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The Term Dates for year 2026 are below: Hilary: Monday 12 January to Wednesday 1 April Easter: Tuesday 14 April to Friday 22 May Trinity: Tuesday 2 June to Friday 31 July Michaelmas: Thursday 1 October to Monday 21 December
Easter Term 2026
Tuesday, 14 April to Friday, 22 May
(Sittings commence: 11:00am Monday, 10:30am on Tuesday – Thursday)
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| Hearing Start Date | Hearing End Date | Courtroom | Case ID | Case Details | Justices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2026 | First day of term | ||||
| 15-Apr-2026 | 15-Apr-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0015 | Unicomer (St Vincent) Ltd (Appellant) v Appeal Commissioners and another (Respondents) (St Vincent and the Grenadines) 1 day | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lady Rose Lady Simler |
| 21-Apr-2026 | 21-Apr-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0165 | R v McCafferty and others (Appellants) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Sales Lord Leggatt Lady Simler Lord Doherty |
| 23-Apr-2026 | 23-Apr-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0007 | Wycliffe Baird (Appellant) v David Goldgar and four others (Respondents) (St Christopher and Nevis) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Hamblen Lady Simler Lord Doherty Dame Sarah Falk |
| 27-Apr-2026 | 29-Apr-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0058 | Tesla, Inc and another (Appellants) v Interdigital Patent Holdings and others (Respondents) 2.5 days | Lord Sales Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Burrows Lord Kitchin |
| 29-Apr-2026 | 29-Apr-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0020 and JCPC/2025/0021 | Andrew Flowers (Appellant) v Enterprise Insurance Company Plc (In Liquidation) (Respondent) (Gibraltar) and Andrew Flowers (Respondent) v Enterprise Insurance Company Plc (In Liquidation) (Appellant) No 2 (Gibraltar) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Lloyd Jones Lord Leggatt Lady Rose Lord Doherty |
| 30-Apr-2026 | 30-Apr-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0029 | Luc Guilliey (Appellant) v OCAPAC Mauritius Holding Ltd (Respondent) (Mauritius) 0.5 days | Lord Sales Lord Richards Lady Simler |
| 05-May-2026 | 05-May-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0085 | The Estate of Claudia Edwards Bethel (Respondent) v Attorney General of The Bahamas and another (Appellants) (The Bahamas) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Sales Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Dame Amanda Yip |
| 06-May-2026 | 06-May-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2023/0087 | Devendranath Hurnam (Appellant) v PV Veerabudren (Respondent) (Mauritius) 1 day | Lord Sales Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Ericht |
| 07-May-2026 | 07-May-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0122 | Augustine (Appellant) v Data Cars Limited (Respondent) 1 day | Lord Lloyd Jones Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Richards Lady Simler |
| 07-May-2026 | 07-May-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2023/0110 | Derek Laurencin (Appellant) v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) 0.5 day NOTE ADJUSTED TIMES: 2 – 4pm UK / 9 – 11am Trinidad and Tobago | Lord Sales Lord Burrows Lady Rose |
| 18-May-2026 | 19-May-2026 | Glasgow | UKSC/2025/0047 | ScottishPower (SCPL) Limited and others (Respondents) v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellant) 1.5 days | Lord Reed Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lady Simler Lord Doherty |
| 20-May-2026 | 20-May-2026 | Glasgow | UKSC/2025/0081 | Forthwell Limited (Appellant) v Pontegadea UK Limited (Respondent) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Stephens Lady Simler Lord Doherty Lord Hodge |
| 21-May-2026 | 21-May-2026 | Glasgow | UKSC/2026/0005 and UKSC/2026/0008 | Rice (Respondent) v Wicked Vision Limited (Appellant) and Barton Turns Developments Limited (Appellant) v Treadwell (Respondent) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lady Simler Lord Doherty |
| 22-May-2026 | Last day of term |