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Trusts [2025] JRC 088

Patel & Ors v JTC Trust Company Limited & Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Patel & Ors v JTC Trust Company Limited & Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 088 (28 March 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that JTC must pay the Gaurang Parties’ costs of the third party proceedings on the standard basis, with a £75,904 interim payment.

  • Costs
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Discontinuance
  • Indemnity costs
  • Standard costs
  • Alternative-dispute-resolution
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Human rights law [2023] JRC 159

J and BB v The Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police Force

J and BB v The Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police Force [2023] JRC 159 (04 September 2023)

The Royal Court held that a Human Rights (Jersey) Law damages claim could be transferred to the Petty Debts Court if within its jurisdiction, and stayed the case for ADR.

  • Breach of convention rights
  • Jurisdiction and transfer of proceedings
  • Damages for human rights violations
  • Parental responsibility
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Human-rights
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Contract law [2023] JRC 074

TM Ruane Limited v Gale

TM Ruane Limited v Gale [2023] JRC 074 (10 May 2023)

Summary judgment was refused in a building-contract dispute because both the claim and counterclaim raised live factual and legal issues requiring trial.

  • Building contracts
  • Summary judgment
  • Counterclaim
  • Termination of contract
  • Variation of contract
  • Case management
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Civil procedure [2012] JRC 154

Cafe de Lecq -v- Rossboroughs

Cafe de Lecq -v- Rossboroughs [2012] JRC 154 (23 August 2012)

Post-trial costs ruling holding that Rossborough unreasonably delayed mediation, justifying indemnity costs from 1 March 2011, subject to a 10% discount.

  • Costs
  • Indemnity costs
  • Mediation
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Payment on account of costs
  • Indemnity-costs
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Civil procedure [2005] JRC 098

Bespoke Investments Ltd -v- Lincoln Nominees and Ors

Bespoke Investments Ltd -v- Lincoln Nominees and Ors [2005] JRC 098 (20 July 2005)

The court awarded interest on a judgment sum from the date of breach and ordered the defendants to pay 85% of the plaintiff’s costs.

  • Interest on judgment debt
  • Costs
  • Mediation
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Interest-on-judgment-debt
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure

KHD Humboldt v la Generale

KHD Humboldt v la Generale [2005] JLR_Note 15 (20 April 2005)

Application for a stay of civil proceedings to allow alternative dispute resolution in Jersey.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Civil-procedure
  • Stay-of-proceedings
  • Alternative-dispute-resolution
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Civil procedure [2005] JRC 049

KHD Humboldt Wedag Ag Koln and Ors v La Generale Des Carrieres et des Mines

KHD Humboldt Wedag Ag Koln and Ors v La Generale Des Carrieres et des Mines [2005] JRC 049 (20 April 2005)

The Jersey court refused a stay of enforcement proceedings on Belgian judgments against Gécamines, holding that debt restructuring talks did not justify further delay.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Public policy
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Stay-of-proceedings
  • Foreign-judgment-enforcement
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Civil procedure [2004] JRC 014

Luce v Manning

Luce v Manning [2004] JRC 014 (23 January 2004)

Appeal from a costs order: the court held the Master’s £750 cap was too arbitrary and awarded the plaintiff 50% of his standard costs up to payment in.

  • Costs assessment
  • Payment into court
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Proportionality of costs
  • Costs-assessment
  • Payment-into-court
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