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Civil procedure [2024] JRC 279

Golden Sphinx Limited v Itkin

Golden Sphinx Limited v Itkin [2024] JRC 279 (13 December 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to strike out GSL’s claims, declined to order payment into court of an unsatisfied default judgment, and ordered an interim costs payment.

  • Res judicata
  • Abuse of process
  • Security for costs
  • Interim payment
  • Pleadings and further information
  • Default judgment
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Company law [2024] JRC 179

Representation of Aguidilla Investments Limited and Ors re Article 115ZA of the Companies Law

Representation of Aguidilla Investments Limited and Ors re Article 115ZA of the Companies Law [2024] JRC 179 (10 September 2024)

The Royal Court treated distributions by 12 Jersey companies as lawful under Article 115ZA, despite missing minutes in some cases and balance-sheet insolvency in two.

  • Unlawful distributions
  • Solvency statements
  • Ratification of distributions
  • Directors' duties
  • Record keeping
  • Company-law
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Civil procedure [2023] JRC 251

Halabi v Farrow and Ors

Halabi v Farrow and Ors [2023] JRC 251 (13 December 2023)

Interlocutory decision on a further-information application, requiring the plaintiff to particularise allegations of fiduciary breach, dishonesty, and assignment.

  • Pleadings
  • Further information requests
  • Directors' duties
  • Dishonest assistance
  • Assignment of claims
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
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Company law [2021] JCA 176

Financial Technology Ventures II (Q) LP and Ors v ETFS Capital Limited and Tuckwell

Financial Technology Ventures II (Q) LP and Ors v ETFS Capital Limited and Tuckwell [2021] JCA 176 (29 June 2021)

The Jersey Court of Appeal upheld an unfair prejudice finding and buy-out order, rejecting challenges to pleadings, valuation date, and minority discount.

  • Unfair prejudice
  • Minority shareholder rights
  • Directors' duties
  • Share valuation
  • Remedies under companies (jersey) law 1991
  • Unfair-prejudice
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Company law [2021] JRC 117

Itkin v Golden Sphinx Limited 20-Apr-2021

Itkin v Golden Sphinx Limited 20-Apr-2021 [2021] JRC 117 (20 April 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court refused to set aside a default judgment for unpaid director’s fees, holding that the defendant delayed too long and the plaintiff would be prejudiced.

  • Default judgment
  • Directors' duties
  • Conflict of interest
  • Delay in proceedings
  • Setting aside judgments
  • Default-judgment
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Company law [2021] JRC 104

Crystal Lake Investments Limited and Shawne Lake Enterprise Limited 14-Apr-2021

Crystal Lake Investments Limited and Shawne Lake Enterprise Limited 14-Apr-2021 [2021] JRC 104 (14 April 2021)

The Royal Court considered whether board minutes for dividend declarations satisfied Jersey’s Article 115 solvency-statement requirement, and whether any defects could be ratified under Article 115ZA.

  • Solvency statement
  • Distribution of dividends
  • Retrospective ratification
  • Directors' duties
  • Company-law
  • Dividend-distributions
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Civil procedure [2020] JRC 132

Alpen Partners Limited v Al-Amiri and Ors

Alpen Partners Limited v Al-Amiri and Ors [2020] JRC 132 (06 July 2020)

Interlocutory decision ordering security for costs in a Jersey dispute over alleged overvaluation of property investments and related fiduciary breaches.

  • Security for costs
  • Breach of duty
  • Directors' duties
  • Valuation of property
  • Management fees
  • Security-for-costs
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Insolvency [2019] JRC 082

In the matter of Rockingham Investments Limited

In the matter of Rockingham Investments Limited [2019] JRC 082 (08 May 2019)

The Royal Court admitted ACJ’s claim in Rockingham’s désastre, holding the company accounts and sworn statement of affairs proved a loan of £445,443.

  • Désastre proceedings
  • Creditors' claims
  • Inter-company loans
  • Statement of affairs
  • Liquidation
  • Directors' duties
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Company law [2017] JRC 152

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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Trusts [2016] JRC 053

Stock -v- Pantrust International and Others

Stock -v- Pantrust International and Others [2016] JRC 053 (04 March 2016)

The court declined to set aside a second charge over St John’s Manor, but ordered that 3NP LLC be transferred to the new trustee unless TIC showed cause.

  • Directors' duties
  • Conflict of interest
  • Setting aside transactions
  • Trust asset recovery
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Company-law
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