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Civil procedure [2021] JRC 295

Between v Geoffrey Crill

Between v Geoffrey Crill [2021] JRC 295 (18 November 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court refused to remove Carey Olsen as the Defendants’ lawyers, finding insufficient risk of conflict despite prior involvement and possible witness issues.

  • Conflict of interest
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Removal of counsel
  • Duties of advocates
  • Confidential information
  • Conflict-of-interest
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Criminal law [2011] JRC 093

AG -v- Michel

AG -v- Michel [2011] JRC 093 (06 May 2011)

The Royal Court of Jersey sentenced an advocate to 15 months’ imprisonment for attempting to pervert the course of justice by shielding his father’s assets from seizure.

  • Attempt to pervert the course of justice
  • Advocate misconduct
  • Sentencing
  • Attempt-to-pervert-the-course-of-justice
  • Advocate-misconduct
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Professional ethics [2007] JLR 499

Abacus (C.I.) Ltd. v Appleby

Abacus (C.I.) Ltd. v Appleby [2007] JLR 499 (27 July 2007)

A former client successfully restrained an advocate from acting for a new client where there was a real risk that relevant confidential information could be misused.

  • Advocate duties
  • Client confidentiality
  • Conflict of interest
  • Advocate-duties
  • Client-confidentiality
  • Conflict-of-interest
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Professional ethics

In re An Advocate v

In re An Advocate v [1998] JLR_Note 14b (08 June 1998)

A Jersey Law Reports note restating that advocates have a professional duty to represent widows, the poor, orphans, and other undefended persons.

  • Duties of advocates
  • Professional-ethics
  • Duties-of-advocates
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Professional ethics [1992] JLR 106

In re Ogden v

In re Ogden v [1992] JLR 106 (03 March 1992)

The court held that the Advocates' Oath of Office does not let it compel an advocate to represent a client against his will.

  • Advocates' duties
  • Oath of office
  • Professional-ethics
  • Advocates-duties
  • Oath-of-office
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Professional ethics

H v N

H v N [1985] JLR_Note 1a (03 September 1986)

A Jersey note on professional ethics holding that a legal representative must not act for opposing parties in successive disputes because of impartiality and conflict of interest.

  • Conflict of interest
  • Duties to client
  • Impartiality
  • Professional-ethics
  • Conflict-of-interest
  • Duties-to-client
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