Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  1 December 2025

  Director General, Mauritius Revenue Authority (Appellant) v Claude Didier de Senneville and 7 others (Respondents) (Mauritius)

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lady Rose,

  Lady Simler

  Did the Supreme Court of Mauritius err in finding that, for the purposes of computing taxable profit arising from the sale of 93 plots following the parcelling of land, it was the value of the land ‘just before its development’, and not its historical cost at the date of acquisition, which should be taken into account pursuant to s.10(3) of the Income Tax Act 1995?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  2 December 2025

  Rogelio Antonio Hawkins (Appellant) v Abarbanel Limited (Respondent) (Cayman Islands)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Stephens,

  Dame Janice Pereira

  Is an unlicensed business able to enforce a loan contract and charge against the property of a borrower if they default on payment? Was the Court of Appeal entitled to refuse the appellant leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee on the basis that the appeal was devoid of merit and had no prospect of success, where otherwise the appellant would have an appeal as of right?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Hearing

  1 December 2025

  Republic of Zimbabwe (Appellant) v Border Timbers Ltd and another (Respondents)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lady Simler

  (1) Did the Court of Appeal err in law by finding that Article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention, properly interpreted, constitutes a submission to the jurisdiction by prior agreement for the purposes of s2(2) State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA”). (2) (For the First Appellant only): Did Fraser J err in law by finding that there was a valid arbitration agreement between Spain and the First Respondents for the purposes of s9(1) SIA, such that Spain was not immune from the adjudicative jurisdiction of the English courts pursuant to s1(1) SIA.

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0155 Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L and another (Respondents) v The Kingdom of Spain (Appellant)

  Legal issue

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  8 December 2025

  Marie Josiane Lisette Saint-Avit (Appellant) v Farhad Beeharry and Beebee Sultana Beeharry (Respondents)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Richards

  Did the Court of Appeal err in holding that (1) the Respondents’ occupation period was not interrupted, and (2) the Appellant’s trial was fair?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Hearing

  8 December 2025

  UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch (Respondent) v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Limited and another (Appellants)

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Simler

  Does Regulation 28(3) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/855 (the “Regulations”) prohibit a German bank from discharging payment obligations owed to Irish companies under letters of credit issued as security for agreements to lease aircraft to Russian airlines, where those lease agreements were lawful when entered into and terminated before the payment obligations fell due?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0103 UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch (Respondent) v Celestial Aviation Services Limited (Appellant)

  Legal issue

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