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The Term Dates for year 2025 are below: Hilary: Monday, 13 January to Wednesday, 16 April Easter: Tuesday, 29 April to Friday, 23 May Trinity: Tuesday, 3 June to Thursday, 31 July Michaelmas: Wednesday, 1 October to Friday, 19 December
Michaelmas Term 2025
Wednesday, 1st October to Friday, 19th 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-2025 | 1 | OPENING OF LEGAL YEAR | |||
| 02-Oct-2025 | 02-Oct-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/1001 | Devant Maharaj (Appellant) v National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) 1 day Note: Adjusted Times 1pm - 3pm/3.20pm - 5.20pm UK | Lord Hodge Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Sales Lord Hamblen Lord Stephens |
| 06-Oct-2025 | 06-Oct-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2025/0005 | IGCF SPV 21 Limited (Respondent) v Al Jomaih Power Limited and another (Appellants) (Cayman Islands) 1 day Note: Adjusted Times 11.30am-1.30pm/ 2.30pm - 4.30pm UK | Lord Sales Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Dame Janice pereira |
| 07-Oct-2025 | 07-Oct-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0043 | Rogelio Antonio Hawkins (Appellant) v Abarbanel Limited (Respondent) (Cayman islands) 1 day Note: Adjusted Times 11.30am - 1.30pm/2.30pm - 5pm UK | Lord Reed Lord Hodge Lord Burrows Lord Stephens Dame Janice Pereira |
| 09-Oct-2025 | 09-Oct-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0050 | Gordon Winter Company Ltd (Respondent) v NH International (Caribbean) Ltd (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) 0.5 days | Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lord Richards |
| 14-Oct-2025 | 16-Oct-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0013 UKSC/2025/0013A | In the matter of an application by Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, Brigid Hughes and Lynda McManus for Judicial Review (Respondents) 2.5 days | Lord Reed Lord Hodge Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Hamblen Lord Stephens |
| 14-Oct-2025 | 14-Oct-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0031 | Rubis Bahamas Ltd (Appellant) v Lillian Antionette Russell (Respondent) (The Bahamas) 1 day | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lord Richards Lady Simler |
| 16-Oct-2025 | 16-Oct-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0063 | Director General, Mauritius Revenue Authority (Appellant) v Claude Didier de Senneville and 7 others (Respondents) (Mauritius) 1 day | Lord Briggs Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Lady Rose Lady Simler |
| 20-Oct-2025 | 22-Oct-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0042 | A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 2.5 days | Lord Reed Lord Hodge Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Sales Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lady Simler |
| 20-Oct-2025 | 20-Oct-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0095 | Replay Destinations (Bahamas) Ltd (Appellant) v Royal Ltd and another (Respondents) (Bahamas) 1 Hour NOTE: Adjusted times 2-3pm UK / 9 -10 am Bahamas | Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lord Richards |
| 28-Oct-2025 | 28-Oct-2025 | 1 | JCPC/2025/0036 | Christopher Isaac Singh (A minor, suing by his mother and next friend, Nicole Singh Nee Mohammed) (Respondent) v Dr Prakashbhan Persad (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) 1 day | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Briggs Lord Leggatt Lady Rose Lord Richards |
| 28-Oct-2025 | 28-Oct-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2023/0048 | Deon Watson (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Hodge Lord Hamblen Lord Stephens Lady Simler |
| 03-Nov-2025 | 03-Nov-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0002 | Crozier or Veale and others (Respondents) v Scottish Power UK Plc (Appellant) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows |
| 03-Nov-2025 | 03-Nov-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0075 | Carleen McFarlane (Appellant) v General Legal Council (Respondent) (Jamaica) 0.5 days Please note adjusted times 2pm-4pm UK (8am - 10am Jamaica) | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Richards Lady Simler |
| 04-Nov-2025 | 04-Nov-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0043 | Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v Kolicaj (Respondent) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Briggs Lord Sales Lord Stephens |
| 05-Nov-2025 | 05-Nov-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0092 | Anheuser-Busch International Inc and another (Respondents) v Commonwealth Brewery Ltd (Appellant) (Bahamas) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Hodge Lord Hamblen Lady Rose Lord Richards |
