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Contract law [2022] JRC 202

Hore and Anor v Valmorbida and Anor -

Hore and Anor v Valmorbida and Anor - [2022] JRC 202 (30 September 2022)

The Jersey Royal Court held that fraud vitiated consent to a Settlement Agreement in an art joint venture, setting it aside and awarding restitution and damages.

  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Deceit
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Vitiation of consent
  • Waiver and affirmation
  • Restitution
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Civil procedure

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC v Charles Ridley

Appeal from a strike-out decision partly allowed. Most Sharia-law, proper-law, construction, and trust issues were left for trial, but fraud issue estoppel was upheld.

  • Strike out
  • Summary judgment
  • Proper law
  • Sharia law
  • Res judicata
  • Issue estoppel
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Trusts [2016] JRC 102

Dubai Islamic Bank -v- Ridley

Dubai Islamic Bank -v- Ridley [2016] JRC 102 (07 June 2016)

The court struck out Sharia-law and fraud-denial pleadings, holding they were legally unsustainable and barred by estoppel or abuse of process.

  • Tracing
  • Pauline action
  • Sharia law
  • Issue estoppel
  • Abuse of process
  • Conflict of laws
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Civil procedure [2014] JRC 033

MacFirbhisigh (Ching) -v- CI Trustees and Executors Ltd

MacFirbhisigh (Ching) -v- CI Trustees and Executors Ltd [2014] JRC 033 (05 February 2014)

The Royal Court allowed the plaintiffs limited amendment of their pleadings, but struck out new or unparticularised claims including deceit, piercing the veil, and most dishonest assistance allegations.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Strike out applications
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Negligence
  • Negligent misstatement
  • Dishonest assistance
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Tort [2014] 1 JLR 244

MacFirbhisigh v C.I. Trustees

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.

  • Deceit
  • Curatorship
  • Financial advisers liability
  • Financial-advisers-liability
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Contract law [2008] JCA 146

Pell Frischmann v Bow Valley

Pell Frischmann v Bow Valley [2008] JCA 146 (03 September 2008)

The Jersey Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of conspiracy and tort claims, and confirmed ÂŁ500,000 damages for breach of confidence.

  • Breach of confidentiality agreement
  • Conspiracy
  • Inducing breach of contract
  • Wrongful interference
  • Deceit
  • Damages assessment
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Criminal law [1999] UR 151B

1999/151B - AG v Andrade

1999/151B - AG v Andrade [1999] UR 151B (10 September 1999)

Sentencing for deliberate fraud involving parish funds in Jersey. The court imposed imprisonment and fines, treating the prolonged deceit as serious.

  • Fraud
  • Deceit
  • Misappropriation of public funds
  • Sentencing
  • Misappropriation-of-public-funds
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