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The Attorney General v Julie Ann Harrigan [2021] JRC 288 (15 November 2021)
Sentencing for a Jersey lawyer who misappropriated client funds while acting as a curator and failed to file accounts. She received 3 years’ imprisonment and a compensation order.
Representation of Violet Matthews [2018] JRC 075 (23 April 2018)
The Jersey Royal Court allowed registration of an Act of Court based on an English enduring power of attorney, for the limited purpose of abandoning dower rights.
MacFirbhisigh and Ching -v- CI Trustees and Others [2017] JRC 056 (04 April 2017)
The Royal Court of Jersey considered applications for disclosure and for joinder of non-parties for third-party or wasted costs orders in trust litigation.
Voisin Executors Ltd -v- Kelleher [2016] JRC 051 (29 February 2016)
The Royal Court allowed the defendant to re-amend his answer to clarify his case, and adjourned the plaintiff’s re-amendment application pending that clarification.
Le Claire -v- Brown [2015] JRC 093 (07 May 2015)
The Jersey Royal Court approved a ÂŁ675,000 settlement of a personal injury claim brought by a plaintiff under curatelle and capped deductible costs.
In the matter of A (Curatorship) [2015] JRC 086A (29 April 2015)
The Court appointed G, a chartered accountant, as curator for Mrs A, finding her competent, independent, and materially less costly than a lawyer.
MacFirbhisigh v C.I. Trustees [2014] 1 JLR 244 (05 February 2014)
The court held that a plaintiff under curatorship could not plead deceit against financial advisers for transactions carried out by the curator, because reliance on representations was absent.
In the matter of A (Curatorship) [2013] JRC 026 (01 February 2013)
The court considered who should be appointed curator for an elderly woman. It preferred a willing local family member if available, otherwise an independent professional.
In the matter of the G Family Trust [2012] JRC 234A (17 December 2012)
The Royal Court blessed a trustee’s decision to sell the trust’s main property and distribute proceeds, but refused to approve a grandchildren’s fund.
Att. Gen. v Begg [2012] 2 JLR 342 (13 November 2012)
Sanction-only disciplinary proceedings against an advocate for serious misconduct. The court imposed a ÂŁ25,000 fine for assisting a breach of curatorship and deception.
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