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Family law [2026] JRC 089

In the matter of the Representation of J (Doleance) (Royal Court : Hearing

In the matter of the Representation of J (Doleance) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Doleance) [2026] JRC 089 (1 April 2026)

The Royal Court quashed an emergency protection order made without application or evidence, finding a manifest procedural error and grave injustice.

  • Emergency protection orders
  • Interim care orders
  • Natural justice
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedural fairness
  • Emergency-protection-order
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Civil procedure [2026] JRC 028

Q v R

Q v R (Matrimonial) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Stay) [2026] JRC 028 (26 January 2026)

The Royal Court refused Q’s application for a stay of enforcement orders, holding that doléance was unavailable where appeal rights existed.

  • Stay of enforcement
  • DolĂ©ance remedy
  • Appointment of amicus curiae
  • Stay-of-enforcement
  • Doleance
  • Amicus-curiae
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Insolvency [2014] JRC 026

Representation of Reva Holdings Limited

Representation of Reva Holdings Limited [2014] JRC 026 (27 January 2014)

The Royal Court refused Reva Holdings Limited’s petition for doléance, holding there was no breach of natural justice or legal error in refusing a Remise de biens.

  • Remise de biens
  • DolĂ©ance
  • Valuation of property
  • Secured and unsecured creditors
  • Article 8 echr
  • Doleance
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Criminal law [2010] JRC 106

Metzner -v- AG

Metzner -v- AG [2010] JRC 106 (07 June 2010)

The Royal Court dismissed a petition of doléance seeking costs after a criminal discharge, holding the applicant’s silence and non-disclosure misled the prosecution.

  • Costs in criminal cases
  • Right of silence
  • DolĂ©ance remedy
  • Discretionary judicial decisions
  • Criminal-costs
  • Right-of-silence
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Criminal law [2010] JRC 053

Metzner -v- AG

Metzner -v- AG [2010] JRC 053 (15 March 2010)

The Royal Court held that a doléance is not an appeal for the purposes of the Court of Appeal (Jersey) Law 1961, and the Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction.

  • DolĂ©ance
  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Costs in criminal proceedings
  • Doleance
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Judicial-review
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Criminal law [2006] JRC 089

AG -v- Michel and Gallichan 28-June-2006

AG -v- Michel and Gallichan 28-June-2006 [2006] JRC 089 (28 June 2006)

The court dismissed a doléance challenging refusal of an adjournment in a complex criminal case, holding there was no manifest judicial error.

  • Adjournment
  • Case management
  • Natural justice
  • Excess of jurisdiction
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Case-management
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Administrative law [1986] UR 037

Re Doleance of Barker

Re Doleance of Barker [1986] UR 037 (21 March 1986)

A Jersey doleance case concerning whether Barker was entitled to relief by way of doleance against an administrative decision.

  • Doleance
  • Judicial review
  • Judicial-review
  • Administrative-law
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Administrative law [1985] UR 119

Representation of Barker doleance

Representation of Barker doleance [1985] UR 119 (21 November 1985)

The court considered whether Barker was entitled to representation in doleance proceedings and delivered judgment on that issue.

  • Representation
  • Doleance
  • Administrative-law
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