Appeals to the Privy Council

'3 Hare Court is my go-to set for Privy Council work. Its knowledge, expertise, and experience are unrivalled.'

Legal 500 2026 - The English Bar Offshore - Commercial disputes

'3 Hare Court has strength-in-depth across all facets of commercial dispute resolution. Willing and eager juniors, as well as experienced silks.'

Legal 500 2026 - The English Bar Offshore - Commercial disputes

'3 Hare Court will always try their best to provide counsel within the client's budget and time requirements. I can't recall ever being told that there was no counsel available to assist and the choice of counsel covers a wide range of legal issues, meaning that I can generally use 3 Hare Court for most of my clients' requirements.'

Legal 500 2026 - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

'3 Hare Court has established itself as a leading set for Caribbean constitutional and public law matters. The set offers real strength-in-depth in this area and a growing reputation for complex appellate and public interest litigation. I have consistently been impressed by the quality and availability of counsel within the set.'

Legal 500 2026 - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

'Clerks are always a pleasure to speak with, very helpful and responsive to enquiries and will follow up on the enquiries as well.' - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

'3 Hare Court is a solid practice. Always commercial and happy to help.' - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

'They have some really good juniors who have real ambition and drive.' - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

'James Donovan is particularly good.' - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

'Bradly Patterson and Simon Hamilton have supported me throughout my time instructed 3 Hare Court. I feel that we are a team. They both go above and beyond (as have other members of the team) to get the best outcome for me and provide the best service.' - - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

‘3 Hare Court have a long track record of representing clients in the Caribbean and in the Privy Council. They are almost unrivalled in this area and have great strength in depth.’ - The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2024

‘Known for their extensive Caribbean and Privy Council footprint.’ - The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2024

‘3 Hare Court are a fantastic set. They have some young barristers who are really hungry and very reliable.’ - The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2024

‘Top of the tree when it comes to appellate work.’ - The English Bar Offshore

legal 500 2024

‘Wide ranging experience in the Caribbean and in the Privy Council.’ - The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2024

‘Excellent strength in depth.’ - The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2024

‘Very strong and very good with international solicitors and international clients, including in government. James Donovan is the standout player.’ - The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2024

‘The best in London for Privy Council appeals.’ - Caribbean – The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2023

‘I have always liked working with 3 Hare Court because they are quite generalist and there is always a barrister who can help with whatever issue you have.’ - Caribbean – The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2023

‘Professional and very helpful. Top shelf service.’ - Caribbean – The English Bar Offshore

Legal 500 2023

‘Quality from top on down.‘

Legal 500 - 2022

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the final court of appeal for many Commonwealth and Caribbean jurisdictions. Its judgments, delivered by the same judges who sit in the UK Supreme Court, are not only binding on the jurisdictions from which they arise but also highly influential across the common law world.

3 Hare Court is widely recognised as the leading set for Privy Council work. Members of Chambers have appeared in hundreds of appeals, covering the full range of constitutional, commercial, civil and criminal law. Many of these cases have been landmark decisions shaping fundamental principles of constitutional law, human rights and the common law more broadly.

Our practice is truly international in scope. Members have been called to and appeared in numerous overseas jurisdictions, including Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Mauritius, Turks & Caicos, and Trinidad & Tobago.

We act for a wide range of clients: individual appellants, governments and government agencies, public authorities and regulators, international corporations, public interest organisations, and local government bodies. The cases we conduct frequently involve issues of significant public importance, from constitutional interpretation and separation of powers to commercial disputes, criminal appeals, and claims raising fundamental human rights protections.

Our depth of experience, reputation for excellence in advocacy, and long track record of success mean that 3 Hare Court is consistently regarded as the go-to set for Privy Council appeals.

Members are highly recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2026 UK Bar Guides for their expertise and market recognition across a range of specialist fields that relate to Appeals to the Privy Council:

Legal 500 UK Bar 2026

Thomas Roe KC – Leading Silk for Administrative law and human rights
Robert Strang – Leading Junior for Administrative law and human rights
Adam Riley – Rising Star for Administrative law and human rights

Legal 500 The English Bar Offshore 2026

Tier 1 set for Other Expertise (Legal 500 The English Bar Offshore 2026)
Tier 3 set for Commercial disputes (Legal 500 The English Bar Offshore 2026)
Peter Knox KC – Leading Silk for Other expertise
Thomas Roe KC – Leading Silk for Commercial disputes
Tom Poole KC – Leading Silk for Commercial disputes, Other expertise
Daniel Feetham KC – New Silk for Commercial disputes
Tim Prudhoe – Leading Junior for Other expertise
Robert Strang – Leading Junior for Commercial disputes and Offshore
Rowan Pennington-Benton – Leading Junior for Commercial disputes
Charles Sorensen – Leading Junior for Trusts and private wealth, Commercial disputes
James Gale – Leading Junior for Commercial disputes
Adam Riley – Rising Star for Other expertise
Katharine Bailey – Rising Star for Other expertise
Nicholas Leah – Rising Star for Commercial disputes

Chambers & Partners 2026

Thomas Roe KC – Leading Silk for Civil Liberties & Human Rights
Robert Strang – Leading Junior for Offshore

Details of cases in which our members have acted, or are acting, are set out in each barrister’s profile. Notable cases for 2025 include:

Persad & Anor v Registration, Recognition and Certification Board (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 1

Was the Court of Appeal wrong to find that: (i) the jurisdiction of the High Court to determine the issue in this appeal was ousted by s.23(6) and (7) of the Industrial Relations Act; and (ii) the Registration, Recognition and Certification Board (the “Board”) did not act in breach of natural justice, nor did it fetter its discretion when making its decision in relation to good standing? Robert Strang instructed for the Respondent. Read the full case details here.

