We have a long track record in acting as Privy Council Agents, representing overseas clients whose case has been referred to the Privy Council. These cases usually turn on complex and difficult points of law.
Previous cases include:
Livingston Properties Equities Inc and others v JSC MCC Eurochem and another (British Virgin Islands) [2020] UKPC 31
Warren v The State (Pitcairn Islands) [2018] UKPC 20
Rolle Family and Co Ltd v Rolle Privy Council (Bahamas) [2017] UKPC 35
DD Growth Premium 2X Fund (In Official Liquidation) v RMF Market Neutral Strategies (Master) Limited (Cayman Islands) [2017] UKPC 36
Central Tenders Board v White (t/a White Construction Services) (Montserrat) [2015] UKPC 39
Pora v The Queen (New Zealand) [2015] UKPC 9
Lundy v The Queen (New Zealand) [2013] UKPC 28
Sherry v The Queen (Guernsey) [2013] UKPC 7
Simon v Helmot (Guernsey) [2012] UKPC 5
Culross Global SPC Ltd v Strategic Turnaround Master Partnership Ltd (Cayman Islands) [2010] UKPC 33
Oakley v Osiris Trustees Ltd and others (Isle of Man) [2008] UKPC 2
Zeller v British Caymanian Insurance Co Ltd (Cayman Islands) [2008] UKPC 4
McLaughlin v Governor of the Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) [2007] UKPC 50
Christian v The Queen (Pitcairn Islands) [2006] UKPC 47
Ngati Apa Ki Te Waipounamu Trust v Attorney General (New Zealand) [2006] UKPC 49
Attorney General v James Cleaver & Co (Cayman Islands) [2006] UKPC 28
Stemson v AMP General Insurance (NZ) Ltd (New Zealand) [2006] UKPC 30
McLachlan v Mercury Geotherm Ltd (In Receivership) (New Zealand) [2006] UKPC 27
Norbrook Laboratories Ltd v Bomac Laboratories Ltd Privy Council (New Zealand) [2006] UKPC 25
Blakes Estate Ltd v The Government of Montserrat (Montserrat) [2005] UKPC 46
Barlow Clowes International Ltd (In Liquidation) v Eurotrust International Ltd (Isle of Man) [2005] UKPC 37
Allsop v Petroleum Co of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) [2005] UKPC 34
Commissioner of Police v Cavanaugh (Montserrat) [2005] UKPC 28
Contact Energy Ltd v Attorney General Privy Council (New Zealand) [2005] UKPC 13
Al-Sabah v Grupo Torras SA Privy Council (Cayman Islands) [2005] UKPC 1
Wislang v Medical Council of New Zealand (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 59
Simkin's Trustees v Inland Revenue Commissioner (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 55
Glenharrow Holdings Ltd v Attorney General (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 42
Potter v Potter (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 41
Re Crown Forestry Rental Trust; Latimer and others v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 13
Dymocks Franchise Systems (NSW) Pty Ltd v Todd (Costs) (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 39
Buchanan v Jennings (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 36
Carter Holt Harvey Building Products Group Ltd v Commerce Commission (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 37
Hirst v Vousden (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 24
Dairy Containers Ltd v Tasman Orient Line CV (The Tasman Discoverer) (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 22
Latimer v Inland Revenue Commissioner Privy Council (New Zealand) [2004] UKPC 13
R v Attorney General of England and Wales (New Zealand) [2003] UKPC 22
Persad and another v Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) [2003] UKPC 21
Newport Farms Ltd and Others v Damesh Holdings Ltd and Others (New Zealand) [2003] UKPC 54
Waikato Regional Airport Ltd and Others v Attorney General (New Zealand) [2003] UKPC 30
Karpavicius v The Queen (New Zealand) [2002] UKPC 59
Attorney General of the Cayman Islands v Roberts (Cayman Islands) [2002] UKPC 18
Haines v Carter (New Zealand) [2002] UKPC 49
Canterbury Golf International Ltd v Yoshimoto (New Zealand) [2002] UKPC 40
Progressive Enterprises Ltd v Foodstuffs (Auckland) Ltd and Another (New Zealand) [2002] UKPC 25
CVC/Opportunity Equity Partners Ltd v Demarco Almeida Privy Council (Cayman Islands) [2002] UKPC 16
Re Brumark Investments Ltd (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 28
Harley v McDonald (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 18
Valentines Properties Ltd v Huntco Corp Ltd (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 14
Cleaver v Delta American Reinsurance Co (In Liquidation) (Cayman Islands) [2001] UKPC 6
