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• JCPC/2026/0035

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  ARBITRATION

  Caldicott Worldwide Limited (Appellant) v Liu Lan Yin (As Representative of the Estate of the Late Siong Beng Seng) and 2 others (Respondents) (Virgin Islands)
  Appeal issued
  Case summary:

  The Company has an arbitration clause requiring all differences between the Company and its members be referred to arbitration. To what extent does this clause bind shareholder-shareholder unfair prejudice claims under section 184l of the Business Companies Act?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2026/0036

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  EMPLOYMENT

  Timothy Moore (Appellant) v Bahamas Electricity Corporation (Respondent) (Bahamas)
  Appeal issued
  Case summary:

  Did the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal err in its assessment of damages? Does Article 11.2 of the Industrial Agreement confer greater rights or benefits than section 29 of the Employment Act 2001?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2025/0007

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  COURT PROCEDURE

  Wycliffe Baird (Appellant) v David Goldgar and four others (Respondents) (St Christopher and Nevis)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 23
  Case summary:

  Did the Court of Appeal err in striking out the Appellant’s appeal for want of prosecution and/or abuse of process?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2023/0067

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Anthony Noel Hosein (formerly Anthony Noel Egbert) (Appellant) v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 19
  Case summary:

  (i) Was the Court of Appeal wrong because it did not overturn the decision of the trial judge to strike out Mr Hosein’s constitutional claim on the basis of various factors, in particular the availability of a parallel remedy and the delay in bringing proceedings? (ii) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude there was no evidence of apparent bias on the part of the trial judge?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2023/0103

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  CRIME

  Richard Taylor Assistant Superintendent of Police (Respondent) v Natalie Natasha Spring and another (Appellants) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 18
  Case summary:

  Did the Court of Appeal err in its interpretation of the Civil Asset Recovery and Management and Unexplained Wealth Act No 8 of 2019 (the “Act”) in finding that the Preliminary Unexplained Wealth Order (“PUWO”) originally imposed under that Act and then set aside by the High Court could be reinstated, including as against the Estate of Sheldon Spring?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2024/0040

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  CRIME

  Wolda Salamma Gardner (Appellant) v Director of Public Prosecutions and another (Respondents) (Bermuda)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 17
  Case summary:

  In what circumstances can a person make an application for redress under section 15 of the Bermuda Constitution in respect of an alleged breach of fundamental rights, where the breach complained of arises retrospectively following the decision of a court.

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2024/1001

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Devant Maharaj (Appellant) v National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 14
  Case summary:

  What is the proper approach to the public interest balancing exercise required by section 35 of the Freedom of Information Act (“the FOIA”) where an applicant has requested disclosure of information from a public authority and the public authority considers there to be an applicable exemption?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2024/0094

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  BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS

  A and 6 others (Appellants) v C and 13 others (Respondents)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 11
  Case summary:

  In exercising the Consent Powers, do the Protectors have the Wider Role or the Narrow Role?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2024/0031

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  NEGLIGENCE

  Rubis Bahamas Ltd (Appellant) v Lillian Antoinette Russell (Respondent) (The Bahamas)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 9
  Case summary:

  1): Did the courts below find as a fact that the fuel from the 2012 leak migrated to the respondent’s land and contaminated it? (2): Is it a precondition to liability under the rule in Rylands v Fletcher that the defendant be in occupation of the land from which the dangerous thing escapes? (3): Is the storage of fuel underground a "non-natural use of land" for the purposes of the rule in Rylands v Fletcher? (4): Did the Court of Appeal err in its assessment of damages?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2024/0092

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  COMMERCIAL

  Anheuser-Busch International Inc and another (Respondents) v Commonwealth Brewery Ltd (Appellant) (Bahamas)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 8
  Case summary:

  Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the termination notice period given by the Respondents was reasonable?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2023/0077

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  TORT

  Tyson Strachan (Appellant) v Albany Resort Operator Ltd (Respondent) (Bahamas)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 5
  Case summary:

  Did the Court of Appeal err in upholding the trial judge’s determination that the Appellant had not established to the civil standard that his employer was liable in negligence and that there was no case to answer?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2024/0015

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  PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Ravi Balgobin Maharaj (Appellant) v The Minister of Finance (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 4
  Case summary:

  What is the meaning of the words “independent of the Government, Business and Labour” in the context of the appointment of the chairman of the National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago under section 3(2)(d) of the National Insurance Act 1971?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2022/0011

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  CONSTITUTION

  Gedeon Mahabir (Appellant) v Public Service Commission and another (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 3
  Case summary:

  What is the correct interpretation of Section 121(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Regulation 168 of the Public Service Commission Regulations (“Reg. 168”) in the context of prison officer promotions?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2024/0062

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  COMMERCIAL

  Uniform Building Contractors Ltd (Respondent) v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 2
  Case summary:

  Whether compliance with conditions precedent to payment in a FIDIC contract is essential in order to enable a contractor to recover payment for variations alleged to have been made.

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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• JCPC/2025/0036

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  TORT

  Christopher Isaac Singh (A minor, suing by his mother and next friend, Nicole Singh Nee Mohammed) (Respondent) v Dr Prakashbhan Persad (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
  Judgment given
  [2026] UKPC 1
  Case summary:

  Was the Court of Appeal correct to interfere with the High Court’s finding that the appellant doctor was not negligent?

  Last updated: 6 July 2026

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