Court Sittings

The Term Dates for year 2025 are below: Hilary: Monday, 13 January to Wednesday, 16 April Easter: Tuesday, 29 April to Friday, 23 May Trinity: Tuesday, 3 June to Thursday, 31 July Michaelmas: Wednesday, 1 October to Friday, 19 December


Michaelmas Term 2025

Wednesday, 1st October to Friday, 19th December 
(Sittings commence: 11:00am Monday, 10:30am on Tuesday – Thursday)

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Hearing Start DateHearing End DateCourtroom Case IDCase DetailsJustices
01-Oct-20251OPENING OF LEGAL YEAR
02-Oct-202502-Oct-20253JCPC/2024/1001


Devant Maharaj (Appellant) v National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)

1 day
Lord Hodge
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Sales
Lord Hamblen
Lord Stephens
06-Oct-202506-Oct-20253JCPC/2025/0005IGCF SPV 21 Limited (Respondent) v Al Jomaih Power Limited and another (Appellants) (Cayman Islands)

1 day
Lord Sales
Lord Hamblen
Lord Leggatt
Lord Burrows 
Dame Janice pereira
07-Oct-202507-Oct-20253JCPC/2024/0043Rogelio Antonio Hawkins (Appellant) v Abarbanel Limited (Respondent) (Cayman islands)

1 day
Lord Reed
Lord Hodge 
Lord Burrows 
Lord Stephens
Dame Janice Pereira
09-Oct-202509-Oct-20253JCPC/2024/0050Gordon Winter Company Ltd (Respondent) v NH International (Caribbean) Ltd (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)

0.5 days
Lord Briggs
Lord Burrows 
Lord Richards
14-Oct-202516-Oct-20251UKSC/2025/0013

UKSC/2025/0013A
In the matter of an application by Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, Brigid Hughes and Lynda McManus for Judicial Review (Respondents)

2.5 days

Lord Reed
Lord Hodge
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Hamblen
Lord Stephens
14-Oct-202514-Oct-20253JCPC/2024/0031Rubis Bahamas Ltd (Appellant) v Lillian Antionette Russell (Respondent) (The Bahamas)

1 day
16-Oct-202516-Oct-20253JCPC/2024/0063Director General, Mauritius Revenue Authority (Appellant) v Claude Didier de Senneville and 7 others (Respondents) (Mauritius)

1 day
Lord Briggs
Lord Leggatt
Lord Burrows
Lady Rose 
Lady Simler
20-Oct-202521-Oct-20251UKSC/2025/0042A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998

2 days
Lord Reed
Lord Hodge
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Sales
Lord Stephens
Lady Rose
Lady Simler
20-Oct-202520-Oct-20253JCPC/2024/0095Replay Destinations (Bahamas) Ltd (Appellant) v Royal Ltd and another (Respondents) (Bahamas)

1 Hour 
NOTE: Adjusted times 2-3pm UK / 9 -10 am Bahamas
Lord Briggs
Lord Burrows 
Lord Richards
23-Oct-202523-Oct-20253JCPC/2023/0102Allan Crawford and another (Respondents) v Christopher Stubbs and another (Appellants) (Bahamas)

1 Hour
Lord Hodge
Lord Briggs
Lord Richards
28-Oct-202528-Oct-20251JCPC/2025/0036Christopher Isaac Singh (A minor, suing by his mother and next friend, Nicole Singh Nee Mohammed) (Respondent) v Dr Prakashbhan Persad (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)

1 day
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Briggs
Lord Leggatt
Lady Rose
Lord Richards
28-Oct-202528-Oct-20253JCPC/2023/0048Deon Watson (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas)

1 day
Lord Reed
Lord Hodge 
Lord Hamblen 
Lord Burrows 
Lord Stephens
03-Nov-202503-Nov-20251UKSC/2025/0002Crozier or Veale and others (Respondents) v Scottish Power UK Plc (Appellant)

