Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

• JCPC Hearing

  Court room 3

  11:30AM

  IGCF SPV 21 Limited (Respondent) v Al Jomaih Power Limited and another (Appellants) (Cayman Islands)
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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  6 October 2025

  IGCF SPV 21 Limited (Respondent) v Al Jomaih Power Limited and another (Appellants) (Cayman Islands)

  Lord Sales,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Burrows,

  Dame Janice Pereira

  Did the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal err in holding that: (1) it was not bound to apply the rule in Henry v Geoprosco [1976] 1 QB 726; and (2) the Respondent has not submitted to the jurisdiction of the Pakistan courts?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  7 October 2025

  Rogelio Antonio Hawkins (Appellant) v Abarbanel Limited (Respondent) (Cayman Islands)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Stephens,

  Dame Janice Pereira

  Is an unlicensed business able to enforce a loan contract and charge against the property of a borrower if they default on payment? Was the Court of Appeal entitled to refuse the appellant leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee on the basis that the appeal was devoid of merit and had no prospect of success, where otherwise the appellant would have an appeal as of right?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  8 October 2025

  The Corporation of Hamilton (Appellant) v Attorney General of Bermuda and another (Respondents) (Bermuda)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lady Rose,

  Lady Simler,

  Dame Janice Pereira

  Whether section 1 of the Constitution of Bermuda is independently and directly enforceable, and if so whether certain legislative measures contravened the Appellant's rights to protection of law and to protection from deprivation of property without compensation. In any event, whether those legislative measures contravened the rule of law and the separation of powers.

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  9 October 2025

  Gordon Winter Company Ltd (Respondent) v NH International (Caribbean) Ltd (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Richards

  Whether pleading a case solely on the basis of quantum meruit – and on the absence of a contract – precludes the award of damages for breach of contract (to the party pleading the quantum meruit case).

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  5 November 2025

  Anheuser-Busch International Inc and another (Respondents) v Commonwealth Brewery Ltd (Appellant) (Bahamas)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Lloyd-Jones,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lady Rose,

  Lord Richards

  Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the termination notice period given by the Respondents was reasonable?

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