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Civil procedure [2025] JRC 259

Representation of Raw Mortgage Company Four Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of Raw Mortgage Company Four Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Debt) [2025] JRC 259 (15 October 2025)

The Royal Court considered an application for an Acte Vicomte chargé d'écrire based on an acknowledged debt, and required service on the debtors before any order was made.

  • Acte vicomte chargĂ© d'Ă©crire
  • Acknowledgment of debt
  • Hypothec
  • DĂ©grèvement
  • Service of process
  • Acte-vicomte-charge-d-ecrire
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Civil procedure [2020] JRC 055

Representation of Alfalfa Investment Limited

Representation of Alfalfa Investment Limited [2020] JRC 055 (06 April 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court held that an acte Vicomte chargé d'écrire may be sought on a registered acknowledgment of debt under the 2014 amendment, subject to safeguards.

  • Acte vicomte chargĂ© d'Ă©crire
  • Application procedure
  • Debt acknowledgment
  • Statutory amendments
  • Debt-recovery
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure [2016] JRC 060

Hill -v- Meyer

Hill -v- Meyer [2016] JRC 060 (11 March 2016)

The Royal Court allowed Le Gallais & Luce to be substituted as plaintiff, finding no abuse of process, while questioning the validity of the debt assignment.

  • Assignment of debt
  • Substitution of parties
  • Regulation of debt collection agencies
  • Assignment-of-debt
  • Substitution-of-parties
  • Debt-recovery
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Civil procedure [2013] JRC 113

Representation of the Treasurer of the States

Representation of the Treasurer of the States [2013] JRC 113 (14 June 2013)

The Royal Court held that the Petty Debts Court could authorise distraint and sale of a vessel to enforce an unpaid judgment debt, and was not functus officio.

  • Enforcement of judgments
  • Distress and sale of movables
  • Jurisdiction of petty debts court
  • Enforcement-of-judgments
  • Distress-and-sale
  • Petty-debts-court
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Contract law [2012] JCA 140

Kells -v- Cashback Limited

Kells -v- Cashback Limited [2012] JCA 140 (23 July 2012)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal challenging a debt assignment, holding that the debtor had no right to consent or prior notice and no data protection defence.

  • Assignment of debt
  • Notice requirements
  • Consent to assignment
  • Data protection
  • Pending list procedure
  • Assignment-of-debt
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Banking [1995] JRC 109

Barclays Bank Plc. v Thorpe and Others

Barclays Bank Plc. v Thorpe and Others [1995] JRC 109 (13 June 1995)

The court held the respondents liable for the bank debt and ordered them to pay Barclays Bank Plc.

  • Enforcement of debt
  • Liability of guarantors
  • Debt-recovery
  • Banking
  • Guarantor-liability
  • Enforcement-of-debt
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