Jersey Case Law

Representation of Barclays Bank Plc re Marketgait Property Investment Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of Barclays Bank Plc re Marketgait Property Investment Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Temple : Letters of Request) [2026] JRC 096 (14 April 2026)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted Barclays’ application for a Letter of Request to place Marketgait into administration in Scotland under the Insolvency Act 1986.

• Administration order
• Letter of request
• Creditor interests
• Insolvency jurisdiction
• Asset realisation
• Cross-border-insolvency

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Representation of RTI Limited re Pirie and Roberts 4-Sept-2025 (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of RTI Limited re Pirie and Roberts 4-Sept-2025 (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Companies) [2025] JRC 221 (4 September 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted provisional liquidators a Letter of Request to the English High Court to aid investigation, asset preservation, and recognition of their appointment.

• Provisional liquidation
• Letter of request
• Court's inherent jurisdiction
• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Asset preservation
• Provisional-liquidation

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Representation of HWA 555 Owners, LLC -[2023] JCA 085 (13 June 2023)

Court of Appeal held that a creditor with a contingent or unliquidated claim may have standing to seek a creditors’ winding up, but the order remained discretionary.

• Creditors' winding up
• Standing of creditors
• Interpretation of article 157a companies (jersey) law 1991
• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Contingent and unliquidated claims
• Discretion in granting winding up orders

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Representations of Wright and Knowles re Yeowart

Representations of Wright and Knowles re Yeowart [2022] JRC 242 (08 November 2022)

The Jersey court recognised English bankruptcy trustees and authorised them to gather information and assets in Jersey under Article 49 of the 1990 Law.

• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Assistance to foreign courts
• Asset recovery
• Trustees in bankruptcy
• Cross-border-insolvency
• Recognition-of-foreign-insolvency-proceedings

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Representation of Regus

Representation of Regus [2021] JRC 238 (21 September 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court ordered disclosure of most confidential exhibits in a cross-border insolvency dispute, and adjourned an application to set aside a Luxembourg Letter of Request.

• Letter of request
• Disclosure of confidential information
• Creditors' rights
• Jurisdiction
• Insolvency proceedings
• Cross-border-insolvency

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Representation of Defty and Oprey

Representation of Defty and Oprey [2021] JRC 225 (16 July 2021)

Jersey’s Royal Court recognised UK joint bankruptcy trustees and authorised them to investigate and collect the debtor’s Jersey assets, subject to notice to local creditors.

• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Assistance to foreign courts
• Collection of assets
• Cross-border-insolvency
• Bankruptcy
• Foreign-insolvency-recognition

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BetIndex Limited 26-May-2021

BetIndex Limited 26-May-2021 [2021] JRC 151 (26 May 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court recognised the English joint administrators of BetIndex Limited, extended a moratorium on proceedings, and granted related insolvency powers.

• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Administration order
• Moratorium on proceedings
• Powers of administrators
• Cross-border-insolvency
• Administration-order

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Representation of Matthew David Smith and Ors -19-Feb-2021

Representation of Matthew David Smith and Ors -19-Feb-2021 [2021] JRC 047 (19 February 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court recognised English administrators over Arcadia Group companies, granted trading powers in Jersey, and imposed a moratorium against creditor action.

• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Powers of administrators
• Moratorium on creditor actions
• Assistance to foreign courts
• Comity
• Cross-border-insolvency

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Representation of Regus Plc 26-Oct-2020

Representation of Regus Plc 26-Oct-2020 [2020] JRC 226A (26 October 2020)

The Royal Court of Jersey issued a Letter of Request to Luxembourg to place Regus Plc into bankruptcy, while preserving creditors’ right to apply in Jersey.

• Letter of request
• Bankruptcy jurisdiction
• Distribution of assets
• Creditors' rights
• Comity
• Economic substance

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Representation of Lydian International Limited -

Representation of Lydian International Limited - [2020] JRC 207 (09 October 2020)

The Royal Court of Jersey ordered Lydian International Limited wound up on a just and equitable basis after a Canada-approved restructuring left it assetless and without a continuing purpose.

• Just and equitable winding up
• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Loss of substratum
• Shareholder rights in insolvency
• Comity
• Just-and-equitable-winding-up

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