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Mauger v Mauger

The Court of Appeal held that a spouse or heir cannot rest on lifetime advances to the extent they exceed the partie disponible of the deceased’s movable estate.

  • LĂ©gitime
  • Rapport Ă  la masse
  • Advances / avances
  • Partie disponible
  • Resting on advances
  • Testamentary freedom
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Probate [2024] JRC 166

Representation of Frost

Representation of Frost [2024] JRC 166 (02 August 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey declared Thomas Frost presumed dead, finding the evidence proved death beyond reasonable doubt under Article 7(4) of the Probate (Jersey) Law.

  • Presumption of death
  • Missing persons
  • Probate procedure
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Customary law development
  • Presumption-of-death
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Civil procedure [2024] JRC 082

Representation of De Gruchy and the Parish of Trinity

Representation of De Gruchy and the Parish of Trinity [2024] JRC 082 (09 April 2024)

The Royal Court held that the Clameur de Haro was wrongly raised because the Representor was not in possession of the disputed land, and ordered costs against her.

  • Clameur de haro
  • Possession vs ownership
  • Costs orders
  • Summary injunctive relief
  • Clameur-de-haro
  • Possession-vs-ownership
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Succession law [2023] JRC 115

Mauger v Mauger

Mauger v Mauger [2023] JRC 115 (06 July 2023)

The Royal Court held that a donee may rest on lifetime advances and decline succession participation even if the advances exceed the disposable portion.

  • LĂ©gitime
  • Avancement de succession
  • Rapport Ă  la masse
  • Disposable portion
  • Inter vivos gifts
  • Solvent estate
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Property law [2023] JRC 038

Schlaefer v Morris

Schlaefer v Morris [2023] JRC 038 (09 March 2023)

The Royal Court granted summary judgment in a boundary and encroachment dispute, holding the Vue de Vicomte fixed the boundary, the covenant remained effective, and relief applied.

  • Boundary disputes
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Encroachment
  • Relief (offset)
  • Summary judgment
  • Boundary-disputes
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Property law [2021] JRC 061

Representation of Sheppard re Powell

Representation of Sheppard re Powell [2021] JRC 061 (02 March 2021)

The Royal Court discharged a Clameur de Haro injunction raised by Caroline Powell, holding it could not block the Viscount from enforcing a lawful possession order.

  • Clameur de haro
  • Remise des biens
  • Cession gĂ©nĂ©rale
  • DĂ©grèvement
  • Eviction
  • Injunctions
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Mental capacity law [2019] JRC 170

In the matter of N (Capacity) 03-Sep-2019

In the matter of N (Capacity) 03-Sep-2019 [2019] JRC 170 (03 September 2019)

The Royal Court held that Jersey’s lucid-interval rule survives the Capacity and Self-Determination (Jersey) Law 2016, subject to the statutory capacity test.

  • Testamentary capacity
  • Lucid interval
  • Delegation and curatorship
  • Repeal of customary law
  • Execution of wills for persons lacking capacity
  • Testamentary-capacity
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Property law [2017] JCA 096

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Limited

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Limited [2017] JCA 096 (20 June 2017)

Leave to appeal to the Privy Council was refused in a boundary-encroachment dispute involving customary law reliefs and destination de père de famille.

  • Boundary disputes
  • Encroachment
  • Servitudes
  • Damages in lieu of injunction
  • Customary law principles
  • Appeals procedure
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Property law [2016] JCA 180

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Limited

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Limited [2016] JCA 180 (05 October 2016)

The Court of Appeal held that a boundary contract moved the boundary and, on the facts, destination de père de famille applied. Damages in lieu of removal were also upheld.

  • Boundary disputes
  • Encroachment
  • Servitudes
  • Relief (property law)
  • Estoppel
  • Interpretation of contracts
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Property law [2015] JRC 003

In the matter of Walton Degrevement

In the matter of Walton Degrevement [2015] JRC 003 (06 January 2015)

The Jersey Royal Court held that an undivided share in land owned in common can be hypothecated and can be the subject of dégrèvement.

  • Hypothecation of undivided shares
  • DĂ©grèvement of property owned in common
  • Interpretation of loi (1880) sur la propriĂ©tĂ© foncière
  • Hypothecation
  • Degrevement
  • Undivided-shares
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