Jersey Case Law

Representation of OWH SE i.L v RTI Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of OWH SE i.L v RTI Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Companies) [2025] JRC 204 (8 August 2025)

The Royal Court appointed provisional liquidators for RTI Limited to preserve assets and investigate transfers, while adjourning the creditors’ winding-up decision pending appeals.

• Appointment of provisional liquidator
• Creditors' winding up
• Asset preservation
• Public policy in enforcement of arbitral awards
• Sanctions impact on company assets
• Provisional-liquidator

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In the matter of Siena Properties (Jersey) Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

In the matter of Siena Properties (Jersey) Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 067 (10 March 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey ordered a just and equitable winding up of the Siena Group, rejecting Hawk Lending’s bid for a creditors’ winding up of Bardeaux alone.

• Just and equitable winding up
• Creditors' winding up
• Investigation of company affairs
• Preference payments
• Shadow directorship
• Interest rate review

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Representation of Itkin Re Golden Sphinx Limited

Representation of Itkin Re Golden Sphinx Limited [2023] JRC 106 (23 June 2023)

The court refused to remove joint liquidators of Golden Sphinx Limited, despite funding concerns tied to Mrs Sabadash, and accepted an undertaking not to reinstruct Advocate Garrood.

• Liquidation funding
• Removal of liquidators
• Creditors' winding up
• Court supervision of liquidators
• Conflict of interest in insolvency
• Liquidation-funding

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Representation of HWA 555 Owners, LLC -[2023] JCA 085 (13 June 2023)

Court of Appeal held that a creditor with a contingent or unliquidated claim may have standing to seek a creditors’ winding up, but the order remained discretionary.

• Creditors' winding up
• Standing of creditors
• Interpretation of article 157a companies (jersey) law 1991
• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Contingent and unliquidated claims
• Discretion in granting winding up orders

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Representation of Itkin

Representation of Itkin [2023] JRC 089 (23 May 2023)

The Royal Court of Jersey considered an application to remove joint liquidators of Golden Sphinx Limited, focusing on conflicted funding and impartiality concerns.

• Liquidator removal
• Conflict of interest
• Funding of liquidation
• Creditors' winding up
• Liquidator-removal
• Conflict-of-interest

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Representation of Vidya AG re Sumner Group Holdings Limited

Representation of Vidya AG re Sumner Group Holdings Limited [2022] JRC 259 (28 November 2022)

The Jersey Royal Court granted a creditor’s winding-up application, finding a valid liquidated debt, no substantial dispute, and rejecting claims of termination and non-performance.

• Creditors' winding up
• Statutory demand
• Liquidated claim
• Summary judgment standard
• Disputed debt
• Creditors-winding-up

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Representation of HWA 555 Owners, LLC re Redox PLC S.A. and Anor

Representation of HWA 555 Owners, LLC re Redox PLC S.A. and Anor [2022] JRC 181 (30 August 2022)

The Jersey Royal Court held that HWA had standing to seek a creditors’ winding up, but refused to start a parallel Jersey liquidation while Luxembourg bankruptcy proceedings were well advanced.

• Creditors' winding up
• Parallel insolvency proceedings
• Liquidated claims
• Jurisdiction
• Dual incorporation
• Réhabilitation process

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In the matter of Draganfly Investments Limited

In the matter of Draganfly Investments Limited [2020] JRC 103 (03 June 2020)

The Royal Court ordered Draganfly Investments Limited wound up on a just and equitable basis under Article 155 after finding loss of substratum and insolvency.

• Just and equitable winding up
• Loss of substratum
• Creditors' winding up
• Désastre
• Deadlock
• Insolvency

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Boubyan -v- Alpen and Others

Boubyan -v- Alpen and Others [2017] JRC 152 (20 September 2017)

The court declared Alpen Partners Limited’s dissolution void but refused to direct a creditors’ winding up or appoint Boubyan’s nominated liquidators.

• Void dissolution of company
• Summary winding up
• Creditors' winding up
• Directors' duties
• Court directions under companies law
• Company-law

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In re Belgravia v

In re Belgravia v [2010] JLR 247 (08 June 2010)

The court considered whether to grant leave to sue a company in liquidation. Leave was granted because the same claim was also brought against a director, risking inconsistent findings.

• Winding up
• Leave to sue company in liquidation
• Creditors' winding up
• Companies (jersey) law 1991 art. 159(4)
• Company-law
• Insolvency-law

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