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Criminal law [2025] JRC 325

AG v Carr (Royal Court : Sentencing

AG v Carr (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Saunders) [2025] JRC 325 (4 December 2025)

Lewis Carr was sentenced after being convicted of conduct endangering ships following the fatal collision between Commodore Goodwill and L'Ecume II.

  • Conduct endangering ships
  • Sentencing
  • Collision at sea
  • Negligence
  • Mitigation
  • Conduct-endangering-ships
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Maritime law [2022] JRC 238

Corbin v Dorynek and Flath

Corbin v Dorynek and Flath [2022] JRC 238 (03 November 2022)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to order a preliminary issue on maritime limitation liability, holding that it would likely delay quantum and be unfair to the plaintiff.

  • Limitation of liability
  • Definition of ship
  • Preliminary issues
  • Case management
  • Preliminary-issues
  • Maritime-law
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Tort law [2022] JRC 047

Corbin v Dorynek

Corbin v Dorynek [2022] JRC 047 (16 February 2022)

The court found both boat drivers negligent in a jet ski-speedboat collision, apportioning responsibility 60% to Mr Dorynek and 40% to Mr Flath.

  • Negligence
  • Personal injury
  • Apportionment of liability
  • Contributory negligence
  • Maritime collision
  • Application of international regulations for preventing collisions at sea (colregs)
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Tort law

Corbin v Dorynek and Flath

Royal Court held both boat operators negligent in a jet ski and speedboat collision, with responsibility apportioned 60% to Mr Dorynek and 40% to Mr Flath.

  • Negligence
  • Collision liability
  • Contributory negligence
  • Apportionment
  • Lookout duty
  • Overtaking and crossing situations
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Tort [2020] JRC 031

Corbin v Dorynek and Flath

Corbin v Dorynek and Flath [2020] JRC 031 (18 February 2020)

The Royal Court ordered a split trial on liability in a maritime collision claim, but refused a preliminary issue on limiting liability under Jersey shipping law.

  • Negligence
  • Contributory negligence
  • Limitation of liability
  • Split trials
  • Preliminary issues
  • Split-trials
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 025A

AG v Dorynek

AG v Dorynek [2019] JRC 025A (15 February 2019)

Sentencing for careless operation of a ship in Jersey territorial waters. The court imposed a ÂŁ5,000 fine, refused forfeiture of the boat, and made no costs orders.

  • Careless operation of a ship
  • Sentencing
  • Forfeiture
  • Costs
  • Careless-operation-of-a-ship
  • Maritime-offences
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Criminal law [2014] JRC 079A

Sullivan -v- AG

Sullivan -v- AG [2014] JRC 079A (26 March 2014)

Sentence appeal in Jersey reduced after the court found a magistrate’s fines for fishing and harbour regulation breaches were manifestly excessive.

  • Sentencing
  • Health and safety
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Harbour regulations
  • Sentence-appeal
  • Manifestly-excessive-sentence
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Maritime law [1985] JLR 202

In re Intersub Ltd v

In re Intersub Ltd v [1985] JLR 202 (20 December 1985)

The court held that, in maritime debt attachment, the res must be present within the jurisdiction; past earnings or sale proceeds are not enough.

  • Attachment of debt
  • Property within jurisdiction
  • Proceeds of sale
  • Earnings of res
  • Maritime-law
  • Attachment-of-debt
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Maritime law [1961] JJ 157

Webster v. Hutton

Webster v. Hutton [1961] JJ 157 (09 November 1961)

A Jersey salvage case holding that, where a salvage agreement is silent on security, the salvor may set a figure reasonably related to the value of the property salved.

  • Salvage
  • Security for salvage operations
  • Maritime lien
  • Maritime-law
  • Security-for-salvage
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