The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  2 March 2026

  Fay Chang Rhule (Appellant) v Angela Smith and another (Respondents) (Jamaica)

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lady Rose

  Is there a duty on an Attorney-at-Law to look behind a foreign power of attorney which is regular on its face and satisfies the relevant statutory provisions, and contains no express requirement on its face to look behind it?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  4 March 2026

  Republic of Zimbabwe (Appellant) v Border Timbers Ltd and another (Respondents)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lady Simler

  (1) Does Article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention, properly interpreted, constitute a submission to the jurisdiction by prior agreement for the purposes of section 2(2) State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA 1978”)? (2) Does section 9 of the SIA 1978 require UK courts to satisfy themselves that there exists a valid arbitration agreement, such that the appellant state was not immune from the adjudicative jurisdiction of the English courts pursuant to section 1(1) SIA?

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0155 Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L and another (Respondents) v The Kingdom of Spain (Appellant)

  Legal issue

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  4 March 2026

  Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L and another (Respondents) v The Kingdom of Spain (Appellant)

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lady Simler

  (1) Did the Court of Appeal err in law by finding that Article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention, properly interpreted, constitutes a submission to the jurisdiction by prior agreement for the purposes of s2(2) State Immunity Act 1978 (“SIA”). (2) (For the First Appellant only): Did Fraser J err in law by finding that there was a valid arbitration agreement between Spain and the First Respondents for the purposes of s9(1) SIA, such that Spain was not immune from the adjudicative jurisdiction of the English courts pursuant to s1(1) SIA.

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2024/0156 Republic of Zimbabwe (Appellant) v Border Timbers Ltd and another (Respondents)

  Legal issue

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  16 March 2026

  Caribbean Airlines Ltd (Appellant) v Communication Transport and General Workers' Union (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Stephens

  Did the Court of Appeal err in upholding the Industrial Court’s ruling that the Appellant is the successor to British West Indian Airways and therefore bound to recognise the Respondent as one of its recognised majority unions under the Industrial Relations Act?

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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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