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Capacity-law [2024] JRC 269

In the matter of Patient A

In the matter of Patient A [2024] JRC 269 (10 December 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted delegates permission to gift one-third of Patient A’s investment fund to support her grandchildren, subject to reporting and segregation conditions.

  • Gifts-by-delegates
  • Best-interests-determination
  • Powers-of-court-appointed-delegates
  • Capacity-law
  • Best-interests
  • Delegates
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Family-law [2023] JRC 029

B v D and Ors

B v D and Ors (Matrimonial) [2023] JRC 029 (17 February 2023)

The Royal Court approved a mediated ancillary relief settlement, sanctioned the trustee’s enabling appointment, and commented on the test for delegate best-interests decisions.

  • Ancillary-relief
  • Trustee-blessing-applications
  • Delegate-powers
  • Best-interests-decisions
  • Momentous-trustee-decisions
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Capacity-law [2020] JRC 074

Zac v The Estate of A (deceased) (Capacity) 15-Mar-2021

Zac v The Estate of A (deceased) (Capacity) 15-Mar-2021 [2020] JRC 074 (15 March 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court approved a delegate’s decision to accept a settlement for Zac, finding the choice was in his best interests and supported by legal advice.

  • Periodical-payment-orders
  • Statutory-discount-rate
  • Variation-of-orders
  • Best-interests
  • Delegate-decision-making
  • Capacity-law
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Judicial-recusal [2020] JCA 094

AB v AG (Capacity)

AB v AG (Capacity) [2020] JCA 094 (29 May 2020)

The Court of Appeal refused a renewed recusal application, holding that Sir Michael Birt JA’s charity patronage, judicial roles, and past advocacy did not create apparent bias.

  • Apparent-bias
  • Judicial-impartiality
  • Capacity-and-self-determination-(jersey)-law-2016
  • Article-6-echr
  • Institutional-bias
  • Judicial-recusal
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Mental-health-law [2006] JRC 116

In the matter of CJR 22-Aug-2006

In the matter of CJR 22-Aug-2006 [2006] JRC 116 (22 August 2006)

The Jersey Royal Court held that a curator under the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 1969 cannot consent to medical treatment for an interdict.

  • Curatorship-powers
  • Guardianship
  • Consent-to-medical-treatment
  • Jurisdiction-of-court-under-mental-health-(jersey)-law-1969
  • Mental-health-law
  • Capacity-law
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