AG v Reid [2018] JRC 193 (18 October 2018)

AG v Reid [2018] JRC 193 (18 October 2018)

The respondent's complaints were properly adjudicated by the US Court and do not constitute exceptional circumstances warranting refusal of enforcement; enforcement of the US Order in Jersey is not contrary to the interests of justice.

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Citation
[2018] JRC 193
Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Reid
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
18 October 2018
Procedural Posture
Application for Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Forfeiture Order / Post Hearing Judgment
Outcome
US Forfeiture Order registered and enforced in Jersey; respondent not permitted to contest further.
Legal Topics
Enforcement of Foreign Forfeiture Orders, Extradition, Money Laundering, Human Rights
Criminal Law International Law Confiscation Enforcement of Foreign Forfeiture Orders Extradition Money Laundering Human Rights

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Reid

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Forfeiture Order / Post Hearing Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the US Forfeiture Order should be registered and enforced in Jersey
  2. 2 Whether enforcement would be contrary to the interests of justice under Article 39(1)(c)
  3. 3 Whether the respondent's complaints warrant refusal of enforcement

Ratio Decidendi

The respondent's complaints were properly adjudicated by the US Court and do not constitute exceptional circumstances warranting refusal of enforcement; enforcement of the US Order in Jersey is not contrary to the interests of justice.

Court Disposition

US Forfeiture Order registered and enforced in Jersey; respondent not permitted to contest further.

Orders

  • Attorney General directed to instruct the Viscount to carry enforcement of the US Order into effect.
  • Enforcement to proceed in accordance with the Court's order of 14 July 2017.