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JCPC/2025/0095
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CONSTITUTION
Judgment given[2026] UKPC 38Case summary: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?
Last updated: 10 November 2026
JCPC/2019/0106
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ARBITRATION
Judgment given[2021] UKPC 32Case summary:This appeal concerns an application under sections 39 and 39A of the Mauritian International Arbitration Act to set aside an arbitral award on the basis that the composition of the arbitral tribunal was not in accordance with the arbitration clause agreed between the parties. The outcome of the appeal will depend on the proper construction of the arbitration clause in question and, in particular, on whether the rules properly applicable to the arbitration were those of the International Court of the International Chamber of Commerce or those of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Arbitration and Mediation Centre.
Last updated: 10 November 2026
JCPC/2020/0036
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COMMERCIAL
Judgment given[2022] UKPC 24Case summary:This appeal centres on whether a co-operative society had the capacity and authority to enter into a loan transaction and to grant certain security to a lender in respect of its indebtedness. The Board is asked to consider: (1) the interpretation of the term "maximum liability" for the purposes of the Co-Operative Societies Regulations (the "Regulations"); (2) whether the capacity of the Society was fettered; (3) certain procedural issues in the courts below, namely whether SR Projects pleaded that there was more than one maximum liability and, if not, whether it should be permitted to advance that assertion; (4) whether the Society had exceeded its maximum liability at the time it entered into the loan and provided security; and (5) as a result whether the loan and security were ultra vires, void and unenforceable.
Last updated: 10 November 2026
JCPC/2026/0095
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 10 November 2026
JCPC/2026/0072
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NEGLIGENCE
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:(1) Did the First Respondent owe a contractual or tortious ‘duty to warn’ the Appellant that the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (the “HVAC system”) it was to install was incapable of achieving its intended purpose? (2) Did Mr Basil Nelson, represented by the Second Respondent, personally assume responsibility to the Appellant to take care in providing professional design services?
Last updated: 9 November 2026
JCPC/2025/0094
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VETERINARY SURGEONS
Judgment given[2026] UKPC 37Case summary:Whether the sanction imposed by the Respondent on the Appellant was disproportionate and not founded on sound and lawful reasoning.
Last updated: 9 November 2026
JCPC/2024/0095
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Whether the Court of Appeal erred in its interpretation of the trial judge’s findings and whether it improperly made inferences not supported by the trial judge’s judgment.
Last updated: 8 November 2026
JCPC/2025/0087
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EMPLOYMENT
Awaiting judgmentCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the respondent did not commit an industrial relations offence under section 40(1) of the Industrial Relations Act Chap 88:01?
Last updated: 8 November 2026
JCPC/2025/0107
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Is the claimant entitled to an order vesting in him title to the land owned by the second defendant, based on the claimant’s occupation of the land for over 16 years?
Last updated: 8 November 2026
JCPC/2025/0118
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EMPLOYMENT
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:Does the Industrial Court have jurisdiction to decide that a failure to provide for retirement benefits constitutes a breach of good industrial relations practices for which an award was justifiable under the Industrial Relations Act 1972, section 10(3)?
Last updated: 6 November 2026
JCPC/2025/0039
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INSOLVENCY
Awaiting JudgmentCase summary:(1) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to hold that a ‘take or pay’ provision in two expired gas contracts had been incorporated into a subsequent agreement for the continued provision of gas on the same terms? (2) Was the Court of Appeal wrong to hold that the appellant had failed to prove its debt?
Last updated: 6 November 2026
JCPC/2025/0119
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BUSINESS, PROPERTY, WILLS, AND TRUSTS
Judgment scheduled[2026] UKPC 39Case summary:Was the appellant entitled to terminate the contract for the sale of a parcel of land without making time of the essence?
Last updated: 6 November 2026
JCPC/2026/0041
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EMPLOYMENT
Appeal issuedCase summary:1) Were rules 8(1) and 8(2) of the Public Health (Public Bodies Special Measures) Rules 2021 (“the Special Measures”) unconstitutional and/or unlawful? 2) Was there a breach of natural justice when termination letters were issued to public employees without first giving them an opportunity to be heard? 3) Were the Public Service Commission, the Commissioner of Police and the Police Service Commission unlawfully subject to the direction of the Minister of Health and the Environment (“the Minister of Health”) when issuing the termination letters? 4) Was the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020 (“the Amendments Act”) unconstitutional for contravening the separation of powers doctrine?
Last updated: 5 November 2026
JCPC/2026/0094
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Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Last updated: 4 November 2026
JCPC/2026/0083
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NEGLIGENCE
Permission to Appeal application lodgedCase summary:Did the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago err in upholding the trial judge’s assessment of the damages awarded to the Appellant for personal injury suffered as a result of the Respondent employer’s negligence?
Last updated: 4 November 2026
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