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Civil procedure [2025] JRC 339

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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Banking and finance [2025] JCA 265

Representation of Prospect Capital Security Trustees Limited (Court of Appeal : Appeal

Representation of Prospect Capital Security Trustees Limited (Court of Appeal : Appeal (Civil) : Le Cocq : Debt) [2025] JCA 265 (17 October 2025)

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a Royal Court judgment and AVCD, holding the challenge had no real prospect of success.

  • Enforcement of security
  • Interest rates
  • Human rights in enforcement proceedings
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Jurisdiction to set aside orders
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Civil procedure [2025] JRC 259

Representation of Raw Mortgage Company Four Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of Raw Mortgage Company Four Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Debt) [2025] JRC 259 (15 October 2025)

The Royal Court considered an application for an Acte Vicomte chargé d'écrire based on an acknowledged debt, and required service on the debtors before any order was made.

  • Acte vicomte chargé d'écrire
  • Acknowledgment of debt
  • Hypothec
  • Dégrèvement
  • Service of process
  • Acte-vicomte-charge-d-ecrire
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Insolvency [2025] JCA 126

Booth v The Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey (Court of Appeal : Appeal

Booth v The Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey (Court of Appeal : Appeal (Civil) : Bailhache, W, Wolffe, Matthews : Desastre) [2025] JCA 126 (16 May 2025)

Court of Appeal of Jersey held that the Viscount was not obliged to return an unrealised claim to a discharged debtor and dismissed the appeal.

  • Assignment of claims
  • Discharge of debtor
  • Vesting of property
  • Court supervision
  • Estoppel
  • Abuse of process
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Property law [2025] JRC 070

Schlaefer v Morris (Royal Court : Hearing

Schlaefer v Morris (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 070 (12 March 2025)

The Royal Court granted enforcement orders in a boundary and encroachment dispute, directing the Viscount to remove identified structures and allowing a 28-day stay for agreement.

  • Boundary disputes
  • Encroachment
  • Enforcement of judgments
  • Boundary-disputes
  • Judgment-enforcement
  • Civil-procedure
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Property law [2025] JRC 012

Burmingham v Le Hegarat

Burmingham v Le Hegarat [2025] JRC 012 (14 January 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey ordered the sale en licitation of La Presse, rejecting Edward Le Hegarat’s proprietary estoppel and unjust enrichment claims.

  • Co-ownership
  • Licitation
  • Proprietary estoppel
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Wills and succession
  • Proprietary-estoppel
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Capacity law [2024] JRC 269

In the matter of Patient A

In the matter of Patient A [2024] JRC 269 (10 December 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted delegates permission to gift one-third of Patient A’s investment fund to support her grandchildren, subject to reporting and segregation conditions.

  • Gifts by delegates
  • Best interests determination
  • Powers of court-appointed delegates
  • Capacity-law
  • Best-interests
  • Delegates
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Civil procedure [2024] JRC 176

Montague Goldsmith AG (In Liquidation) v Goswick Holdings Limited

Montague Goldsmith AG (In Liquidation) v Goswick Holdings Limited [2024] JRC 176 (10 September 2024)

The Royal Court addressed competing discovery applications, ordered clarification of redactions, required review of unreviewed attachments, allowed pleading amendments, and permitted separate valuation experts.

  • Discovery
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Expert evidence
  • Redaction
  • Case management
  • Redactions
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Mental capacity [2024] JRC 125

In the matter of D (Capacity)

In the matter of D (Capacity) [2024] JRC 125 (31 May 2024)

The court held that D’s daughter could remain delegate and continue living rent free in the family home, subject to review if D’s savings fall below £10,000.

  • Delegate appointment
  • Best interests
  • Conflict of interest
  • Care home funding
  • Property management
  • Mental-capacity
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Civil procedure [2024] JRC 082

Representation of De Gruchy and the Parish of Trinity

Representation of De Gruchy and the Parish of Trinity [2024] JRC 082 (09 April 2024)

The Royal Court held that the Clameur de Haro was wrongly raised because the Representor was not in possession of the disputed land, and ordered costs against her.

  • Clameur de haro
  • Possession vs ownership
  • Costs orders
  • Summary injunctive relief
  • Clameur-de-haro
  • Possession-vs-ownership
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