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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
6 October 2026
Ritchie Capital Management LLC and 6 others (Respondents) v Lancelot Investors Fund, Ltd (In Official Liquidation) (Appellant) (Cayman Islands)
When a company enters liquidation, does time stop running for the purposes of the Cayman Islands Limitation Act (1996 Revision) in respect of all liabilities, including actions based in tort, or just for submitting ‘proofs’ of debt?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
4 November 2026
R (on the application of Ammori) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
Was the decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000 lawful?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
23 November 2026
The Czech Republic (Respondent) v Diag Human SE and another (Appellants)
Does “control” for the purposes of Article 1(1)(c) of the investment treaty agreed between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the Swiss Confederation dated 5 October 1990 (“BIT”) require that the legal entity be controlled de jure, or is de facto control sufficient? What is the test for “de facto” control for the purposes of Article 1(1)(c) BIT? Did the CA err by holding that CR’s objection to Mr Strava’s claim in respect of breaches of the BIT post-dating the alleged disposal of his interest in the qualifying investments was not an objection to “substantive jurisdiction” under section 30 Arbitration Act 1996? Did the Court of Appeal err by ordering that the full BIT award should be paid to Mr Stava despite finding that Diag Human SE was not a qualifying investor for the purposes of the BIT?
Linked cases
UKSC/2025/0177 The Czech Republic (Appellant) v Diag Human SE and another (Respondents) No 2
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UK Supreme Court
Hearing
12 January 2027
Townsend (Appellant) v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Respondent)
Is there an obligation on an NHS commissioning body to apply to the Court of Protection to resolve disputes about medical treatment (including life-sustaining treatment) where the treatment sought on behalf of an incapacitated patient is not being offered by the patient’s treating clinicians because they have concluded that such treatment is clinically inappropriate? Was the Court of Appeal wrong not to order interim relief under section 48 Mental Capacity Act 2005?
Linked cases
UKSC/2026/0044 Townsend (Respondent) v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Appellant)
Legal Issue
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
12 January 2027
Townsend (Respondent) v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Appellant)
Is there an obligation on an NHS commissioning body to apply to the Court of Protection to resolve disputes about medical treatment (including life-sustaining treatment) where the treatment sought on behalf of an incapacitated patient is not being offered by the patient’s treating clinicians because they have concluded that such treatment is clinically inappropriate?
Linked cases
UKSC/2026/0050 Townsend (Appellant) v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (Respondent)
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