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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
30 June 2025
Kattina Anglin (Appellant) v Governor of the Cayman Islands (Respondent) (Cayman Islands)
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Burrows,
Lady Simler,
Dame Janice Pereira
Did the Governor of the Cayman Islands have the power by reason of section 81 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 (the “Constitution”) to enact the Civil Partnership Law 2020? If not, what is the appropriate relief?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
30 June 2025
Simkova (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondent)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lord Hamblen,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards
Was the Court of Appeal wrong: (i) in its understanding of the correct approach to the test to identify a “benefit” for the purposes of the applicable EU Regulations; and (ii) to conclude that the position on this was sufficiently clear that no reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) was needed?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
2 July 2025
D.E.L.T.A. Merseyside Limited and another (Respondents) v Uber Britannia Limited (Appellant)
Lord Reed,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Leggatt,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
Whether – under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 – a private hire vehicle operator who accepts a booking is required to contract (as principal) with the relevant customer, to fulfil that booking.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
2 July 2025
Michelle Trotman, The Caura Hospital Director (Respondent) v Nailah Ramsaroop (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Sales,
Lord Burrows
Was the Court of Appeal wrong to reduce the costs that the Appellant could recover from the Respondent? In particular, is there a general rule that brief fees for counsel are irrecoverable as costs in habeas corpus applications?
UK Supreme Court
Judgment
2 July 2025
Standish (Appellant) v Standish (Respondent)
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler
When does non-matrimonial property become matrimonial property in the context of financial remedy proceedings, and how should the sharing principle be applied to such property?