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- Andrew Flowers (Respondent) v Enterprise Insurance Company Plc (In Liquidation) (Appellant) No 2 (Gibraltar)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
17 November 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
Did the Court of Appeal err in holding that certain payments from EHL to EIC should be credited against the liability of Mr Flowers to pay equitable compensation for dishonest breaches of fiduciary duty and/or damages for breaches of common law?
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- Andrew Flowers (Appellant) v Enterprise Insurance Company Plc (In Liquidation) (Respondent) (Gibraltar)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
17 November 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
Did the Court of Appeal err in ruling that neither clause 11.4 nor the common law relating to public policy meant that the Icebreaker policies were void or unenforceable or otherwise provided EIC with a defence to the claims by policyholders?
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- Earl Elie (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
17 November 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
1) Was the President’s Proclamation No 8 of 2011 of a state of public emergency contrary to the Constitution and therefore unlawful? 2) Were the Regulations issued under this Proclamation justified by reference to the state of public emergency? 3) If so, were the arrests and detentions of the appellants under these Regulations nonetheless unlawful?
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- Dominic Pitilal (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
17 November 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
1) Was the President’s Proclamation No 8 of 2011 of a state of public emergency contrary to the Constitution and therefore unlawful? 2) Were the Regulations issued under this Proclamation justified by reference to the state of public emergency? 3) If so, were the arrests and detentions of the appellants under these Regulations nonetheless unlawful?
Linked cases
- Ashmeed Mohammed (Appellant) v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
17 November 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Leggatt,
Lady Rose,
Lord Doherty
1) Was the President’s Proclamation No 8 of 2011 of a state of public emergency contrary to the Constitution and therefore unlawful? 2) Were the Regulations issued under this Proclamation justified by reference to the state of public emergency? 3) If so, were the arrests and detentions of the appellants under these Regulations nonetheless unlawful?
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The Kingdom of Spain and another (Respondents) v The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited (Appellant) No 221 October 2026
ScottishPower (SCPL) Limited and others (Respondents) v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellant)22 September 2026
R (on the application of Quaye) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent)17 September 2026
Forthwell Limited (Appellant) v Pontegadea UK Limited (Respondent)9 September 2026
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