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Banking law [2022] JRC 199

Representation of Lloyds Bank (International Services) Limited and Anor

Representation of Lloyds Bank (International Services) Limited and Anor [2022] JRC 199 (27 September 2022)

The Jersey Royal Court sanctioned a scheme transferring Lloyds International’s deposit-taking business to Lloyds Corporate’s Jersey branch under the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991.

  • Business transfer scheme
  • Capital adequacy
  • Creditor hierarchy
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Banking-law
  • Financial-regulation
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 058

AG v LGL Trustees Limited 26-Feb-2021

AG v LGL Trustees Limited 26-Feb-2021 [2021] JRC 058 (26 February 2021)

Sentencing judgment for anti-money laundering breaches by LGL Trustees Limited in relation to a high-risk Angolan structure, resulting in a £550,000 fine and £50,000 costs.

  • Money laundering
  • Corporate compliance
  • Financial services regulation
  • Sentencing
  • Money-laundering
  • Anti-money-laundering
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 053

AG v LGL Trustees Limited 19-02-2021

AG v LGL Trustees Limited 19-02-2021 [2021] JRC 053 (19 February 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court fined LGL Trustees Limited £550,000 on one count, imposed no penalty on another, and ordered £50,000 in prosecution costs.

  • Money laundering
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Financial penalties
  • Money-laundering
  • Proceeds-of-crime
  • Financial-penalties
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Civil procedure [2020] JRC 263

SWM Limited v Jersey Financial Services Commission 18-Dec-2020

SWM Limited v Jersey Financial Services Commission 18-Dec-2020 [2020] JRC 263 (18 December 2020)

Costs decision on a discontinued judicial review: the Royal Court held that no order for costs was appropriate between SWM Limited and the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

  • Costs orders
  • Judicial review
  • Regulatory decision-making
  • Public authority costs liability
  • Judicial-review
  • Costs-orders
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Administrative law [2020] JRC 122

Guardian Global Capital Suisse SA v JFSC

Guardian Global Capital Suisse SA v JFSC [2020] JRC 122 (26 June 2020)

The court held that costs should follow the event in this judicial review costs ruling, ordering Guardian Global Capital (Suisse) SA to pay the Commission’s costs.

  • Costs
  • Judicial review
  • Public authority powers
  • Judicial-review
  • Public-law
  • Financial-regulation
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Administrative law [2020] 1 JLR 185

Guardian Global v. J.F.S.C.

Guardian Global v. J.F.S.C. [2020] 1 JLR 185 (29 April 2020)

Judicial review of the Jersey Financial Services Commission’s refusal to license Guardian Global, with the court upholding the decision and dismissing the application.

  • Judicial review of regulatory decision
  • Licensing
  • Procedural fairness
  • Judicial-review
  • Regulatory-decisions
  • Procedural-fairness
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Financial regulation [2020] JRC 073

Guardian Global Capital (Suisse) SA v JFSC

Guardian Global Capital (Suisse) SA v JFSC [2020] JRC 073 (29 April 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court held that Article 32(2) of the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 could validly support a notice to a foreign company in these circumstances.

  • Extra-territorial effect of statutory powers
  • Service of statutory notices
  • Confidentiality in trust law
  • Jurisdictional reach of regulatory authorities
  • Extra-territorial-effect
  • Regulatory-notices
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Criminal law [2020] JRC 022

AG v Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC Jersey Branch

AG v Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC Jersey Branch [2020] JRC 022 (05 February 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court imposed a £475,000 fine and £25,000 costs, with 21 days allowed to arrange payment, in a sentencing judgment for a rare type of matter.

  • Sentencing
  • Financial penalties
  • Costs orders
  • Financial-penalties
  • Costs-orders
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Banking law [2019] JRC 225A

Representation of Lloyds Bank International Limited and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc, Jersey Branch

Representation of Lloyds Bank International Limited and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc, Jersey Branch [2019] JRC 225A (20 November 2019)

The Jersey Royal Court sanctioned an intra-group banking business transfer from Lloyds Bank International Limited to the Jersey branch of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Plc.

  • Business transfer schemes
  • Deposit-taking business
  • Client asset protection
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Banking-law
  • Financial-regulation
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 161

Prospective Applicant v Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police 19-Aug-2019

Prospective Applicant v Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police 19-Aug-2019 [2019] JRC 161 (19 August 2019)

The Jersey Royal Court quashed a police no-consent decision on bank accounts, holding continued refusal can become disproportionate without a criminal investigation.

  • Money laundering
  • Suspicious activity reports
  • Freezing of assets
  • Judicial review
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Consent regime
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