Jersey Case Law

AG v Du Maurier (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Du Maurier (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : Bailhache, W) [2025] JRC 333 (8 December 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that evidence of coercive and controlling behaviour was admissible as relevant evidence, not bad character evidence, in a perverting the course of justice case.

• Bad character evidence
• Admissibility of evidence
• Perverting the course of justice
• Coercive and controlling behaviour
• Bad-character-evidence
• Admissibility-of-evidence

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AG v Correia

AG v Correia [2024] JRC 237 (08 November 2024)

Royal Court of Jersey sentencing judgment for domestic abuse under the Domestic Abuse (Jersey) Law 2022. The defendant received 15 months' imprisonment and related protective orders.

• Domestic abuse
• Sentencing
• Coercive and controlling behaviour
• Domestic-abuse
• Coercive-and-controlling-behaviour
• Criminal-law

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The Attorney General v Neil MacBrayne

The Royal Court sentenced Neil MacBrayne for domestic abuse and common assault against his former partner, imposing community service, probation, a restraining order and compensation.

• Domestic abuse
• Common assault
• Coercive and controlling behaviour
• Restraining order
• Compensation order
• Community service order

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