Snell v Beadle (otherwise Silcock) (Jersey) [2001] UKPC 5
Inland Revenue Commissioner v Auckland Harbour Board Privy Council (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 1
Lorde v Transport Board (Barbados) [2001] UKPC 14
Cook and another v Norlands Ltd (Isle of Man) [2001] UKPC 52
Brazier and others v Bramwell Scaffolding Ltd and others (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 59
Dilworth Trust Board v Counties Manukau Health Ltd and another (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 9
Agnew and another v Commissioner of Inland Revenue and another (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 28
Bagnall and another v Mobil Oil New Zealand Ltd (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 57
Manukau Urban Maori Authority and others v Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission and others; Perenara v Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission and others (New Zealand) [2001] UKPC 32
Far Eastern Shipping Plc v Scales Trading Ltd (New Zealand) [2000] UKPC 44
Fifield v W&R Jack Ltd (New Zealand) [2000] UKPC 27
Gilrose Finance Ltd v Gould (New Zealand) [2000] UKPC 14
Phipps v Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (New Zealand) [2000] UKPC 18
Auckland Gas Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Inland Revenue (New Zealand) [2000] UKPC 24
Arklow Investments Ltd v Maclean (New Zealand) [1999] UKPC 51
Deloitte & Touche AG v Johnson (Cayman Islands) [1999] UKPC 25
Lange v Atkinson and another (New Zealand) [1999] UKPC 46
Countrywide Banking Corp Ltd v Dean (Liquidator of CB Sizzlers Ltd) (New Zealand) [1997] UKPC 57
Phillips Petroleum Co v Quintin and Another [1998] UKPC 8
De Morgan v Director General of Social Welfare (Petition for Leave to Appeal) (New Zealand) [1997] UKPC 46
Lewis v Hyde (New Zealand) [1997] UKPC 45
Peng Aun Lim v McLean and Another (New Zealand) [1997] C.L.Y. 160
Madden and Another v UDC Finance Limited and Another (New Zealand) [1997] UKPC 52
New Zealand Forest Products Ltd v New Zealand Insurance Co Ltd (New Zealand) [1997] UKPC 37
Tainui Maori Trust Board and others v Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission and others (New Zealand) [1997] UKPC 70
Culverden Retirement Village Ltd v Registrar of Companies (New Zealand [1996] UKPC 50
Rangatira Ltd v Inland Revenue Commissioner (New Zealand) [1996] UKPC 54
Lion Nathan Ltd v CC Bottlers Ltd (New Zealand) [1996] UKPC 9
Invercargill City Council v Hamlin (New Zealand) [1996] UKPC 56
Inland Revenue Commissioner v Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand Ltd (New Zealand) [1996] A.C. 315
Colonial Mutual General Insurance Co Ltd v ANZ Banking Group (New Zealand) Ltd (New Zealand) [1995] UKPC 28
Pupuke Service Station Ltd v Caltex Oil (NZ) Ltd (New Zealand) [1995] UKPC 44
Meridian Global Funds Management Asia Ltd v Securities Commission (New Zealand) [1995] UKPC 5
Masport Ltd v Morrison Industries Ltd (New Zealand) [1994] UKPC 39
Prebble v Television New Zealand Ltd (New Zealand) [1994] UKPC 4
Kensington and Others v Unrepresented Non-allocated Claimants and Others (New Zealand) (1994) Times, 2 June
Mosgiel Ltd v Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Co Ltd and another (New Zealand) [1994] UKPC 43
Re Goldcorp Exchange Ltd (In Receivership) (New Zealand) [1994] UKPC3
Mercury Energy Ltd v Electricity Corp of New Zealand Ltd (New Zealand) [1994] 1 WLR 521
New Zealand Maori Council v Attorney General of New Zealand (New Zealand) [1994] 1 AC 466
Clark Boyce v Mouat (New Zealand) [1993] UKPC 34
Hadlee and Sydney Bridge Nominees v Inland Revenue Commissioners (New Zealand) [1993] UKPC 8
Downsview Nominees Ltd v First City Corp Ltd (New Zealand) [1992] UKPC 34
China and South Seas Bank Ltd v Tan (Hong Kong) [1990] 1 AC 536
Cheah Theam Swee v Equiticorp Finance Group Ltd (New Zealand) [1989] UKPC 25
Green v Broadcasting Corp of New Zealand (New Zealand) [1989] UKPC 26
Vujnovich v Vujnovich (New Zealand) (1989) 5 B.C.C. 740
Money v Playle & Others (New Zealand) [1989] UKPC 30
Savill & Another v Chase Holdings (Wellington) Ltd & Another (New Zealand) [1988] UKPC 24
Taylor v Rotowax Trading Ltd (1987) 3 BCC 190
Frankland (Graham Ralph) v The Queen (Isle of Man) [1987] AC 576
Tay Bok Choon v Tahansan Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) [1987] 1 WLR