Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  28 October 2026

  Amir Kashiv (Appellant) v Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (Respondent)

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Burrows

  Whether the sanction imposed by the Respondent on the Appellant was disproportionate and not founded on sound and lawful reasoning.

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  28 October 2026

  The Kingdom of Spain and another (Respondents) v The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited (Appellant) No 2

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Doherty,

  Lord Snowden

  Can an arbitral tribunal award equitable compensation against a State for breach of an equitable obligation to arbitrate? Did the Court of Appeal exceed the statutory limits of an appeal under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2025/0031 The Kingdom of Spain (Appellant) v The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited (Respondent)

  Legal Issue

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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?

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• 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?

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• 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?

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