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Civil procedure [2026] JCA 073

Pender v Punter Southall Group Limited (Court of Appeal : Appeal

Pender v Punter Southall Group Limited (Court of Appeal : Appeal (Civil) : Crow, Perry, Wolffe : Costs) [2026] JCA 073 (13 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal awarded the respondent 80% of his costs after a partially successful appeal and ordered an interim payment of £125,000 on account.

  • Costs
  • Unfair prejudice
  • Share valuation
  • Appeals
  • Civil-procedure
  • Interim-payment
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Civil procedure [2025] JCA 203

Geneva Trust Company (GTC) v Tchenguiz and Ors (Court of Appeal : Costs

Geneva Trust Company (GTC) v Tchenguiz and Ors (Court of Appeal : Costs (Civil) : Wolffe, McCullough KC, Matthews : Costs) [2025] JCA 203 (22 December 2025)

The Jersey Court of Appeal awarded the respondent its costs of the appeal and ordered an interim payment of £14,000 after dismissing the appellants' appeal.

  • Costs
  • Interlocutory appeals
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appeals
  • Interlocutory-appeals
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 225

Agostini v AG (Royal Court : Hearing

Agostini v AG (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : Le Cocq) [2025] JRC 225 (16 September 2025)

The Royal Court dismissed Ian Agostini’s appeal against a six-month prison sentence for assaulting a doctor in hospital, finding no error in principle or excessiveness.

  • Assault
  • Sentencing
  • Appeals
  • Custodial sentences
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Sentence-appeals
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Administrative law [2025] JRC 139

Neville v Bray and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Neville v Bray and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Mowschenson : Planning) [2025] JRC 139 (23 May 2025)

The Jersey Royal Court dismissed a misfeasance in public office claim arising from planning enforcement and prosecution over unauthorized window replacements.

  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Malfeasance in public office
  • Planning permission
  • Enforcement notice
  • Retrospective application
  • Vicarious liability
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 287

Sandu v AG

Sandu v AG [2024] JRC 287 (18 December 2024)

The Royal Court dismissed a sentence appeal, upholding 9 months’ imprisonment and 5 years’ disqualification for driving offences including refusal to provide a specimen.

  • Sentencing
  • Driving offences
  • Deportation
  • Appeals
  • Driving-offences
  • Sentence-appeals
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Criminal law [2024] JCA 160

Nunes v AG

Nunes v AG [2024] JCA 160 (24 July 2024)

The Court of Appeal reduced a rape sentence, holding that Jersey courts must not apply English sentencing guidelines mechanically and that the original term was excessive.

  • Sentencing
  • Rape
  • Sexual offences
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Appeals
  • Criminal-sentencing
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Trusts [2024] JRC 128

Geneva Trust Company SA v D and Ors

Geneva Trust Company SA v D and Ors [2024] JRC 128 (06 June 2024)

The Royal Court refused late amendments to a notice of appeal, refused fresh evidence, and adjourned the appeal pending any challenge to that ruling.

  • Appeals
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Taxation of costs
  • Admission of fresh evidence
  • Extension of time
  • Amendment-of-appeal
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 019

Canavan v AG

Canavan v AG [2024] JRC 019 (23 January 2024)

The Royal Court allowed an appeal against a muzzling order made after dog-danger offences, holding the order was disproportionate, though leash and control orders remained.

  • Dangerous dogs
  • Control orders
  • Appeals
  • Proportionality
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Dangerous-dogs
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 202

AG v Bellot

AG v Bellot [2023] JRC 202 (27 October 2023)

The court rejected the Crown’s conclusion and imposed a 3-day prison sentence suspended for 12 months instead of a fine, with reasons to follow.

  • Sentencing
  • Suspended sentence
  • Appeal procedure
  • Criminal-law
  • Suspended-sentence
  • Appeals
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Civil procedure [2023] JRC 113

S v T

S v T (Matrimonial) [2023] JRC 113 (03 July 2023)

The Royal Court granted leave to appeal a costs order, finding a risk that the judge had taken account of irrelevant material from contempt findings later altered on appeal.

  • Costs orders
  • Appeals
  • Discretionary decisions
  • Contempt of court
  • Costs-orders
  • Leave-to-appeal
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