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Civil procedure [2026] JRC 084

State House Company Limited and Ors v Friend Media Technology Systems Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

State House Company Limited and Ors v Friend Media Technology Systems Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Birt : Summary judgment) [2026] JRC 084 (26 March 2026)

The Royal Court held that expert evidence on English law was not necessary and therefore inadmissible in a summary judgment application.

  • Expert evidence
  • Summary judgment
  • Admissibility
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Entire agreement clause
  • No partnership clause
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Construction law [2025] JRC 054

Augres Construction Supplies Limited v Legendre Contractors Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Augres Construction Supplies Limited v Legendre Contractors Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 054 (26 February 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted summary judgment to a contractor, enforcing an adjudicator’s award despite objections that the adjudicator used the wrong legal framework and exceeded jurisdiction.

  • Adjudication enforcement
  • Summary judgment
  • Jurisdiction of adjudicator
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Appropriation and reprobation
  • Interest on commercial debts
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Contract law [2024] JRC 027

Busy Bees Holdings Limited v McLachlan and McLachlan

Busy Bees Holdings Limited v McLachlan and McLachlan [2024] JRC 027 (01 February 2024)

The Court of Appeal reinstated an expert determination awarding Busy Bees damages for breach of warranty, holding the Royal Court was wrong to set it aside as Wednesbury unreasonable.

  • Share purchase agreement
  • Expert determination
  • Damages for breach of warranty
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Expert-determination
  • Breach-of-warranty-damages
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Contract law [2023] JRC 122

JTC (Jersey) Limited v Fanning and Anor

JTC (Jersey) Limited v Fanning and Anor [2023] JRC 122 (17 July 2023)

Summary judgment was granted for JTC on unpaid invoices. The court held the defendants had no realistic prospect of defending the claim on the contract and evidence filed.

  • Summary judgment
  • Supply of goods and services
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Fee recovery
  • Summary-judgment
  • Contract-interpretation
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Contract law [2022] JRC 016

Murray v Camerons Limited

Murray v Camerons Limited [2022] JRC 016 (21 January 2022)

The Royal Court of Jersey decided post-judgment issues on interest and costs, awarding statutory interest from 29 July 2016 and standard-basis costs.

  • Interest on judgment debts
  • Costs of proceedings
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Judgment-interest
  • Costs-of-proceedings
  • Jersey-civil-procedure
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Employment law [2019] JRC 017A

Gothard v Strada Drilling International Limited

Gothard v Strada Drilling International Limited [2019] JRC 017A (07 February 2019)

The Royal Court granted summary judgment for the plaintiff, holding that a signed schedule unambiguously required payment of post-termination salary and related contributions.

  • Unpaid wages
  • Summary judgment
  • Employment termination
  • Garden leave
  • Statutory duties
  • Contractual interpretation
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Contract law [2017] JRC 179

Mackie v Scott

Mackie v Scott [2017] JRC 179 (26 October 2017)

The Royal Court ordered a preliminary issue on whether a Jersey “tout tel” clause excludes liability for misrepresentation in a property sale.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Exclusion clauses
  • Sale of immovable property
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Exclusion-clauses
  • Sale-of-immovable-property
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Contract law [2016] JCA 169

Public of the Island of Jersey -v- Jersey Electricity PLC

Public of the Island of Jersey -v- Jersey Electricity PLC [2016] JCA 169 (23 September 2016)

The Court of Appeal held that a 2011 variation to a lease arbitration clause changed only the appointment method, leaving the no-appeal clause intact.

  • Lease variation
  • Arbitration exclusion clauses
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Rent review
  • Arbitration
  • Contract-interpretation
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Employment law [2001] JRC 167

Connell v Egglishaw

Connell v Egglishaw [2001] JRC 167 (31 July 2001)

The court held that Mr. Connell had a contractual right to profit-share payments, and the 1984 and 1985 sums paid fell short of what was due.

  • Remuneration dispute
  • Partnership status
  • Bonus entitlement
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Employment-law
  • Contract-law
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Contract law [1998] UR 162

1998/162 - Harris v Crichton

1998/162 - Harris v Crichton [1998] UR 162 (24 July 1998)

Partnership dissolution dispute over whether later capitalisation of goodwill payments extinguished a separate business-sale payment obligation.

  • Partnership dissolution
  • Goodwill payments
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Capitalization of payments
  • Contract-interpretation
  • Partnership-dissolution
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