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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 [2023] JRC 251

Halabi v Farrow and Ors

Halabi v Farrow and Ors [2023] JRC 251 (13 December 2023)

Interlocutory decision on a further-information application, requiring the plaintiff to particularise allegations of fiduciary breach, dishonesty, and assignment.

  • Pleadings
  • Further information requests
  • Directors' duties
  • Dishonest assistance
  • Assignment of claims
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
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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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Arbitration [2020] JRC 117

Kinstellar LLC v Eagle Properties (No 14) Limited

Kinstellar LLC v Eagle Properties (No 14) Limited [2020] JRC 117 (18 June 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court allowed third-party service out, ordered payment into court of the costs award, refused security for enforcement costs, and declined a stay.

  • Enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Set-off and counterclaim
  • Assignment of claims
  • Third party procedure
  • Payment into court
  • Jurisdiction for service out
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Insolvency [2016] JCA 218

Booth -v- The Viscount

Booth -v- The Viscount [2016] JCA 218 (24 November 2016)

The Jersey Court of Appeal held that the Code of 1771 did not bar return of litigation claims to a debtor in désastre, and the Viscount’s refusal was unreasonable.

  • DĂ©sastre proceedings
  • Assignment of claims
  • Judicial review of liquidator decisions
  • Champerty and maintenance
  • Access to justice
  • Legal aid
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Bankruptcy [2016] 2 JLR 473

In re Booth (No. 2)

In re Booth (No. 2) [2016] 2 JLR 473 (24 November 2016)

Bankruptcy assignment case on whether the Viscount could assign ongoing claims to the debtor despite the Code of 1771 restriction on matters in dispute.

  • Assignment of claims
  • Code of 1771 interpretation
  • Bankruptcy
  • Assignment-of-claims
  • Code-of-1771
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Insolvency [2016] JRC 086

Booth -v- Viscount (En desastre)

Booth -v- Viscount (En desastre) [2016] JRC 086 (19 April 2016)

The Royal Court upheld the Viscount’s refusal to pursue or assign three litigation claims in a désastre, holding the decisions were reasonable and assignment was barred by the Code of 1771.

  • Assignment of claims
  • Discretion of bankruptcy officer
  • Wednesbury unreasonableness
  • Maintenance and champerty
  • Assignment-of-claims
  • D-sastre
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Insolvency

In re Booth (No. 2)

In re Booth (No. 2) [2016] 1 JLR_Note 20 (19 April 2016)

A Jersey bankruptcy note holding that claims in a désastre may be assigned.

  • Desastre
  • Assignment of claims
  • Insolvency
  • Bankruptcy
  • Assignment-of-claims
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Contract law [2015] JRC 117

Hard Rock Ltd and Hard Rock Cafe International -v- HRCKY Ltd

Hard Rock Ltd and Hard Rock Cafe International -v- HRCKY Ltd [2015] JRC 117 (28 May 2015)

The Jersey Royal Court partly allowed a defendant’s application to amend pleadings in a franchise dispute, permitting some good-faith, dol, and assignment claims but refusing others.

  • Implied terms
  • Franchise agreements
  • Misrepresentation
  • Assignment of claims
  • Exclusion clauses
  • Good faith
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Civil procedure [2014] JRC 166

Leeds United Football Club Ltd- -Weston and Levi

Leeds United Football Club Ltd- -Weston and Levi [2014] JRC 166 (05 September 2014)

The Royal Court of Jersey ordered Leeds to pay the defendants’ costs on the standard basis after Leeds’ claim failed and a forum challenge was not unreasonably delayed.

  • Costs
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Jurisdiction
  • Assignment of claims
  • Forum-non-conveniens
  • Civil-procedure
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