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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Judgment

  9 February 2026

  Tyson Strachan (Appellant) v Albany Resort Operator Ltd (Respondent) (Bahamas)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Rose,

  Lady Simler

  Did the Court of Appeal err in upholding the trial judge’s determination that the Appellant had not established to the civil standard that his employer was liable in negligence and that there was no case to answer?

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• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

  Hearing

  10 February 2026

  Chandradev Appadoo (Appellant) v SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Respondent) (Mauritius)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lady Rose,

  Lord Richards,

  Lady Simler

  (1) For the purpose of calculating the severance allowance, did the Court of Appeal err in overturning the first instance finding of fact that there had been a break in Mr Appadoo’s employment between 24 November 2012 and 24 December 2012? (2) What rate of interest, if any, should be awarded on Mr Appadoo’s severance allowance?

  Linked cases

  JCPC/2025/0019 Chandradev Appadoo (Respondent) v SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Appellant) No 2 (Mauritius)

  Legal Issue

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  11 February 2026

  Dairy UK Ltd (Respondent) v Oatly AB (Appellant)

  Lord Hodge,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Burrows,

  Lord Stephens

  (1) Is the term ‘POST MILK GENERATION’ a “designation” for the purposes of Article 78 of Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 (as amended) (the “2013 Regulation”) such that Oatly AB could not register it as a trade mark? (2) If considered a “designation” of “milk”, does the term ‘POST MILK GENERATION’ clearly describe a “characteristic quality of the product” so that its use is not prohibited by the 2013 Regulation?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Judgment

  11 February 2026

  Emotional Perception AI Limited (Appellant) v Comptroller General of Patents (Respondent)

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Stephens,

  Lord Kitchin

  Does the statutory restriction on patenting a program for a “program for a computer…as such” apply to artificial neural networks (“ANNs”)? If so, does it prevent the Appellant’s application from being patented?

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• UK Supreme Court

  Hearing

  11 February 2026

  Gatwick Investment Limited and others (Appellants) v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE (Respondent)

  Lord Reed,

  Lord Briggs,

  Lord Hamblen,

  Lord Leggatt,

  Lord Burrows

  Whether ‘furlough’ payments made under the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme fall to be deducted from the amount payable in insurance claims for business interruption losses suffered by companies as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  Linked cases

  UKSC/2025/0068 Bath Racecourse Company Limited and others (Appellants) v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE and others (Respondents)

  Legal Issue

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