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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  13 April 2026

  Jim Peter Grant and two others (Respondents) v Glenda Jackman and three others (Appellants) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lady Rose,

  Lord Doherty

  For the purposes of establishing ownership of a property, does section 16(1) of the Registration of Deeds Act mean that a deed which is registered earlier takes priority over a deed which is registered later, even if the former was executed after the latter?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  13 April 2026

  Chandradev Appadoo (Respondent) v SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Appellant) No 2 (Mauritius)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Rose,

  Lord Richards,

  Lady Simler

  (1) For the purpose of calculating the severance allowance, did the Court of Appeal err in overturning the first instance finding of fact that there had been a break in Mr Appadoo’s employment between 24 November 2012 and 24 December 2012? (2) What rate of interest, if any, should be awarded on Mr Appadoo’s severance allowance?

  Linked cases

  JCPC/2025/0018 Chandradev Appadoo (Appellant) v SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Respondent) (Mauritius)

  Legal Issue

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  13 April 2026

  Chandradev Appadoo (Appellant) v SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Respondent) (Mauritius)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Rose,

  Lord Richards,

  Lady Simler

  (1) For the purpose of calculating the severance allowance, did the Court of Appeal err in overturning the first instance finding of fact that there had been a break in Mr Appadoo’s employment between 24 November 2012 and 24 December 2012? (2) What rate of interest, if any, should be awarded on Mr Appadoo’s severance allowance?

  Linked cases

  JCPC/2025/0019 Chandradev Appadoo (Respondent) v SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Appellant) No 2 (Mauritius)

  Legal Issue

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  14 April 2026

  Devant Maharaj (Appellant) v National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Stephens

  What is the proper approach to the public interest balancing exercise required by section 35 of the Freedom of Information Act (“the FOIA”) where an applicant has requested disclosure of information from a public authority and the public authority considers there to be an applicable exemption?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  15 April 2026

  Unicomer (St Vincent) Ltd (Appellant) v Appeal Commissioners and another (Respondents) (St Vincent and the Grenadines)

  (1) Is an arrangement under which the appellant obtained insurance from an insurer who reinsured the risk with an entity related to the appellant, such that 95% of the premiums were ultimately received by that related entity, a transaction falling within the meaning of section 23 of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 435 (“ITA”)? (2) Is the appellant required to pay withholding tax on the premiums received by its related entity pursuant to section 66 of the ITA? (3) Are profits made by the appellant from hire-purchase agreements taxable at the time the agreements were entered into or upon receipt of the hirer’s instalments under section 9 of the ITA?

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