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The Term Dates for year 2026 are below: Hilary: Monday 12 January to Wednesday 1 April Easter: Tuesday 14 April to Friday 22 May Trinity: Tuesday 2 June to Friday 31 July Michaelmas: Thursday 1 October to Monday 21 December
Michaelmas Term 2026
Thursday 1st October to Monday 21st December
(Sittings commence: 11:00am Monday, 10:30am on Tuesday – Thursday)
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| Hearing Start Date | Hearing End Date | Courtroom | Case ID | Case Details | Justices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2026 | First Day of the Term | ||||
| 05-Oct-2026 | 05-Oct-2026 | 1 | JCPC/2026/0066 | Dominic Hadeed and another (Respondents) v Commissioner of Police and three others (Appellants) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Reed Lord Sales Lord Lloyd Jones Lord Burrows Lord Snowden |
| 05-Oct-2026 | 05-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0070 | EGALLYS Limited (Appeladradrnt) v The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (Respondent) (Mauritius) | Lord Briggs Lady Simler Lord Doherty |
| 07-Oct-2026 | 08-Oct-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0185 | Michael Farley and 431 others (Respondents) v Paymaster (1836) Limited (trading as Equiniti) (Appellant) | Lord Sales Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Lord Stephens Lady Simler |
| 07-Oct-2026 | 07-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0113 | Director-General, Mauritius Revenue Authority and another (Respondents) v Mauritius Freeport Development Co. Ltd (Appellant) (Mauritius) | Lord Briggs Lady Rose Lord Doherty |
| 08-Oct-2026 | 08-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0024 | Wayne Alleyne and 4 others (Appellants) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Reed Lord Hamblen Lady Rose Lord Doherty Lord Snowden |
| 12-Oct-2026 | 12-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0085 | Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) v Favianna Gajadhar (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Sales Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Leggatt Lady Simler Lord Snowden |
| 13-Oct-2026 | 13-Oct-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2026/0062 | R v Field (Respondent) | Lord Reed Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Stephens Lady Simler |
| 13-Oct-2026 | 13-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0091 | Denise Kitson (Appellant) v Roger Phynn (Respondent) (Jamaica) | Lord Sales Lord Briggs Lady Rose Lord Doherty Lord Snowden |
| 14-Oct-2026 | 15-Oct-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0162 | R (on the application of Campbell) (Appellant) v His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales (Respondent) | Lord Reed Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Burrows Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lady Simler Lord Doherty |
| 19-Oct-2026 | 19-Oct-2026 | 1 | JCPC/2024/1004 | Caribbean Airlines Ltd (Appellant) v Communication Transport and General Workers' Union (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Sales Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Lord Stephens Lady Simler |
| 19-Oct-2026 | 19-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0119 | Teresa De Silva (Respondent) v Dindial's Hardware Limited (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Lloyd Jones Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Doherty Lord Snowden |
| 20-Oct-2026 | 20-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0039 | Christopher J. Kelshall (in his capacity as the liquidator of ArcelorMittal Point Lisas Limited - in voluntary Liquidation) (Respondent) v The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Briggs Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lady Simler Lord Doherty |
| 21-Oct-2026 | 22-Oct-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0194 | The Chief Constable of Sussex Police and another (Respondents) v XGY (Appellant) | Lord Reed Lord Sales Lady Rose Lord Doherty Lord Snowden |
| 22-Oct-2026 | 22-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0118 | Servol Limited (Appellant) v Early Childhood Teachers Trade Union (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Briggs Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Lord Stephens Lady Simler |
| 26-Oct-2026 | 26-Oct-2026 | 1 | JCPC/2025/0087 | Oilfield Workers' Trade Union (Appellant) v Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited and another (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Lady Rose Lord Snowden |
| 26-Oct-2026 | 26-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0107 | Martin Phillip Revenales (Appellant) v Eric Charles and 5 others (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Briggs Lord Stephens |
| 27-Oct-2026 | 27-Oct-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0091 | In the matter of an application by Bridie Brown for Judicial Review | Lord Sales Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Stephens Lord Snowden |
| 27-Oct-2026 | 27-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0095 | Replay Destinations (Bahamas) Ltd (Appellant) v Royal Ltd and another (Respondents) (Bahamas) | Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lady Rose |
