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- Lewis-Ranwell (Respondent) v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others (Appellants) No 3
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
21 January 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler
Where an individual commits an unlawful act due to the alleged negligent failure by another to prevent it but is, at trial, found not guilty by reason of insanity, does the illegality defence apply to bar the individual’s claim against the negligent party in tort?
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Legal issue
- Lewis-Ranwell (Respondent) v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others (Appellants) No 2
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
21 January 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler
Where an individual commits an unlawful act due to the alleged negligent failure by another to prevent it but is, at trial, found not guilty by reason of insanity, does the illegality defence apply to bar the individual’s claim against the negligent party in tort?
Linked cases
Legal issue
- Lewis-Ranwell (Respondent) v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others (Appellants)
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
21 January 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hodge,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lady Rose,
Lady Simler
Where an individual commits an unlawful act due to the alleged negligent failure by another to prevent it but is, at trial, found not guilty by reason of insanity, does the illegality defence apply to bar the individual’s claim against the negligent party in tort?
Linked cases
- Uniform Building Contractors Ltd (Respondent) v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
22 January 2026
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards,
Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Coulson
Whether compliance with conditions precedent to payment in a FIDIC contract is essential in order to enable a contractor to recover payment for variations alleged to have been made.
- April Raquel Penn (Appellant) v First Caribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd (Respondent) (Bahamas)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
25 March 2026
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Richards,
Lord Doherty
Is the mortgage agreement between the parties void or voidable on the basis of (i) total failure of consideration or (ii) mistake or frustration? Did the respondent bank have a duty to deliver good and marketable title? Did the instructed attorneys act for the bank such that the bank ought to sue them rather than the appellant for negligence in failing to report on title defects?
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