T&T recorded as country with most appeals to Privy Council

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KAY-MARIE FLETCHERJournalist at Guardian

July 14, 2026

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T&T recorded as country with most appeals to Privy Council

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For the fifth consecutive year, Trinidad and Tobago has remained the country with the highest number of appeals before the Privy Council.

According to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026, there were 36 cases from T&T, one more than the previous year.

Previous reports revealed that there were 14 cases in 2023–2024, 22 in 2022–2023 and 39 in 2021–2022.

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