Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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UK Supreme Court
Hearing
21 July 2025
Kession Capital Ltd (Appellant) v KVB Consultants Ltd and others (Respondents)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards,
Lady Simler
Did the terms of an agreement between the Appellant and a third-party (the “Appointed Representative Agreement” or “ARA”), which prohibited the third-party from dealing with Retail Clients, also limit the Appellant’s liability for acts and omissions from the third-party conducting business with Retail Clients?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
21 July 2025
Emotional Perception AI Limited (Appellant) v Comptroller General of Patents (Respondent)
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lord Kitchin
Does the statutory restriction on patenting a program for a “program for a computer…as such” apply to artificial neural networks (“ANNs”)? If so, does it prevent the Appellant’s application from being patented?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
23 July 2025
Wolda Salamma Gardner (Appellant) v Director of Public Prosecutions and another (Respondents) (Bermuda)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lord Richards
In what circumstances can a person make an application for redress under section 15 of the Bermuda Constitution in respect of an alleged breach of fundamental rights, where the breach complained of arises retrospectively following the decision of a court.
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
23 July 2025
R v Palombo (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler
(1) Is a LIBOR or EURIBOR submission automatically dishonest if it is influenced by a trading advantage? (2) Must a LIBOR or EURIBOR submission be of the single cheapest rate at which the panel or prime bank could borrow at the time of the submissions or can it be a rate selected from within a range of potential borrowing rates?
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UKSC/2024/0087 R v Hayes (Appellant)
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UK Supreme Court
Judgment
23 July 2025
R v Hayes (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler
(1) Is a LIBOR or EURIBOR submission automatically dishonest if it is influenced by a trading advantage? (2) Must a LIBOR or EURIBOR submission be of the single cheapest rate at which the panel or prime bank could borrow at the time of the submissions or can it be a rate selected from within a range of potential borrowing rates?
Linked cases
UKSC/2024/0088 R v Palombo (Appellant)
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