1998/73 - AG v O'Neill [1998] UR 73 (3 April 1998)

The defendant deliberately and persistently breached housing law by orchestrating bogus leases and depriving a family of accommodation, warranting a substantial fine to deter similar conduct.

Citation: [1998] UR 73
Parties: Prosecutor: Attorney General; Defendant: Defendant
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 03 April 1998
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing Judgment
Outcome: defendant fined
Legal Topics: Breach of Housing Law, Illegal Letting, Bogus Leases, Sentencing

Housing Law Criminal Law Breach of Housing Law Illegal Letting Bogus Leases Sentencing

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Parties

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the defendant breached housing law by concocting a scheme to deprive a local family of accommodation
2 Whether the defendant induced an employee to enter into bogus leases
3 Appropriate penalty for flagrant breach of housing law

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant deliberately and persistently breached housing law by orchestrating bogus leases and depriving a family of accommodation, warranting a substantial fine to deter similar conduct.

Court Disposition

defendant fined

Orders

Defendant fined £20,000 or in default 6 months imprisonment
Fine to be paid within two weeks