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Criminal law [2021] JRC 035

Evans v AG 05-Feb-2021

Evans v AG 05-Feb-2021 [2021] JRC 035 (05 February 2021)

The Royal Court ruled on costs after Evans succeeded on appeal against dog-destruction and disqualification orders under the Dogs (Jersey) Law 1961.

  • Dangerous dogs
  • Costs
  • Appeal
  • Animal welfare
  • Dangerous-dogs
  • Animal-welfare
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Civil law

The Attorney General v Ian Joseph Ellis

The Royal Court refused to vacate the final hearing in a contested civil forfeiture case, declined to order the respondent’s personal attendance, and set limited further directions.

  • Tainted property
  • Summary procedure
  • Case management directions
  • Cross-examination
  • Costs
  • Civil-forfeiture
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Civil law [2012] JRC 211

Republic of Brazil v Durant

Republic of Brazil v Durant [2012] JRC 211 (16 November 2012)

The court held that fraudulently misappropriated municipal funds were traceable to Jersey accounts of Durant and Kildare, and allowed recovery on equitable and restitutionary grounds.

  • Constructive trusts
  • Tracing of assets
  • Attribution of knowledge to corporations
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Hearsay evidence
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil law [2012] JRC 121A

Flynn -v- Reid

Flynn -v- Reid [2012] JRC 121A (18 June 2012)

The Jersey Royal Court apportioned costs in a quasi-matrimonial property dispute, ordering the defendant to pay 60% of the plaintiff’s costs and the plaintiff 40% of the defendant’s costs, with caps.

  • Costs
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Quasi-matrimonial proceedings
  • Legal aid
  • Apportionment of costs
  • Legal-aid
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Criminal law [2011] JRC 217B

AG -v- E

AG -v- E [2011] JRC 217B (07 November 2011)

The Royal Court granted an extension of time for appeal, set aside a one-year sex-offender notification period, and substituted a three-year period.

  • Sex offenders notification requirements
  • Appeals
  • Proportionality
  • European convention on human rights compliance
  • Sex-offenders-notification
  • Out-of-time-appeal
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Civil law [1996] JCA 239

Chernin v Foster

Chernin v Foster [1996] JCA 239 (13 December 1996)

Jersey Court of Appeal decision in Chernin v Foster on whether an appeal should be allowed. The available record does not include the court’s reasoning or outcome.

  • Appeal procedure
  • Appeal-procedure
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Civil law [1996] JCA 012

BF Burt and HI Burt v The States of Jersey

BF Burt and HI Burt v The States of Jersey [1996] JCA 012 (17 January 1996)

Jersey Court of Appeal case titled BF Burt and HI Burt v The States of Jersey, decided on 17 January 1996. The available record contains only basic procedural and citation metadata.

  • Civil-appeal
  • Jersey-court-of-appeal
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