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Criminal law [2025] JRC 243

Ferreira v AG (Royal Court : Appeal

Ferreira v AG (Royal Court : Appeal (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 243 (2 October 2025)

Criminal appeal partly allowed: one sexual-touching conviction was quashed for insufficient evidence, the remaining convictions stood, and sentence was reduced.

  • Sexual offences
  • Youth offenders
  • Sentencing
  • Public interest
  • Abuse of process
  • Sexual-offences
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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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Civil procedure [2024] JRC 279

Golden Sphinx Limited v Itkin

Golden Sphinx Limited v Itkin [2024] JRC 279 (13 December 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to strike out GSL’s claims, declined to order payment into court of an unsatisfied default judgment, and ordered an interim costs payment.

  • Res judicata
  • Abuse of process
  • Security for costs
  • Interim payment
  • Pleadings and further information
  • Default judgment
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Civil procedure [2024] JRC 230

S and Company J Limited v T

S and Company J Limited v T (Matrimonial) [2024] JRC 230 (21 October 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court refused leave to amend and struck out a damages claim arising from freezing injunctions, holding the pleadings failed to allege a viable wrong-grant case.

  • Injunctions
  • Damages inquiry
  • Pleadings
  • Abuse of process
  • Amendment of claim
  • Damages-claim
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 051

AG v Skinner Skips Limited

AG v Skinner Skips Limited [2024] JRC 051 (01 March 2024)

The Royal Court ruled on witness handling, expert evidence, hearsay, abuse of process, and burden of proof in a health and safety prosecution, rejecting the defence applications.

  • Prosecution witness discretion
  • Admissibility of hearsay
  • Expert evidence
  • Abuse of process
  • Burden of proof
  • Corporate criminal liability
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Civil procedure [2024] JRC 012

Crow v Fresh Dough Company Ltd and Anor

Crow v Fresh Dough Company Ltd and Anor [2024] JRC 012 (16 January 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to strike out defences after a window was replaced and lost. The Master held there was no abuse of process and a fair trial remained possible.

  • Abuse of process
  • Destruction of evidence
  • Fair trial
  • Contributory negligence
  • Obligations to preserve evidence
  • Abuse-of-process
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Civil procedure [2023] JRC 243

Emirates NBD Bank P.J.S.C. v Almakhawi and Ors

Emirates NBD Bank P.J.S.C. v Almakhawi and Ors [2023] JRC 243 (05 December 2023)

The Jersey Royal Court granted summary judgment recognising and enforcing a Dubai judgment, rejecting natural justice and public policy objections as having no realistic prospect.

  • Enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Res judicata
  • Issue estoppel
  • Abuse of process
  • Summary judgment
  • Public policy
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Civil procedure [2023] JRC 055

Booth v Viscount

Booth v Viscount [2023] JRC 055 (12 April 2023)

The Royal Court refused to strike out Mr Booth’s claim over the Viscount’s refusal to reassign a 2013 King's Oak valuation claim, but required fuller particulars.

  • Strike out applications
  • Cause of action estoppel
  • Issue estoppel
  • Abuse of process
  • Assignment of claims
  • Supervisory jurisdiction
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Civil procedure [2023] JCA 018

Camilla De Boubon Des Deux Siciles v Zedra Jersey Trust Corp. Ltd (formerly BNP Paribas Jsy Trust Corp. Ltd)

Camilla De Boubon Des Deux Siciles v Zedra Jersey Trust Corp. Ltd (formerly BNP Paribas Jsy Trust Corp. Ltd) [2023] JCA 018 (31 January 2023)

The Court of Appeal dismissed this appeal as academic after the parties settled the underlying claim and the proceedings would be discontinued.

  • Contempt of court
  • Debarring orders
  • Privilege against self-incrimination
  • Abuse of process
  • Academic-appeal
  • Contempt-of-court
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