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This is the final court of appeal for the UK overseas territories and Crown dependencies. It also serves those Commonwealth countries that have retained the appeal to His Majesty in Council or, in the case of republics, to the Judicial Committee.
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- The Kingdom of Bahrain (Appellant) v Shehabi and another (Respondents)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
27 November 2025
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows,
Lady Simler
Is a foreign State whose agents, located abroad, cause spyware to be installed remotely on the computers of individuals located in the United Kingdom, causing those individuals psychiatric injury when they discover that the State has been spying on them in this way, entitled to immunity from civil proceedings under section 5 of the State Immunity Act 1978?
- A and 6 others (Appellants) v C and 13 others (Respondents)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
27 November 2025
Lord Reed,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards
In exercising the Consent Powers, do the Protectors have the Wider Role or the Narrow Role?
- Republic of Zimbabwe (Appellant) v Border Timbers Ltd and another (Respondents)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
1 December 2025
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.
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- Marie Josiane Lisette Saint-Avit (Appellant) v Farhad Beeharry and Beebee Sultana Beeharry (Respondents)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
8 December 2025
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?
- UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch (Respondent) v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Limited and another (Appellants)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
8 December 2025
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?
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