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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
2 November 2026
Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) v FR (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
Has the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago breached the constitutional rights of the appellant as a victim of crime, by failing to prosecute the individual accused of assaulting her within a reasonable period of time?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
3 November 2026
Lowe (Appellant) v The Governors of Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse (Respondent)
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty
(1) Is the Information Requirement in Article 2(1)(g)(vi) of the Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007 (“the 2007 Order”) satisfied where the landlord makes reference to a clause in a tenancy agreement that is not attached and which differs in numbering from the actual tenancy agreement? (2) Is the Confirmation Requirement in Article 2(1)(g)(vii) of the 2007 Order satisfied where the landlord signs a covering letter enclosing the certificate, rather than the certificate itself?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
2 November 2026
Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) v Sintra Global Inc and another (Appellants)
Lord Sales,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Burrows,
Lady Rose,
Lord Snowden
When a taxpayer appeals against an HMRC penalty on the basis that the underlying tax claimed is not owed, does the burden rest on the taxpayer to prove that he or she is not liable to pay the underlying tax?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
18 November 2026
Adriatic Land 5 Limited (Appellant) v Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point and another (Respondents)
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lord Doherty
Does paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA 2022”) preclude the recovery of legal or professional costs by way of service charge from leaseholders holding a qualifying lease where those costs were incurred before the BSA 2022 came into effect?
Linked cases
UKSC/2025/0156 Stratford Village Development Partnership and another (Appellants) v Triathlon Homes LLP and another (Respondents)
Legal Issue
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
19 November 2026
Stratford Village Development Partnership and another (Appellants) v Triathlon Homes LLP and another (Respondents)
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lord Doherty
(1) Did the Court of Appeal take the wrong approach to whether it was ‘just and equitable’ to make a remediation contribution order under s124 Building Safety Act 2022? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to conclude that a remediation contribution order under s124 Building Safety Act 2022 can be made in respect of costs incurred before that provision came into force on 28 June 2022?
Linked cases
UKSC/2025/0157 Adriatic Land 5 Limited (Appellant) v Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point and another (Respondents)
Legal Issue