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- Optis Cellular Technology LLC and others (Respondents) v Apple Retail UK Limited and others (Appellants) No 2
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
29 June 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler,
Lord Kitchin
What is the correct approach that UK courts should adopt when determining fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms for global portfolio licences of standard essential patents? Did the Court of Appeal err in reaching its own determination of the FRAND rate in this case, instead of remitting the matter for re-assessment? Did the Court of Appeal err in its approach to the question of payment of royalties on past sales in FRAND licences? Did the Court of Appeal err in its consideration of the effects of parallel foreign patent infringement proceedings?
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- Optis Cellular Technology LLC and others (Respondents) v Apple Retail UK Limited and others (Appellants) No 1
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
29 June 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler,
Lord Kitchin
What is the correct approach that UK courts should adopt when determining fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms for global portfolio licences of standard essential patents? Did the Court of Appeal err in reaching its own determination of the FRAND rate in this case, instead of remitting the matter for re-assessment? Did the Court of Appeal err in its approach to the question of payment of royalties on past sales in FRAND licences? Did the Court of Appeal err in its consideration of the effects of parallel foreign patent infringement proceedings?
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- The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and others (Respondents) v Jason Jones (Appellant) (Trinidad & Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
8 July 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lady Rose
Do sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offences Act 1986 (the “Act”) repeal and re-enact sections 59, 60 and 61 of the Offence Against the Person Act 1925 and so fall within section 6 of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (the “Constitution”)? Do sections 13 and 16 of the Act infringe the fundamental rights guaranteed by section 4 of the Constitution? Are sections 13 and 16 of the Act reasonably justifiable, in whole or in part, in a society which has proper respect for the rights and freedoms of the individual?
- Dominic Pitilal (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
14 July 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
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?
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- Earl Elie (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
14 July 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
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?
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