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Employment law [2025] JRC 106

Abreu v RS Reinforcements & CNR Construction (Royal Court : Hearing

Abreu v RS Reinforcements & CNR Construction (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 106 (24 April 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey found both the Employer and CNR liable after a platform collapse injured a labourer, apportioning responsibility 20% to the Employer and 80% to CNR.

  • Employer's duty of care
  • Statutory health and safety obligations
  • Non-delegable duties
  • Apportionment of liability
  • Construction site accidents
  • Employment-duty-of-care
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Criminal law [2024] JCA 224

Le Sauteur and Sutherland v HM Attorney General

Le Sauteur and Sutherland v HM Attorney General [2024] JCA 224 (23 October 2024)

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal convictions for failing to take reasonable care for a patient’s health and safety, finding the verdict was supported by evidence.

  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care
  • Appeals on fact
  • Health and safety at work
  • Paramedic liability
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 066

AG v Skinner Skips Limited

AG v Skinner Skips Limited [2024] JRC 066 (22 March 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court fined a company £55,000 after conviction for failing to protect employees under health and safety law following a serious workplace accident.

  • Employer's duty of care
  • Workplace safety
  • Risk assessment
  • Sentencing for health and safety offences
  • Health-and-safety-law
  • Workplace-safety
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 051

AG v Skinner Skips Limited

AG v Skinner Skips Limited [2024] JRC 051 (01 March 2024)

The Royal Court ruled on witness handling, expert evidence, hearsay, abuse of process, and burden of proof in a health and safety prosecution, rejecting the defence applications.

  • Prosecution witness discretion
  • Admissibility of hearsay
  • Expert evidence
  • Abuse of process
  • Burden of proof
  • Corporate criminal liability
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 062

AG v Hacquoil and Cook Ltd

AG v Hacquoil and Cook Ltd [2023] JRC 062 (21 April 2023)

A Jersey construction company was fined after pleading guilty to health and safety offences arising from unsafe lifting of granite slabs with an excavator.

  • Employer liability
  • Workplace safety
  • Corporate criminal liability
  • Sentencing principles
  • Health-and-safety
  • Corporate-criminal-liability
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 050

AG v CNR Construction

AG v CNR Construction [2022] JRC 050 (25 February 2022)

The Jersey Royal Court fined CNR Construction £100,000 after a workplace platform collapse caused catastrophic injuries to a worker.

  • Workplace safety
  • Corporate liability
  • Sentencing
  • Construction accidents
  • Health-and-safety
  • Workplace-safety
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 239

AG v Bidmead

AG v Bidmead [2021] JRC 239 (24 September 2021)

Sentencing for serious health and safety breaches by a building contractor’s managing director, resulting in fines totaling £40,000 and £5,000 costs.

  • Workplace safety
  • Sentencing
  • Employer liability
  • Health-and-safety-law
  • Workplace-safety
  • Employer-liability
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Criminal law [2020] JRC 259

States Employment Board v AG 15-Dec-2020

States Employment Board v AG 15-Dec-2020 [2020] JRC 259 (15 December 2020)

Appeal against a £50,000 health and safety fine was allowed in part. The Court held the sentence was manifestly excessive and reduced it to £40,000.

  • Sentencing
  • Workplace safety
  • Culpability assessment
  • Application of sentencing guidelines
  • Health-and-safety-law
  • Workplace-safety
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Employment law [2020] JRC 226

Conceicao v Silva Cleaning Services Limited

Conceicao v Silva Cleaning Services Limited [2020] JRC 226 (26 October 2020)

Employer found liable for failing to monitor safe ladder use, with damages reduced 40% for contributory negligence in a workplace injury claim.

  • Employer's liability
  • Workplace safety
  • Personal injury
  • Contributory negligence
  • Statutory duties
  • Employer-liability
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Health and safety law [2020] JRC 089

AG v States Employment Board

AG v States Employment Board [2020] JRC 089 (22 May 2020)

The States Employment Board was fined for a health and safety breach after a schoolchild was injured by a hazardous gate at Grouville School.

  • Employer liability
  • Duty of care
  • Risk assessment
  • Workplace safety
  • School safety
  • Sentencing
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