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Patel v JTC Trust Company Limited and Ors [2022] JRC 150 (12 July 2022)
The Royal Court refused the draft amendment as pleaded, but excused a procedural breach and allowed the plaintiffs to reapply with clearer particulars.
The Tribunal refused to reinstate Mr Donovan’s withdrawn unfair dismissal and notice pay claims, finding no duress, misrepresentation, or serious mistake.
Helm Trust -v- Chatfield [2013] JRC 060 (15 March 2013)
The Jersey Royal Court allowed an employer’s appeal, holding that a later agreement validly varied the employee’s contract and cut off salary after 31 December 2010.
In the matter of O [2010] JRC 026A (10 February 2010)
The court referred preliminary issues about a separation agreement to the senior court, including alleged duress, non-disclosure, and whether the agreement bars further claims.
AG -v- Smith [2009] JRC 063 (06 April 2009)
Sentencing for heroin importation: despite the tariff and aggravating features, the court reduced sentence to 5 years because of manipulation, threats, cooperation, and low reoffending risk.
AG v Yaqoob [2004] JRC 095 (03 June 2004)
The Jersey Royal Court imposed a 2-year probation order for heroin importation, finding the defendant’s abuse, mental health, and duress background exceptional.
Viveiros v AG [2003] JCA 126 (18 July 2003)
The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal a seven-year sentence for possession of heroin with intent to supply, holding the Royal Court’s starting point and mitigation were proper.
1999/108 - Lex Trust Company [1999] UR 108 (11 June 1999)
Jersey court approved a trustee’s proposed agreements over trust assets, rejecting a beneficiary’s duress claim and finding the arrangements just and equitable.
Att. Gen. v Shaw [1992] JLR_Note 5a (22 May 1992)
A Jersey contempt note stating that duress may be taken into account in mitigation in contempt of court proceedings.
Bisson (nee Ferbrache) v Bisson [1981] JLR 103 (13 July 1981)
The court held that paying less than half a property's true value was not, by itself, enough to prove duress, but violence-induced fear could avoid a contract ab initio.
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