Barnes v Moxey& Anor (Bahamas) (2025) UKPC 5

Was the Supreme Court of the Bahamas (upheld by the Court of Appeal) right to hold (a) that the executor of an estate did not have the relevant power to transfer a property to the appellant; and (b) the counterclaim seeking that declaration was not time-barred? Thomas Roe KC instructed for the Appellant. Read the full case details here.

Woodford Construction Ltd v Readymix (West Indies) Ltd (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 6

Was the trial judge wrong to find that one party to a contract had stolen material from the other, when the allegation of theft had not been made expressly in the alleging party’s statement of case? Did the trial judge interpret the meaning of the word “theft” correctly, including questions of knowledge and dishonesty if relevant, when finding that the allegation of theft was proven? Daniel Feetham KC & Rowan Pennington-Benton instructed for the Appellant. Read the full case details here.

Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Tobago House of Assembly (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 8

Whether the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago erred in finding that:

i) section 25(2) of the Tobago House of Assembly Act did not empower the Executive Committee of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) to enter into such contracts as would constitute a ‘build-own-lease-transfer’ (BOLT) arrangement; and

ii) the THA could only decide to enter into a BOLT arrangement after complying with the requirements of the Central Tenders Board Act. Robert Strang instructed for the Appellant and Howard Stevens KC & Daniel Goldblatt instructed for the Respondent. Read the full case details here.

Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago v Waterworks Ltd (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 9

The case concerns the interpretation of a clause in two design and construction contracts entitling a contractor to obtain reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred prior to termination. The issue is whether charges incurred by the appellant, due to the cancellation of purchase orders for the supply of equipment made with a third party, were ‘a cost or liability which in the circumstances was reasonably incurred in the expectation of completing works’? Rowan Pennington-Benton and Nicholas Leah instructed for the Appellant. Read the full case details here.

Singh-Weekes v South-West Regional Health Regional Health Authority (2025) UKPC 10

Did the Court of Appeal err in not ordering that VAT be paid on the prescribed costs ordered to be paid in circumstances where the appellant’s attorneys were registered for VAT but the appellant was not? Katherine Deal KC instructed for the Respondent. Read the full case details here.

National Bank of Anguilla (Private Banking and Trust) Ltd & Anor v Chief Minister of Anguilla & Ors (Anguilla) (2025) UKPC 14

Should leave to apply for judicial review have been (and should now be) granted? The issues on appeal include:

1. The correct approach to be applied on an appeal from a judge’s refusal to grant leave to apply for judicial review.

2. Whether the Appellants have a sufficiently arguable case for leave to apply for judicial review to be granted.

3. Whether the judge’s refusal to grant leave exceeded the ambit within which reasonable disagreement is possible.

4. Whether there is a relevant decision that the Chief Minister of Anguilla (the First Respondent) or the Executive Council of Anguilla could properly have made which would be the subject of the judicial review. Peter Knox KC instructed for the 1st and 2nd Respondents. Read the full case details here.

Ayers-Caesar v The Judicial and Legal Service Commission (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 15

Did the Judicial and Legal Services Commission act in breach of section 137 of the Constitution in procuring the Appellant’s resignation as a High Court Judge? Peter Knox KC and Robert Strang instructed for the Respondent. Read the full case details here.

Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 19

Did the Court of Appeal err in setting aside a test case agreement and consent order agreed between the parties? Rowan Pennington-Benton and Katharine Bailey instructed for the Respondent. Read the full case details here.

Farrington v R. (Bahamas) (2025) UKPC 21

Should the Appellant be re-sentenced for murder in light of the Privy Council’s decision in Bowe and another v The Queen [2006] UKPC 10? Howard Stevens KC and Rowan Pennington-Benton instructed for the Respondent. Read the full case details here.

Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v EDASCO Ltd (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 23

(1) Was the police’s seizure and detention of property pursuant to its powers under the State Lands Act Chap. 57:01 (“the Act”) lawful?

(2) Who had jurisdiction and control over the property from the time of its seizure?

(3) What is the correct process for the owner of the property seized to seek its release? Robert Strang instructed for the Appellant. Read the full case details here.

Dipcon Engineering Services Ltd v Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 29

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? Tom Poole KC and Adam Riley instructed for the Appellant. Read the full case details here.

The State of Trinidad and Tobago v Ali (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 35

Did the Court of Appeal err by upholding the trial judge’s decision to stay the indictment against the respondent? Peter Knox KC instructed for the Appellant. Read the full case details here.

Gift & Anor v Rowley (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 37

Under a 1975 agreement, was the Appellant entitled to purchase: (a) a 56.5 acre parcel of land; or (b) a parcel of land of a size yet to be confirmed? Robert Strang instructed for the Appellant and Daniel Goldblatt instructed for the Respondents. Read the full case details here.

University of the West Indies v Occupational Safety and Health Authority and Agency (Trinidad and Tobago) (2025) UKPC 42

Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that s.93 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Ch. 88:08 applied to OSHA’s complaint against UWI. Robert Strang instructed for the Appellant. Read the full case details here.