1 day
Lord Reed
Lord Briggs
Lord Hamblen
Lord Leggatt
Lord Burrows
03-Nov-202503-Nov-20253JCPC/2024/0075Carleen McFarlane (Appellant) v General Legal Council (Respondent) (Jamaica)

0.5 days 
Please note adjusted times 2pm-4pm UK (8am - 10am Jamaica)
Lord Lloyd-Jones 
Lord Richards 
Lady Simler
04-Nov-202504-Nov-20251UKSC/2025/0043Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v Kolicaj (Respondent)

1 day
Lord Reed
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Briggs
Lord Sales
Lord Stephens
05-Nov-202505-Nov-20253JCPC/2024/0092Anheuser-Busch International Inc and another (Respondents) v Commonwealth Brewery Ltd (Appellant) (Bahamas)

1 day
Lord Reed 
Lord Lloyd-Jones 
Lord Hamblen 
Lady Rose 
lord Richards
10-Nov-202510-Nov-20251UKSC/2024/0130Providence Building Services Limited (Respondent) v Hexagon Housing Association Limited (Appellant)

0.5 days
Lord Reed 
Lord Briggs 
Lord Burrows 
Lord Stephens 
Lord Richards
11-Nov-202511-Nov-20253JCPC/2022/0011Gedeon Mahabir (Appellant) v Public Service Commission and another (Respondents) (Trinidad and Tobago)

0.5 days
Lord Sales 
Lady Rose 
Lady Simler
12-Nov-202513-Nov-20251UKSC/2024/0146The Financial Conduct Authority (Respondent) v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP (Appellant)

2 days
Lord Hodge
Lord Sales 
Lord Burrows 
Lady Rose 
Lady Simler 
17-Nov-202517-Nov-20253JCPC/2024/0062Uniform Building Contractors Ltd (Respondent) v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Appellant) (Trinidad and Tobago)

1 day 
Note: Adjusted Times 1pm-3pm/ 3.20pm - 5.20pm
Lord Hamblen 
Lord Leggatt 
Lady Rose 
Lord Richards 
Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Coulson
18-Nov-202518-Nov-20251UKSC/2024/0135Boyd (Respondent) v Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (Appellant)

1 day
Lord Lloyd-Jones 
Lord Burrows 
Lord Stephens 
Lady Simler 
Sir Declan Morgan
18-Nov-202518-Nov-20253UKSC/2025/0005AXA Insurance UK PLC and another (Appellants) v Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Respondents)

1 day


Lord Hodge
Lord Hamblen
Lord Leggatt
Lady Rose
Lord Richards
20-Nov-202520-Nov-20251UKSC/2025/0059 

UKSC/2025/0079
R v BDN (Appellant)

R v ABJ (Appellant)

1 day
Lord Reed 
Lord Sales 
Lord Hamblen 
Lord Burrows 
Lord Richards 
20-Nov-202520-Nov-20253JCPC/2024/0018Manish Meeheelaul (Appellant) v Maubank Ltd (Respondent) (Mauritius)

0.5 days
Lord Hodge 
Lord Stephens 
Lady Simler
26-Nov-202527-Nov-20251UKSC/2024/0152The Kingdom of Bahrain (Appellant) v Shehabi and another (Respondents)

2 days
Lord Lloyd-Jones 
Lord Hamblen Lord Leggatt
Lord Burrows
Lady Simler   
26-Nov-202527-Nov-20253JCPC/2024/0094A and 6 others (Appellants) v C and 13 others (Respondents)

2 days
Lord Reed 
Lord Briggs 
Lord Stephens 
Lady Rose 
Lord Richards
01-Dec-202504-Dec-20251UKSC/2024/0155 

UKSC/2024/0156
Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.A.R.L and another (Respondents) v The Kingdom of Spain (Appellant)


Republic of Zimbabwe (Appellant) v Border Timbers Ltd and another (Respondents)

4 days
Lord Lloyd-Jones 
Lord Briggs
Lord Sales 
Lord Leggatt 
Lady Simler
19-Dec-2025Last day of term