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- R (on the application of CHK) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
17 November 2026
Lord Sales,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler
Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the conditions of CHK’s immigration bail do not constitute a sufficient restraint on his liberty to justify a writ of habeas corpus? Did the Court of Appeal err in ordering CHK to pay the respondent’s costs?
- Adriatic Land 5 Limited (Appellant) v Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point and another (Respondents)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
18 November 2026
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
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?
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- Stratford Village Development Partnership and another (Appellants) v Triathlon Homes LLP and another (Respondents)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
19 November 2026
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
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?
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- The Czech Republic (Appellant) v Diag Human SE and another (Respondents) No 2
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
23 November 2026
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Doherty
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
- The Czech Republic (Respondent) v Diag Human SE and another (Appellants)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
23 November 2026
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Doherty
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?
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Aeden Balwah (by Shelly-Ann Balwah, his Mother and Next Friend) (Appellant) v Surgi-Med Clinic Co Limited and another (Respondents) No 2 (Trinidad & Tobago)- Aeden Balwah (by Shelly-Ann Balwah, his Mother and Next Friend) and another (Respondents) v Marwan Ahmad Alsayed Abdulla (Appellant) (Trinidad & Tobago)
- Aeden Balwah (by Shelly-Ann Balwah, his Mother and Next Friend) (Respondent) v Surgi-Med Clinic Co Limited (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
20 August 2026
Paradise Island Lighthouse and Beach Club Company Limited (Appellant) v The Attorney General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (Respondent) (Bahamas)12 August 2026
Margot Serra and Ors (Appellants) v Attorney General for Gibraltar (Respondent)



