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Data protection [2025] JRC 308

Abramovich v Chief Minister of Jersey and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Abramovich v Chief Minister of Jersey and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Cadin) [2025] JRC 308 (21 November 2025)

The Royal Court granted summary judgment on the GOJ Defendants’ failure to meet DSAR time limits under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law, but left damages for trial.

  • Data subject access requests
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Summary judgment
  • Discovery/disclosure
  • Extension of time
  • Misfeasance in public office
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Civil procedure [2015] JRC 058A

Hughes -v- Minister for Economic Development

Hughes -v- Minister for Economic Development [2015] JRC 058A (20 March 2015)

Leave to appeal was refused in a harbour-fees dispute over a vessel sold by auction. The court held the claim was prescribed and no empêchement de fait applied.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Locus standi
  • Limitation period
  • Empêchement de fait
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Ownership of property
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Mental health law [2014] JRC 233

Neal -v- Kelleher

Neal -v- Kelleher [2014] JRC 233 (27 November 2014)

The court held that curator claims were subject to a three-year limitation period, but time did not run while the interdict remained under empêchement de droit.

  • Curatorship duties
  • Limitation of actions
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Empêchement de droit
  • Curatorship-duties
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Agriculture [2014] 2 JLR 487

Classic Herd v. Milk Mktg. Bd.

Classic Herd v. Milk Mktg. Bd. [2014] 2 JLR 487 (11 November 2014)

The court treated the producer’s claim against the Milk Marketing Board as a tort claim for breach of statutory duty, not a contract claim, and applied a 3-year limitation period.

  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Limitation period
  • Milk marketing schemes
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
  • Limitation-period
  • Competition-law
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Competition law [2014] JRC 217

Classic Herd Ltd -v- Jersey Milk Marketing Board

Classic Herd Ltd -v- Jersey Milk Marketing Board [2014] JRC 217 (11 November 2014)

The Jersey Royal Court held that Classic Herd’s claims were prescribed as breach of statutory duty claims, dismissed the appeal, allowed the cross-appeal, and struck out the order of justice.

  • Limitation periods
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Contract vs statutory regime
  • Quasi contract
  • Declaratory relief
  • Limitation-periods
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Competition law [2014] JRC 127

Classic Herd Limited -v- Jersey Milk Marketing Board

Classic Herd Limited -v- Jersey Milk Marketing Board [2014] JRC 127 (10 June 2014)

Strike out application over milk marketing and competition claims. The court held two heads of claim were time-barred tort claims, but one payment claim was contractual and could proceed.

  • Limitation period
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Breach of contract
  • Abuse of process
  • Competition law remedies
  • Public/private law distinction
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Employment law [2013] 2 JLR 458

Att. Gen. v Alfa Ground Works

Att. Gen. v Alfa Ground Works [2013] 2 JLR 458 (19 November 2013)

The Attorney General was granted leave to proceed against a company in liquidation for health and safety breaches, the court finding it served the public interest.

  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Company in liquidation
  • Leave to proceed against company
  • Public interest in health and safety
  • Health-and-safety
  • Company-in-liquidation
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Tort [2012] JRC 091

Mullaney v Brenwal Limited

Mullaney v Brenwal Limited [2012] JRC 091 (08 May 2012)

The court rejected Brenwal’s contributory negligence defence in a trench-collapse injury claim, holding that the employer’s failure to shore the trench was the primary cause.

  • Contributory negligence
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Employer's liability
  • Construction site safety
  • Contributory-negligence
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
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Employment law

Att. Gen. v R. & M. Sprinkler Installations Ltd.

Att. Gen. v R. & M. Sprinkler Installations Ltd. [2011] JLR_Note 30 (15 July 2011)

The court found that R. & M. Sprinkler Installations Ltd. breached statutory workplace safety duties and imposed a fine.

  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Workplace safety
  • Fines
  • Employment-law
  • Health-and-safety-law
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
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Public law [2011] JRC 116

Syvret v Chief Minister and Others

Syvret v Chief Minister and Others [2011] JRC 116 (20 June 2011)

The Royal Court struck out Mr Syvret’s claim as disclosing no cause of action and refused his recusal application, finding no apparent bias.

  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Negligence
  • Judicial bias
  • Privileges of legislature
  • Human rights act
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