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Criminal law [2024] JRC 056

AG v Roberts

AG v Roberts [2024] JRC 056 (07 March 2024)

The court allowed late-admitted photographs of the complainant’s injuries after finding they were relevant, admissible, and not unfairly prejudicial to the defence.

  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Fair trial
  • Late disclosure
  • Photographic evidence
  • Criminal-evidence
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Family law [2016] JCA 225

P -v- O

P -v- O (Matrimonial) [2016] JCA 225 (06 December 2016)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a request for disclosure from Thompsons Estate Agents, but allowed limited disclosure from Gaudins for possible costs issues.

  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Appeal procedure
  • Costs
  • Family-law
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appeal-procedure
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 057

Petriella -v- AG

Petriella -v- AG [2013] JRC 057 (14 March 2013)

Appeal against conviction for assaulting a police officer dismissed. The court held omitted CCTV footage would not have materially affected the magistrate’s decision.

  • Assault on police officer
  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Cctv evidence
  • Appeal procedure
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Assault-on-police-officer
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Family law [2011] JRC 044

In the matter of F

In the matter of F [2011] JRC 044 (21 February 2011)

The court allowed a temporary suspension of contact between two children and their father while allegations of sexual abuse were investigated, and withheld details from the father for now.

  • Interim care orders
  • Contact suspension
  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Welfare of the child
  • Allegations of sexual abuse
  • Child-protection
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Family law [2010] JRC 149A

In the matter of W

In the matter of W [2010] JRC 149A (16 August 2010)

The court refused to hear a guardian’s disclosure application in the criminal court, holding it should be made in the care proceedings before the judge managing them.

  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Child protection
  • Care proceedings
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Article 8 echr
  • Care-proceedings
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Criminal law [2009] JRC 055

AG v Bhojwani

AG v Bhojwani [2009] JRC 055 (27 March 2009)

The court held that Article 77 of the Jersey Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence Law did not prevent defence disclosure to the defendant of commission evidence taken in India.

  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Order of witnesses
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Commission evidence
  • Criminal-evidence
  • Defence-disclosure
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Criminal law [2007] JCA 073

Trant v AG and Others

Trant v AG and Others [2007] JCA 073 (22 March 2007)

Court of Appeal struck out the amended Order of Justice, holding the appellants had not shown they were misled into giving statements and could not pre-emptively claim self-incrimination privilege.

  • Privilege against self-incrimination
  • Misuse of confidential information
  • Abuse of process
  • Judicial review
  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Jurisdiction
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Criminal law [2003] JRC 172B

AG v Steel and Anor

AG v Steel and Anor [2003] JRC 172B (06 October 2003)

The court refused a stay for abuse of process after CCTV evidence was lost, holding that the absence of footage did not make a fair trial impossible.

  • Abuse of process
  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Cctv evidence
  • Fair trial
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Abuse-of-process
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Criminal law [2002] UR 182A

Snooks Dowse v United Kingdom

Snooks Dowse v United Kingdom [2002] UR 182A (08 October 2002)

The Court declared inadmissible complaints by two Jersey applicants about tribunal independence, public summing up, reasons for verdicts, and fairness.

  • Right to a fair trial
  • Independent and impartial tribunal
  • Public hearing
  • Reasoned judgment
  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Exhaustion of domestic remedies
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Criminal law [1999] UR 139

1999/139 - Comer v AG

1999/139 - Comer v AG [1999] UR 139 (30 July 1999)

Pre-trial representation by Stephen Anthony Comer was dismissed. The court held it lacked jurisdiction to order discontinuance or an enquiry, and damages had to await trial.

  • Committal for trial
  • Judicial review of prosecutorial decisions
  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Damages
  • Costs
  • Committal-for-trial
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