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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  25 March 2026

  UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch (Respondent) v Celestial Aviation Services Ltd (Appellant)

  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/2024/0102 UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch (Respondent) v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Ltd and another (Appellants)

  Legal issue

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  25 March 2026

  UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch (Respondent) v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Ltd 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 GmbH, London Branch (Respondent) v Celestial Aviation Services Ltd (Appellant)

  Legal issue

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  26 March 2026

  Anthony Noel Hosein (formerly Anthony Noel Egbert) (Appellant) v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Rose

  (i) Was the Court of Appeal wrong because it did not overturn the decision of the trial judge to strike out Mr Hosein’s constitutional claim on the basis of various factors, in particular the availability of a parallel remedy and the delay in bringing proceedings? (ii) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude there was no evidence of apparent bias on the part of the trial judge?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Hearing

  20 May 2026

  Forthwell Limited (Appellant) v Pontegadea UK Limited (Respondent)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Simler,

  Lord Doherty,

  Lord Hodge

  In what circumstances can a party to a contract recover damages for a breach of that contract in respect of losses that were sustained not by the contracting party itself but by its subsidiary?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  14 July 2026

  Ashmeed Mohammed (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  1) Was the President’s Proclamation No 8 of 2011 of a state of public emergency contrary to the Constitution and therefore unlawful? 2) Were the Regulations issued under this Proclamation justified by reference to the state of public emergency? 3) If so, were the arrests and detentions of the appellants under these Regulations nonetheless unlawful?

  Linked cases

  JCPC/2025/0072 Dominic Pitilal (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Legal Issue

  JCPC/2025/0073 Earl Elie (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Legal Issue

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