October 2026

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• JCPC/2025/0118

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  EMPLOYMENT

  Servol Limited (Appellant) v Early Childhood Teachers Trade Union (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Hearing listed
  Case summary:

  Does the Industrial Court have jurisdiction to decide that a failure to provide for retirement benefits constitutes a breach of good industrial relations practices for which an award was justifiable under the Industrial Relations Act 1972, section 10(3)?

  Last updated: 12 October 2026

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