Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
4 June 2026
Wycliffe Baird (Appellant) v David Goldgar and four others (Respondents) (St Christopher and Nevis)
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty,
Lady Justice Falk
Did the Court of Appeal err in striking out the Appellant’s appeal for want of prosecution and/or abuse of process?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
9 June 2026
The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and another (Respondents)
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose
Was the Secretary of State (“SSEFRA”) wrong to approve a compulsory purchase order in a form in which the rights authorised to be compulsorily acquired appear to include an unbounded private law right to discharge “water, soil and effluent” into a canal, even where the discharge occurs in such a way as to amount to a criminal offence and/or a nuisance?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
10 June 2026
Alteo Energy Ltd (Respondent) v Director General, Mauritius Revenue Authority (Appellant) (Mauritius)
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty
Is the First Respondent entitled to a partial tax exemption on interest income received from certain loans?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
11 June 2026
R (on the application of Foodrise Ltd (formerly Global Feedback Limited)) (Appellant) v His Majesty's Treasury and others (Respondents)
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty
Does the judicial review claim fall within the scope of Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention so that the Appellant can access costs protection under Part IX of CPR 46?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
15 June 2026
Star Hydro Power Limited (Respondent) v National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (Appellant)
Lord Sales,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Burrows,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
Can the English courts grant an injunction to restrain proceedings brought under the New York Convention in a foreign court that ostensibly seek partial recognition and enforcement of a London-seated arbitral award?