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Criminal law [2025] JRC 256

AG v Smith & Cochrane (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Smith & Cochrane (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : Le Cocq : Saisie) [2025] JRC 256 (9 October 2025)

The Royal Court varied a saisie judiciaire to allow Dr Cochrane to transfer the CCBV share to receivers, enabling enforcement of a confiscation order against Mr Smith.

  • Variation of saisie judiciaire
  • Enforcement of confiscation orders
  • Realisable property
  • Nominee shareholding
  • Cross-jurisdictional asset recovery
  • Saisie-judiciaire
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Civil procedure [2022] JCA 197

Useni v AG and Anor

Useni v AG and Anor [2022] JCA 197 (23 September 2022)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against forfeiture orders and refused funding relief, holding the Jersey forfeiture scheme is civil and no Article 6(3) right arose.

  • Forfeiture of assets (civil proceedings) (jersey) law 2018
  • Proceeds of crime (jersey) law 1999
  • Human rights (jersey) law 2000
  • Right to fair trial (echr article 6)
  • Protection of property (echr first protocol article 1)
  • Legal expenses funding from restrained assets
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Asset forfeiture [2020] JRC 020

AG v Allied Trust Company Limited and B

AG v Allied Trust Company Limited and B [2020] JRC 020 (30 January 2020)

The court approved a compromise in civil forfeiture proceedings under Jersey’s 2018 asset forfeiture law, ordering a split of trust funds between confiscation and charities.

  • Tainted property
  • Compromise agreement
  • Distribution of trust assets
  • Public policy
  • Civil standard of proof
  • Asset-forfeiture
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Civil procedure [2019] JRC 094

AG v Ellis

AG v Ellis [2019] JRC 094 (23 May 2019)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused an adjournment in a tainted-property forfeiture case, confirmed the hearing date, and set limited procedural directions.

  • Forfeiture of tainted property
  • Summary procedure
  • Costs liability
  • Directions hearing
  • Asset-forfeiture
  • Civil-procedure
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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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Asset forfeiture [2016] JRC 128

Doraville Properties Corp -v- AG

Doraville Properties Corp -v- AG [2016] JRC 128 (22 July 2016)

The Royal Court considered whether a US in rem default forfeiture judgment could be registered under Jersey’s 2007 asset recovery law and held that it could.

  • Registration of foreign civil asset recovery orders
  • Interpretation of 'tainted property' under jersey law
  • Default judgments in foreign forfeiture proceedings
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Human rights (article 1, first protocol, echr)
  • Asset-forfeiture
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 224

AG -v- Warren

AG -v- Warren [2013] JRC 224 (19 November 2013)

The Royal Court ordered Warren to pay a ÂŁ198 million confiscation order for drug trafficking, with 28 days to pay and 10 years' imprisonment in default.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Confiscation orders
  • Money laundering
  • Burden of proof
  • Exercise of judicial discretion
  • Confiscation-orders
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 131A

AG -v- Ljungman

AG -v- Ljungman [2013] JRC 131A (26 June 2013)

The Royal Court of Jersey registered a Danish confiscation order, finding enforcement would not be contrary to the interests of justice.

  • Confiscation order
  • Registration of foreign judgment
  • Interests of justice
  • Burden of proof
  • Confiscation-order
  • Asset-forfeiture
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Criminal law [2009] JRC 082

Representation of Kaplan

Representation of Kaplan [2009] JRC 082 (29 April 2009)

The Jersey Royal Court discharged a saisie judiciaire over Gary Kaplan’s assets, finding the order’s continuation disproportionate amid paralysed trust administration and Swiss freezing orders.

  • Proceeds of crime
  • Saisie judiciaire
  • Dual criminality
  • Trust administration
  • Material non-disclosure
  • External confiscation orders
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