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JCPC/2024/0068
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Hearing listedCase summary:Whether the mandatory testing regime 1. breached the Appellant's constitutional right to not be searched without his consent; 2. were not based on lawful authority; 3. breached the principle of legality.
Last updated: 2 September 2026
JCPC/2024/0010
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EMPLOYMENT
Judgment givenCase summary:1. Whether, on a proper construction and/or application of the section 26A of the CAAA, the deeming of the PSA as the certified recognised majority union was subject to the provisions of the IRA. 2. If so, whether the PSA was required to comply with the provisions of Part III of the IRA before it could be recognised as the certified RMU for the BU by the Industrial Court. 3. If so, whether the PSA was required to apply to the RRCB to be certified as the RMU for the BU. 4. Whether the RRCB could certify the PSA as the RMU for the BU since the PSA was already certified as the RMU in respect of two other essential industries.
Linked casesLast updated: 2 September 2026
JCPC/2023/0106
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EMPLOYMENT
Judgment given[2025] UKPC 40Case summary:1. Whether, on a proper construction and/or application of the section 26A of the CAAA, the deeming of the PSA as the certified recognised majority union was subject to the provisions of the IRA. 2. If so, whether the PSA was required to comply with the provisions of Part III of the IRA before it could be recognised as the certified RMU for the BU by the Industrial Court. 3. If so, whether the PSA was required to apply to the RRCB to be certified as the RMU for the BU. 4. Whether the RRCB could certify the PSA as the RMU for the BU since the PSA was already certified as the RMU in respect of two other essential industries.
Linked casesLast updated: 2 September 2026
JCPC/2025/0047
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment given[2026] UKPC 30Case summary:Is there a binding agreement for the grant of a lease?
Last updated: 1 September 2026
JCPC/2026/0079
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 1 September 2026
JCPC/2023/0080
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment given[2025] UKPC 44Case summary:Did the judge err in exercising his discretion to refuse to sanction a scheme of arrangement which had been approved by the shareholders of Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd?
Last updated: 31 August 2026
JCPC/2022/0107
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CRIME
Judgment given[2025] UKPC 35Case summary:Did the Court of Appeal err by upholding the trial judge’s decision to stay the indictment against the respondent?
Last updated: 31 August 2026
JCPC/2023/0079
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment given[2025] UKPC 26Case summary:Was a deceased’s will invalid on the basis that the deceased did not know of and approve its contents?
Last updated: 31 August 2026
JCPC/2019/0097
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CRIME
Judgment given[2022] UKPC 11Case summary:Whether the conviction of Mr Lescene Edwards constitutes a miscarriage of justice such that his conviction is unsafe and should be quashed.
Last updated: 31 August 2026
JCPC/2019/0092
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PROCEDURE
Judgment given[2022] UKPC 22Case summary:(1) Whether the Court of Appeal correctly interpreted the phrases "the same or similar interest" and "a sufficient interest in the proceedings" in rule 21.1(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules; (2) Whether the Court of Appeal was correct to find that the appellant did not have a cause of action in nuisance and therefore could not represent its members; and (3) Whether the Court of Appeal should have allowed the members of the appellant to be substituted and/or added as individual claimants as an alternative to allowing the appellant to represent them.
Last updated: 30 August 2026
JCPC/2019/0102
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment given[2022] UKPC 13Case summary:Whether the Court of Appeal was entitled to come to a different conclusion to the Trial Judge as to the beneficial ownership of land, in particular whether a resulting trust arose or the presumption of advancement applied, and, if so, whether it was correct to do so. Whether the Court of Appeal was further entitled to come to a different conclusion from the Trial Judge as to whether a relationship existed giving rise to a presumption of undue influence, and if so, whether it was correct to do so.
Last updated: 30 August 2026
JCPC/2024/0035
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment given[2025] UKPC 53Case summary:On the correct interpretation of the policies, what contractual obligations did CS Life owe to the policyholder? Did the Respondents choose a discretionary mandate as their investment alternative? What measure should the Chief Justice have adopted as the measure of investment performance if CS Life had complied with its contractual duty of investment? What are the correct start and end dates for the assessment of damages for breach of the contractual duty of investment? Did CS Life owe fiduciary duties to the Respondents after the policies commenced?
Linked casesLast updated: 30 August 2026
JCPC/2024/0022
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment given[2025] UKPC 53Case summary:Is it a requirement of the tort of deceit that the claimant be aware of the making of the representations on which the claim is based? Does the claim for misrepresentation fail since it was brought after the expiry of the Georgian limitation period?
Linked casesLast updated: 30 August 2026
JCPC/2023/0077
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TORT
Judgment given[2026] UKPC 5Case 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: 30 August 2026
JCPC/2024/0047
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PUBLIC LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Judgment given[2025] UKPC 39Case summary:Did the refusal by the Second Respondent to investigate the Appellant’s complaint of unfair dismissal by her employer, a charitable organisation, under the Labour Act (2021 Revision) breach her right to a fair hearing under section 7(1) of the Bill of Rights?
Last updated: 29 August 2026
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