Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  25 June 2025

  University of the West Indies (Respondent) v Occupational Safety and Health Authority and Agency (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Richards,

  Lady Simler

  Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that s.93 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Ch. 88:08 applied to OSHA’s complaint against UWI

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  25 June 2025

  Dipcon Engineering Services Ltd (Appellant) v Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Richards,

  Dame Janice Pereira

  Was the Court of Appeal wrong to hold that (i) there was no binding agreement to pay an additional sum under the contract for services in the absence of approval by the Respondent’s board, and (ii) in the alternative, there was no consideration for a separate agreement to pay the additional sum?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  26 June 2025

  Lutchmee Narain Dhunnoo (Respondent) v Shyam Kumar Cheekooree (Appellant) (Mauritius)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lady Rose

  Did the Supreme Court of Mauritius err in concluding that the appellant’s grounds of appeal were not on points of law? Did the Fair Rent Tribunal err in accepting the evidence of the respondent’s valuer’s evidence? Did the Fair Rent Tribunal err by taking into account evidence of rental values from 2017?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  30 June 2025

  Kattina Anglin (Appellant) v Governor of the Cayman Islands (Respondent) (Cayman Islands)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lady Simler,

  Dame Janice Pereira

  Did the Governor of the Cayman Islands have the power by reason of section 81 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 (the “Constitution”) to enact the Civil Partnership Law 2020? If not, what is the appropriate relief?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Hearing

  30 June 2025

  Simkova (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondent)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lady Rose,

  Lord Richards

  Was the Court of Appeal wrong: (i) in its understanding of the correct approach to the test to identify a “benefit” for the purposes of the applicable EU Regulations; and (ii) to conclude that the position on this was sufficiently clear that no reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) was needed?

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