Jersey Case Law

Pearce v Minister for Justice and Home Affairs (Royal Court : Hearing

Pearce v Minister for Justice and Home Affairs (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Binnington : Judicial Review) [2026] JRC 003 (5 January 2026)

The Royal Court refused leave for judicial review of a prison recall decision, finding no arguable unlawfulness, irrationality, procedural impropriety, or ECHR breach.

• Judicial review
• Conditional early release
• Recall to prison
• European convention on human rights
• Procedural impropriety
• Unlawfulness

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In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Orders) (Royal Court : Hearing

In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Orders) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Care proceedings) [2025] JRC 340 (31 December 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey varied existing inherent jurisdiction orders so daytime restrictions could be imposed on VV at Accommodation D for four weeks.

• Inherent jurisdiction
• Secure accommodation orders
• Deprivation/restriction of liberty
• Parental responsibility
• Article 5 echr
• Children (jersey) law 2002

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Parish of St Saviour v Karava et al 30-Dec-25 (Royal Court : Hearing

Parish of St Saviour v Karava et al 30-Dec-25 (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Vue de Justice) [2025] JRC 339 (30 December 2025)

The Royal Court held that the Vue de Justice rules risked Article 6 non-compliance and should be amended before the boundary appeal proceeded.

• Boundary disputes
• Impartial tribunal
• Article 6 echr
• Court procedure
• Expert evidence
• Article-6-echr

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In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Order) (Royal Court : Hearing

In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Order) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Jurisdiction) [2025] JRC 245 (3 October 2025)

The Royal Court refused to extend a secure accommodation order for VV, but granted an inherent jurisdiction order restricting her liberty overnight at Accommodation D.

• Secure accommodation orders
• Inherent jurisdiction
• Deprivation/restriction of liberty
• Best interests of the child
• Statutory interpretation
• Capacity

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In the matter of JJ (Restriction of Liberty)

The Royal Court authorised a permissive restriction-of-liberty order for a 12-year-old child because of escalating safety risks and deteriorating behaviour.

• Deprivation of liberty
• Inherent jurisdiction
• Care order
• Child safety
• Article 5 european convention on human rights
• Deprivation-of-liberty

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Hellard and Richardson v Bois Bois and Anor

Hellard and Richardson v Bois Bois and Anor [2025] JRC 003 (03 January 2025)

The Royal Court refused joinder, redaction, anonymisation, and privacy for a post-judgment application seeking to alter a 2020 judgment naming the applicant.

• Joinder of parties
• Redaction/anonymisation of judgments
• Open justice
• Article 8 echr (right to privacy)
• Functus officio
• Norwich pharmacal relief

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Buckley v Minister for Treasury and Resources and Ors

Buckley v Minister for Treasury and Resources and Ors [2024] JCA 288 (07 November 2024)

The Court of Appeal held that Jersey primary legislation is generally not amenable to judicial review, but allowed a limited Convention-rights challenge on retrospective tax application.

• Judicial review of legislation
• Retrospective taxation
• Legislative process in jersey
• States privilege
• Human rights (echr) compatibility
• Discretion in tax remission

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Booth v The Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey

Booth v The Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey [2024] JCA 273 (01 November 2024)

The Court of Appeal gave directions in Mr Booth’s appeal, allowing him to seek amendments on the Viscount’s discretion and any fresh evidence, with deadlines set for both sides.

• Assignment of claims in bankruptcy
• Judicial review of administrative decisions
• Pleading and amendment of pleadings
• Allegations of collusion
• Human rights (jersey) law 2000
• Assignment-of-claims

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Imperium Trustees (Jersey) Ltd v JCA and JTC (Jersey) Ltd v JCA and Triton Administration (Jersey) Ltd v Comptroller of Revenue

Imperium Trustees (Jersey) Ltd v JCA and JTC (Jersey) Ltd v JCA and Triton Administration (Jersey) Ltd v Comptroller of Revenue [2024] JRC 219 (18 October 2024)

The Royal Court refused a general stay in three judicial review cases pending a Privy Council leave application, and set timetable directions for hearing the Article 6 and other grounds in 2025.

• Judicial review
• Exchange of tax information
• Costs protection
• Article 6 echr
• Declaration of incompatibility
• Judicial-review

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Mauger v Mauger

The Court of Appeal held that a spouse or heir cannot rest on lifetime advances to the extent they exceed the partie disponible of the deceased’s movable estate.

• Légitime
• Rapport à la masse
• Advances / avances
• Partie disponible
• Resting on advances
• Testamentary freedom

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