Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
2 October 2025
Devant Maharaj (Appellant) v National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Stephens
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?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
6 October 2025
IGCF SPV 21 Limited (Respondent) v Al Jomaih Power Limited and another (Appellants) (Cayman Islands)
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows
Did the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal err in holding that: (1) it was not bound to apply the rule in Henry v Geoprosco [1976] 1 QB 726; and (2) the Respondent has not submitted to the jurisdiction of the Pakistan courts?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
6 October 2025
Lincoln Bain and another (Appellants) v Zinnia Rolle (Respondent) (Bahamas)
Lord Briggs,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Richards
Did the delay between the hearing of evidence and the Supreme Court’s judgment (i) breach the Appellants’ right to a fair trial within a reasonable time or (ii) affect the judge’s ability to deal properly with the issues?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
7 October 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?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
8 October 2025
The Corporation of Hamilton (Appellant) v Attorney General of Bermuda and another (Respondents) (Bermuda)
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler,
Dame Janice Pereira
Whether section 1 of the Constitution of Bermuda is independently and directly enforceable, and if so whether certain legislative measures contravened the Appellant's rights to protection of law and to protection from deprivation of property without compensation. In any event, whether those legislative measures contravened the rule of law and the separation of powers.