Jersey Case Law

RTI Limited v OWH SE i.L. (Court of Appeal : Appeal

RTI Limited v OWH SE i.L. (Court of Appeal : Appeal (Civil) : McMahon, Dunlop KC, McCullough KC : Companies) [2025] JCA 327 (15 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal dismissed RTI Limited’s appeal, holding Article 46A of Jersey’s sanctions law was not retrospective and public policy did not bar enforcement of the award.

• Retrospective-effect-of-legislation
• Public-policy-exception-to-enforcement
• Civil-immunity-under-sanctions-law
• Enforcement-of-arbitral-awards
• Arbitral-award-enforcement
• Sanctions-law

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Representation of OWH SE i.L v RTI Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of OWH SE i.L v RTI Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Companies) [2025] JRC 204 (8 August 2025)

The Royal Court appointed provisional liquidators for RTI Limited to preserve assets and investigate transfers, while adjourning the creditors’ winding-up decision pending appeals.

• Appointment-of-provisional-liquidator
• Creditors'-winding-up
• Asset-preservation
• Public-policy-in-enforcement-of-arbitral-awards
• Sanctions-impact-on-company-assets
• Provisional-liquidator

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OWH SE i.L v RTI Ltd (Royal Court : Hearing

OWH SE i.L v RTI Ltd (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Birt : Arbitration) [2025] JRC 160 (16 June 2025)

The Royal Court refused RTI’s request to stay a world-wide disclosure order pending appeal, holding that disclosure remained necessary to police the freezing injunction and aid enforcement.

• Stay-of-execution
• Freezing-injunctions
• Disclosure-orders
• Enforcement-of-arbitration-awards
• Stay-pending-appeal
• Arbitration-award-enforcement

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OWH SE.i.L v RTI Ltd (Royal Court : Hearing

OWH SE.i.L v RTI Ltd (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 145 (28 May 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to set aside a worldwide freezing and disclosure order made to enforce an arbitral award, finding a real risk of dissipation.

• Freezing-orders
• Disclosure-orders
• Risk-of-dissipation
• Enforcement-of-arbitral-awards
• Public-policy-exception

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OWH SE i.L v RTI Ltd (Royal Court : Hearing

OWH SE i.L v RTI Ltd (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Birt : Arbitration) [2025] JRC 137 (22 May 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused RTI’s bid to set aside enforcement of an arbitration award, holding Article 46A of the Sanctions Law was not retrospective.

• Enforcement-of-foreign-arbitral-awards
• Public-policy-exception
• Sanctions-compliance
• Retrospective-statutory-interpretation
• Arbitration-award-enforcement
• Sanctions-law

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Representation of Shinhan Securities Co Ltd

Representation of Shinhan Securities Co Ltd [2023] JRC 050 (29 March 2023)

The Royal Court ordered Shinhan to pay the Fund’s and second respondent’s costs, granted an interim payment on account, and refused leave to appeal.

• Costs
• Interim-payment
• Leave-to-appeal
• Just-and-equitable-winding-up
• Arbitration-agreement
• Arbitration

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Dresser-Rand BV v Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company and Ors

Dresser-Rand BV v Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company and Ors [2021] JRC 321 (21 December 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court held it had jurisdiction to order disclosure of Jersey assets against a foreign defendant, but adjourned any worldwide disclosure order pending further evidence.

• Enforcement-of-foreign-arbitral-awards
• Worldwide-disclosure-orders
• Jurisdiction
• Asset-tracing
• Enforcement-of-arbitral-awards
• Worldwide-disclosure

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Kinstellar LLC v Eagle Properties (No 14) Limited

Kinstellar LLC v Eagle Properties (No 14) Limited [2020] JRC 117 (18 June 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court allowed third-party service out, ordered payment into court of the costs award, refused security for enforcement costs, and declined a stay.

• Enforcement-of-arbitral-awards
• Set-off-and-counterclaim
• Assignment-of-claims
• Third-party-procedure
• Payment-into-court
• Jurisdiction-for-service-out

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ROK Construction Ltd v Angel Fish Ltd

ROK Construction Ltd v Angel Fish Ltd [2018] JRC 189 (09 October 2018)

The court held that a JCT contract amended by a Jersey addendum did not clearly create an agreement to arbitrate, so the declaration sought was refused.

• Interpretation-of-arbitration-clauses
• Standard-form-construction-contracts
• Effect-of-contractual-amendments
• Jurisdiction-of-courts-vs-arbitration
• Arbitration-clause-interpretation
• Contract-construction

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ROK Construction Limited v Angel Fish Limited

The Royal Court held that the JCT contract, as amended by Addendum 1, did not clearly elect arbitration, so the declaration sought was refused.

• Interpretation-of-contract
• Jct-contract
• Arbitration-clause
• Addendum-construction
• Contract-interpretation
• Construction-contracts

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