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UK Supreme Court
Hearing
2 July 2026
In the Petition of DM No1

Linked cases
UKSC/2026/0080 In the Petition of DM No 2
Legal Issue
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
7 July 2026
Avon Freeholds Limited (Respondent) v Cresta Court E RTM Company Limited (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Lord Snowden
(1) Is the lessee under an unregistered long lease a qualifying tenant within the meaning of s75 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, so that they should be served with a ‘participation notice’ before a right to manage company claims the right to manage the block of flats? (2) Does the failure to serve a participation notice on a qualifying tenant invalidate a claim notice served by the right to manage company?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
8 July 2026
The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and others (Respondents) v Jason Jones (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Reed,
Lord Sales,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lady Rose
Do sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offences Act 1986 (the “Act”) repeal and re-enact sections 59, 60 and 61 of the Offence Against the Person Act 1925 and so fall within section 6 of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (the “Constitution”)? Do sections 13 and 16 of the Act infringe the fundamental rights guaranteed by section 4 of the Constitution? Are sections 13 and 16 of the Act reasonably justifiable, in whole or in part, in a society which has proper respect for the rights and freedoms of the individual?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
9 July 2026
Warren Cassell (Respondent) v The King (Appellant) (Montserrat)
Lord Briggs,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Snowden
Did the Court of Appeal err in finding: (i) that there was no case to answer because no documents were properly admitted as evidence? (ii) a miscarriage of justice had occurred because the prosecution had shown documents to the jury that had not been tendered into evidence?
Linked cases
JCPC/2025/0031/A Warren Cassell (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Montserrat) No 2
Cross Appeal
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
14 July 2026
Dominic Pitilal (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
1) Was the President’s Proclamation No 8 of 2011 of a state of public emergency contrary to the Constitution and therefore unlawful? 2) Were the Regulations issued under this Proclamation justified by reference to the state of public emergency? 3) If so, were the arrests and detentions of the appellants under these Regulations nonetheless unlawful?
Linked cases
JCPC/2025/0074 Ashmeed Mohammed (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Legal Issue
JCPC/2025/0073 Earl Elie (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Legal Issue