Jersey Case Law

Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Al-Humaidhi and Ors

Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Al-Humaidhi and Ors [2022] JRC 038 (10 February 2022)

The Jersey Royal Court set aside service on Najeeb, held Jersey was not the proper forum, and stayed the claims against the Jersey defendants in favour of Kuwait.

• Jurisdiction
• Forum non conveniens
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
• Case management stay
• Forum-non-conveniens

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Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Najeeb Al-Humaidhi and Ors

The Royal Court held Kuwait was the proper forum for Adeem’s claims, set aside service on Najeeb, declared no jurisdiction over him, and stayed the Jersey proceedings.

• Service out of jurisdiction
• Forum non conveniens
• Case management stay
• Jurisdiction challenge
• Kuwaiti law
• Service-out-of-jurisdiction

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Piazza -v- Dominion Fiduciary Services and Others

Piazza -v- Dominion Fiduciary Services and Others [2014] JRC 138 (25 June 2014)

The Jersey Royal Court allowed an appeal against a six-month adjournment of a stay application, holding the Employment Tribunal misapplied Paymentshield and gave itself the wrong test.

• Unfair dismissal
• Case management stay
• Jurisdiction
• Shareholder agreement
• Restrictive covenants
• Employment-law

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