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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
  • Jerry-procedure
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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
  • Judgment-enforcement
  • Civil-procedure
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Property-law [2023] JRC 038

Schlaefer v Morris

Schlaefer v Morris [2023] JRC 038 (09 March 2023)

The Royal Court granted summary judgment in a boundary and encroachment dispute, holding the Vue de Vicomte fixed the boundary, the covenant remained effective, and relief applied.

  • Boundary-disputes
  • Restrictive-covenants
  • Encroachment
  • Relief-(offset)
  • Summary-judgment
  • Relief-offset
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Property-law [2017] JRC 157

Boyle -v- Highfield Country Apartments Association

Boyle -v- Highfield Country Apartments Association [2017] JRC 157 (29 September 2017)

The Royal Court held that Unit 13’s garden extends beyond the retaining wall to the swimming pool under Plan 42, and voided later amendments inconsistent with that title.

  • Construction-of-title-documents
  • Boundaries-of-property
  • Co-ownership-under-loi-(1991)-sur-la-co-propriĂ©tĂ©-des-immeubles-bâtis
  • Boundary-disputes
  • Co-ownership
  • Property-law
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Property-law [2017] JRC 144

Carry -v- Liston

Carry -v- Liston [2017] JRC 144 (08 September 2017)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that proprietary estoppel did not assist the defendants and granted the plaintiff relief to recover a disputed strip of land.

  • Proprietary-estoppel
  • Boundary-disputes
  • Equitable-jurisdiction
  • Contractual-title
  • Land-registration
  • Jersey-property-law
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Property-law [2017] JCA 096

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Limited

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Limited [2017] JCA 096 (20 June 2017)

Leave to appeal to the Privy Council was refused in a boundary-encroachment dispute involving customary law reliefs and destination de père de famille.

  • Boundary-disputes
  • Encroachment
  • Servitudes
  • Damages-in-lieu-of-injunction
  • Customary-law-principles
  • Appeals-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2016] JRC 203B

Carry -v- Liston

Carry -v- Liston [2016] JRC 203B (08 November 2016)

Costs ruling in a boundary dispute: the court awarded the plaintiff standard costs for the withdrawn possession claim until 31 May 2016, then indemnity costs thereafter.

  • Costs
  • Adverse-possession
  • Proprietary-estoppel
  • Boundary-disputes
  • Mediation
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Property-law [2016] JCA 180

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Limited

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Limited [2016] JCA 180 (05 October 2016)

The Court of Appeal held that a boundary contract moved the boundary and, on the facts, destination de père de famille applied. Damages in lieu of removal were also upheld.

  • Boundary-disputes
  • Encroachment
  • Servitudes
  • Relief-(property-law)
  • Estoppel
  • Interpretation-of-contracts
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Property-law [2016] JRC 073

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Ltd

Fogarty -v- St Martin's Cottage Ltd [2016] JRC 073 (30 March 2016)

On costs after a property encroachment dispute, the court found the plaintiff was overall more successful and ordered the defendant to pay costs, partly on an indemnity basis for a wrongful fraud plea.

  • Boundary-disputes
  • Encroachment
  • Damages
  • Costs
  • Mediation
  • Fraud-pleadings
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Property-law [2015] JRC 267

De Zille -v- Fernando

De Zille -v- Fernando [2015] JRC 267 (21 December 2015)

Costs decision in a boundary and encroachment dispute over Field 270, where the plaintiffs succeeded on some issues but failed on others, leading to a 50% costs award.

  • Boundary-disputes
  • Encroachment
  • Costs-orders
  • Civil-procedure
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