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UK Supreme Court
Hearing
13 March 2025
Andrysiewicz (Appellant) v Circuit Court in Lodz, Poland (Respondent)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Sales,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Simler,
Lord Burnett
Was the order for the Appellant’s extradition to Poland pursuant to a conviction warrant a disproportionate interference with her right to a private and family life under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
13 March 2025
Dipcon Engineering Services Ltd (Appellant) v Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Burrows,
Lord Richards,
Dame Janice Pereira
Was the Court of Appeal wrong to hold that (i) there was no binding agreement to pay an additional sum under the contract for services in the absence of approval by the Respondent’s board, and (ii) in the alternative, there was no consideration for a separate agreement to pay the additional sum?
UK Supreme Court
Hearing
17 March 2025
Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL (Respondent) v Dream Pairs Europe Inc. and another (Appellants)
Lord Hodge,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose
Was the Court of Appeal right to conclude the trial judge’s conclusion on the similarity of logos was “rationally insupportable”? At what point of time should the confusion of consumers be assessed in a claim for trade mark infringement? What approach should the court take when assessing whether trade marks are similar?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Hearing
18 March 2025
Kattina Anglin (Appellant) v Governor of the Cayman Islands (Respondent) Cayman Islands)
Lord Reed,
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Burrows,
Lady Simler,
Dame Janice Pereira
Did the Governor of the Cayman Islands have the power by reason of section 81 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 (the “Constitution”) to enact the Civil Partnership Law 2020? If not, what is the appropriate relief?
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judgment
18 March 2025
Rubis Bahamas Ltd (Appellant) v Lillian Antionette Russell (Respondent) (The Bahamas)
Lord Lloyd-Jones,
Lord Briggs,
Lord Hamblen,
Lord Stephens,
Lady Rose,
Lord Richards,
Lady Simler
(1) Can claims for unliquidated damages exceeding $4,000 give rise to appeals to the JCPC as of right under section 23(1) of the Bahamas Court of Appeal Act (the “CA Act”)? (2) Does the rule in Rylands v Fletcher impose strict liability on a landowner and lessor who neither occupies the land, nor owns or controls the dangerous thing? (3) Is the storage of fuel underground a “non-natural use of land” for the purposes of the rule in Rylands v Fletcher?