| 28-Oct-2026 | 29-Oct-2026 | 1 | JCPC/2025/0086 | Pasmore Millings and another (Appellants) v The King (Respondent) (Jamaica) | Lord Sales Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Hamblen Lord Doherty Lord Snowden |
| 28-Oct-2026 | 28-Oct-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0094 | Amir Kashiv (Appellant) v Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (Respondent) | Lord Briggs Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows |
| 02-Nov-2026 | 03-Nov-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2026/0011 | Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) v Sintra Global Inc and another (Appellants) | Lord Sales Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lady Rose Lord Snowden |
| 02-Nov-2026 | 02-Nov-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0083 | Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) v FR (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) | Lord Reed Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Leggatt Lord Stephens Lady Simler |
| 03-Nov-2026 | 03-Nov-2026 | 2 | UKSC/2025/0143 | Lowe (Appellant) v The Governors of Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse (Respondent) | Lord Reed Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lady Simler Lord Doherty |
| 04-Nov-2026 | 05-Nov-2026 | 1 & 2 On 5th November Morning Session will be held in COURT ROOM 1, then moves to Court 2 for the CLOSED part of the hearing | UKSC/2026/0099 | R (on the application of Ammori) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) | Lord Reed Lord Sales Lord Lloyd Jones Lord Briggs Lord Stephens |
| 04-Nov-2026 | 05-Nov-2026 | 3 | UKSC/2026/0002 | Skyros Maritime Corporation and another (Respondents) v Hapag-Lloyd AG (Appellant) | Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Lady Rose Lady Simler |
| 10-Nov-2026 | 10-Nov-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2026/0012 | R (on the application of L1T FM Holdings UK Limited and another) (Appellants) v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office (formerly the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)(Respondent) | Lord Reed Lord Sales Lord Stephens Lady Simler Lord Snowden |
| 11-Nov-2026 | 11-Nov-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0068 | Gryffyn Benevides (a minor, by Jason Benevides, her father and next friend) (Appellant) v Minister for Education (Respondent) (Bermuda) | Lord Hamblen Lord Burrows Lady Simler |
| 17-Nov-2026 | 17-Nov-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2026/0039 | R (on the application of CHK) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) | Lord Sales Lord Briggs Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lady Simler |
| 18-Nov-2026 | 18-Nov-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0157 | Adriatic Land 5 Limited (Appellant) v Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point and another (Respondents) | Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Stephens Lord Doherty |
| 19-Nov-2026 | 19-Nov-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0156 | Stratford Village Development Partnership and another (Appellants) v Triathlon Homes LLP and another | Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Stephens Lord Doherty |
| 23-Nov-2026 | 25-Nov-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0176 and UKSC/2025/0177 | The Czech Republic (Respondent) v Diag Human SE and another (Appellants) and The Czech Republic (Appellant) v Diag Human SE and another (Respondents) No 2 | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Lord Doherty |
| 24-Nov-2026 | 25-Nov-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2026/0017 | Mark Byers and others (Respondents) v Chen Ningning (Appellant) (Virgin Islands) | Lord Sales Lord Briggs Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lord Snowden |
| 01-Dec-2026 | 02-Dec-2026 | 1 | UKSC/2026/0045, UKSC/2026/0056 | R (on the application of Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited T/A Emmanuel School and others) (Appellants) v Chancellor of the Exchequer and others (Respondents) and R (on the application of BYL (by their litigation friend BAU)) and another (Appellants) v Chancellor of the Exchequer and others (Respondents) | Lord Sales Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Stephens Lady Simler |
| 01-Dec-2026 | 01-Dec-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0062 | Risk Reduction International Ltd (Appellant) v Absa Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Respondent) (Mauritius) | Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lady Rose Lord Doherty Lord Snowden |
| 07-Dec-2026 | 07-Dec-2026 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0116 | OGD Services Holdings Ltd (Appellant) v Norscot Rig Management PVT Limited (Mauritius) (Respondent) (Mauritius) | Lord Sales Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Stephens Lady Rose |
| 09-Dec-2026 | 10-Dec-2026 | 1 | JCPC/2026/0008 | Paul Anthony Bell (Appellant) v His Majesty’s Solicitor General (Respondent) (Isle of Man) | Lord Sales Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lady Rose Lady Simler Lord Doherty Lord Snowden |
| 21-Dec-2026 | Last Day of the Term |