| 10-Nov-2025 | 10-Nov-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2024/0130 | Providence Building Services Limited (Respondent) v Hexagon Housing Association Limited (Appellant) 0.5 days | Lord Reed Lord Briggs Lord Burrows Lord Stephens Lord Richards |
| 11-Nov-2025 | 11-Nov-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2022/0011 | Gedeon Mahabir (Appellant) v Public Service Commission and another (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago) 0.5 days | Lord Sales Lady Rose Lady Simler |
| 17-Nov-2025 | 17-Nov-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0062 | Uniform Building Contractors Ltd (Respondent) v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) 1 day Note: Adjusted Times 1pm-3pm/ 3.20pm - 5.20pm UK | Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lady Rose Lord Richards Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Coulson |
| 18-Nov-2025 | 18-Nov-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2024/0135 | Boyd (Respondent) v Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (Appellant) 1 day | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Burrows Lord Stephens Lady Simler Sir Declan Morgan |
| 18-Nov-2025 | 18-Nov-2025 | 2 | UKSC/2025/0005 | AXA Insurance UK PLC and another (Appellants) v Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Respondents) 1 day *Note adjusted timing for court sitting 10am – 3:30pm | Lord Hodge Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lady Rose Lord Richards |
| 20-Nov-2025 | 20-Nov-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0059 UKSC/2025/0079 | R v BDN (Appellant) R v ABJ (Appellant) 1 day | Lord Reed Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Sales Lord Lord Burrows Lord Richards |
| 26-Nov-2025 | 27-Nov-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2024/0152 | The Kingdom of Bahrain (Appellant) v Shehabi and another (Respondents) 2 days | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lord Burrows Lady Simler |
| 26-Nov-2025 | 27-Nov-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0094 | A and 6 others (Appellants) v C and 13 others (Respondents) 2 days *In accordance with the procedure followed under Bermudan law when these proceedings were before the courts in Bermuda, this appeal concerned with the administration of a family trust is being heard in private in order to protect the privacy and safety of the beneficiaries under the trust, who include children. | Lord Reed Lord Briggs Lord Stephens Lady Rose Lord Richards |
| 01-Dec-2025 | 04-Dec-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2024/0155 UKSC/2024/0156 | Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L and another (Respondents) v The Kingdom of Spain (Appellant) Republic of Zimbabwe (Appellant) v Border Timbers Ltd and another (Respondents) 4 days | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Briggs Lord Sales Lord Leggatt Lady Simler |
| 08-Dec-2025 | 08-Dec-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0083 | Maria Josiane Lisette Saint Avit (Appellant) v Farhad Beeharry and another (Respondent) (Mauritius) 0.5 days | Lord Lloyd-Jones Lord Briggs Lord Richards |
| 08-Dec-2025 | 09-Dec-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2024/0102 UKSC/2024/0103 | UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch (Respondent) v Constitution Aircraft Leasing (Ireland) 3 Limited and another (Appellants) UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch (Respondent) v Celestial Aviation Services Limited (Appellant) 1.5 days | Lord Hodge Lord Sales Lord Burrows Lord Stephens Lady Simler |
| 09-Dec-2025 | 09-Dec-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0054 | Lutchmienarine Ragoonanan and 8 others (Respondents) v Vashti Ramlal and 2 others (Appellants) (Trinidad and Tobago) 1 day Note: Adjusted times 1-3pm/3.20-5.50pm UK | Lord Reed Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt Lady Rose |
| 10-Dec-2025 | 10-Dec-2025 | 1 | UKSC/2025/0004 | Dairy UK Ltd (Respondent) v Oatly AB (Appellant) | Lord Hodge Lord Briggs Lord Hamblen Lord Burrows Lord Stephens |
| 10-Dec-2025 | 10-Dec-2025 | 3 | JCPC/2024/0066 | Phillip Edward Alexander (Respondent) v Andrew Gabriel (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago) 1 day Note: Adjusted times 1-3pm/3.20-5.50pm UK | Lord Reed Lord Sales Lord Leggatt Lady Rose Lord Richards |
| 19-Dec-2025 | Last day of term |
In accordance with the procedure followed under Bermudan law when these proceedings were before the courts in Bermuda, this appeal concerned with the administration of a family trust is being heard in private in order to protect the privacy and safety of the beneficiaries under the trust, who include children.
This case will be heard in private and will not be live streamed.