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Administrative law [2024] JRC 283

Triton Administration (Jersey) Limited v Comptroller of Revenue

Triton Administration (Jersey) Limited v Comptroller of Revenue [2024] JRC 283 (10 December 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court allowed early release of information to Sweden under Regulation 14(3)(b)(iii), but suspended the order until midday on 13 December 2024.

  • Judicial review
  • Release of information
  • Convention on mutual assistance
  • Article 6 echr
  • Judicial-review
  • Article-6-echr
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Trusts and estates [2020] JCA 013

In the matter of Saisies Judiciaires in respect of the realisable property of Robert Tantular

In the matter of Saisies Judiciaires in respect of the realisable property of Robert Tantular [2020] JCA 013 (27 January 2020)

Court of Appeal costs judgment on saisies judiciaires over Robert Tantular’s property, addressing trust indemnity, retrospective legislation, state immunity, and costs liability.

  • Costs orders
  • Trustee indemnity
  • State immunity
  • Retrospective legislation
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Asset recovery
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Criminal law [2019] JCA 207

In the matter of saisies judiciaires in respect of the realisable property of Robert Tantular 28-Oct-2019

In the matter of saisies judiciaires in respect of the realisable property of Robert Tantular 28-Oct-2019 [2019] JCA 207 (28 October 2019)

The Court of Appeal held that a mortgage assignment was not prevented by the saisies judiciaires over Robert Tantular’s realisable property, and allowed the appeal.

  • Saisie judiciaire
  • Realisable property
  • Assignment of mortgage
  • Variation of court orders
  • Costs orders
  • Interpretation of proceeds of crime legislation
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 118A

In the matter of the Saisies Judiciaires of Robert Tantular 26-Jun -2019

In the matter of the Saisies Judiciaires of Robert Tantular 26-Jun -2019 [2019] JRC 118A (26 June 2019)

The Jersey Royal Court granted leave to appeal over a saisies judiciaires mortgage-assignment issue and ordered costs from the trust fund.

  • Saisies judiciaires
  • Confiscation of proceeds of crime
  • Assignment of mortgage
  • Trustee indemnity costs
  • Appeal grounds
  • Saisies-judiciaires
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Criminal law [2018] JRC 064

First Trust Management Limited -v- AG

First Trust Management Limited -v- AG [2018] JRC 064 (23 March 2018)

The Royal Court refused First Trust’s application to lift a saisie judiciaire over accounts linked to proceeds of a US forfeiture order against Arnold Bengis.

  • Enforcement of foreign confiscation orders
  • Saisie judiciaire
  • Corresponding offences
  • Asset freezing
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Saisie-judiciaire
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Civil asset recovery [2017] JCA 099

Doraville Properties Corporation v AG

Doraville Properties Corporation v AG [2017] JCA 099 (29 June 2017)

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal to the Privy Council, holding that the proposed grounds raised no arguable point of general public importance.

  • Tainted property
  • Foreign court findings
  • Leave to appeal
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Privy-council
  • Tainted-property
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Asset forfeiture [2017] JCA 029

Doraville Properties Corporation -v- AG

Doraville Properties Corporation -v- AG [2017] JCA 029 (22 February 2017)

The Court of Appeal held that a US default forfeiture judgment counted as a finding under Jersey’s 2007 asset recovery law and upheld the restraint order.

  • Property restraint order
  • External civil asset recovery
  • Tainted property
  • Default judgment
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Asset-forfeiture
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Criminal law [2017] 1 JLR 46

Nigeria (Fed. Rep.) v. Doraville Properties Corp.

Nigeria (Fed. Rep.) v. Doraville Properties Corp. [2017] 1 JLR 46 (23 January 2017)

The court held that the United States had no standing to intervene in Jersey asset-recovery proceedings based on an unrecognized US default judgment in rem.

  • Proceeds of crime
  • Recognition of foreign judgments
  • Civil asset recovery
  • Standing of foreign states
  • Asset-recovery
  • Foreign-judgment-recognition
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Civil asset recovery [2017] JRC 019

Federal Republic of Nigeria v Doraville Properties Corporation

Federal Republic of Nigeria v Doraville Properties Corporation [2017] JRC 019 (23 January 2017)

The Royal Court allowed Nigeria to amend its claim against Doraville, refused the USA full intervention, and stayed the case pending related 2007 Law proceedings.

  • Intervention of third parties
  • Constructive trusts
  • Enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Asset forfeiture
  • Estoppel
  • Collusive proceedings
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Criminal law [2016] JRC 215

In the matter of the Berthiaume Confiscation

In the matter of the Berthiaume Confiscation [2016] JRC 215 (22 November 2016)

The Royal Court of Jersey cancelled registration of a Canadian external confiscation order after the Québec Court of Appeal set aside the conviction and order.

  • Confiscation orders
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Comity
  • Money laundering
  • Enforcement of foreign judgments
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