Jersey Case Law

Rassmal Investments LLC v Mubarak Abdullah Al Suwaiket & Sons and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Rassmal Investments LLC v Mubarak Abdullah Al Suwaiket & Sons and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Companies) [2025] JRC 331 (12 December 2025)

The Royal Court granted declaratory relief to reflect prior findings on valuation and repayment rights, but refused injunctive relief as too imprecise.

• Declaratory relief
• Valuation disputes
• Enforcement of judgments
• Declaratory-relief
• Valuation-disputes
• Injunctive-relief

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Golden Sphinx Limited v Itkin (Royal Court : Hearing

Golden Sphinx Limited v Itkin (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Cabot : Costs) [2025] JRC 320 (1 December 2025)

The Royal Court refused set-off against an outstanding judgment, declined to strike out the defence at this stage, and replaced the unless order with new compliance directions.

• Set-off of judgments
• Unless orders
• Costs enforcement
• Insolvency proceedings
• Declaratory relief
• Set-off-of-judgments

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Representation of Church Street Trustees Limited

The Royal Court refused to grant declarations about a former trustee’s power to enter a bond agreement, citing absent affected parties and pending Luxembourg proceedings.

• Declaratory relief
• Trustee powers
• Expired trust
• Bare trustee
• Bond agreement
• Luxembourg proceedings

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Representation of Church Street Trustees Limited

Representation of Church Street Trustees Limited [2019] JRC 109 (11 June 2019)

The Jersey Royal Court refused urgent declarations about a former trustee’s power to enter a bond agreement, because affected parties were not before the court.

• Powers of trustees
• Declaratory relief
• Jurisdiction
• Trust termination
• Declaratory-relief
• Trustees-powers

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Bateman v Angel Fish Limited

Bateman v Angel Fish Limited [2018] JRC 177 (25 September 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey construed 1908 restrictive covenants on Bentcliffe, granting declarations on wall and roof height limits but refusing a broader height interpretation and any ruling on the proposed scheme.

• Servitudes
• Restrictive covenants
• Interpretation of contracts
• Declaratory relief
• Restrictive-covenants
• Declaratory-relief

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Heinrichs v Pantrust and Ors

Heinrichs v Pantrust and Ors [2018] JRC 081A (02 May 2018)

The Jersey Royal Court declined to declare the 1977 Brazilian Trust valid, but invited directions limiting GB Trustees’ duties over the 1984 trust.

• Sham trusts
• Declaratory relief
• Supervisory jurisdiction
• Breach of trust
• Jurisdictional challenge
• Sham-trusts

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James -v- Law Society of Jersey and Others

James -v- Law Society of Jersey and Others [2017] JRC 047B (22 March 2017)

The Royal Court held that Advocate James could not transmit an anonymous package to the executors’ advocate without leave of court, and granted declaratory relief.

• Legal professional privilege
• Duty of confidentiality
• Declaratory relief
• Code of conduct interpretation
• Admissibility of documents
• Professional-conduct

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Minister for Infrastructure -v- Parish of St Helier

Minister for Infrastructure -v- Parish of St Helier [2016] JRC 220 (25 November 2016)

The Royal Court ordered the Parish to pay the Minister’s costs on the standard basis and refused a stay pending appeal, treating the matter as ordinary adversarial commercial litigation.

• Costs
• Declaratory relief
• Contract interpretation
• Stay-pending-appeal
• Contract-interpretation
• Commercial-litigation

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Minister for Infrastructure -v- Parish of St Helier

Minister for Infrastructure -v- Parish of St Helier [2016] JRC 153 (02 September 2016)

The Jersey Royal Court held that the Bellozanne covenants were tied to the existing destructors and had expired when they were dismantled, so refuse charges could be introduced.

• Interpretation of contracts
• Servitudes
• Public property
• Polluter pays principle
• Declaratory relief
• Contract-interpretation

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SWM Ltd -v- Jersey Financial Services Commission and AG

SWM Ltd -v- Jersey Financial Services Commission and AG [2016] JRC 014 (21 January 2016)

The Jersey Royal Court granted declaratory relief to SWM Ltd, holding that proposed payments for professional advice or expert evidence were in the ordinary course of business.

• Declaratory relief
• Ordinary course of business
• Regulatory directions
• Criminal liability under regulatory law
• Declaratory-relief
• Ordinary-course-of-business

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