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- Chandradev Appadoo (Respondent) v SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Appellant) No 2 (Mauritius)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
13 April 2026
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
- Chandradev Appadoo (Appellant) v SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd (Respondent) (Mauritius)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
13 April 2026
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?
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- Unicomer (St Vincent) Ltd (Appellant) v Appeal Commissioners and another (Respondents) (St Vincent and the Grenadines)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
15 April 2026
(1) Is an arrangement under which the appellant obtained insurance from an insurer who reinsured the risk with an entity related to the appellant, such that 95% of the premiums were ultimately received by that related entity, a transaction falling within the meaning of section 23 of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 435 (“ITA”)? (2) Is the appellant required to pay withholding tax on the premiums received by its related entity pursuant to section 66 of the ITA? (3) Are profits made by the appellant from hire-purchase agreements taxable at the time the agreements were entered into or upon receipt of the hirer’s instalments under section 9 of the ITA?
- R v McCafferty and others (Appellants)
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
21 April 2026
Did individuals charged with an offence contrary to section 78(1) and (4) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”) of the 2022 Act have “no case to answer”, on the basis that there was no evidence before the jury of an essential element of the offence?
- Wycliffe Baird (Appellant) v David Goldgar and four others (Respondents) (St Christopher and Nevis)
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
23 April 2026
Lord Reed,
Lord Hamblen,
Lady Simler,
Lord Doherty,
Dame Sarah Falk
Did the Court of Appeal err in striking out the Appellant’s appeal for want of prosecution and/or abuse of process?
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