Jersey Case Law

G4S International Employment Services Limited v The Office of the Comptroller of Revenue

G4S International Employment Services Limited v The Office of the Comptroller of Revenue [2024] JRC 070 (28 March 2024)

The Royal Court held the judicial review application was in time, refused leave on technical notice defects, and granted leave only on the fishing expedition ground.

• Double taxation agreement
• Judicial review
• Time limits for judicial review
• Exchange of tax information
• Foreseeable relevance
• Data protection

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Buckley v Minister for Treasury and Resources and Ors

Buckley v Minister for Treasury and Resources and Ors [2023] JRC 254 (18 December 2023)

The Royal Court held a judicial review application was out of time but extended time, granted leave to appeal only on grounds 3 and 4, and ordered 50% costs against the applicant.

• Judicial review
• Extension of time
• Leave to appeal
• Costs
• Human rights
• Retrospectivity

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Bates v Weston

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against refusal to set aside registration of an English costs judgment, rejecting fraud, public policy and stay arguments.

• Reciprocal enforcement of judgments
• Set-aside registration grounds
• Public policy
• Fraud
• Vested rights in judgment
• Stay of enforcement

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Bates v Weston

Bates v Weston [2023] JRC 032 (17 January 2023)

The Jersey Royal Court refused to set aside registration of an English costs judgment against Mr Weston, rejecting public policy, fraud, vesting, and natural justice challenges.

• Reciprocal enforcement of judgments
• Public policy exception
• Fraud in judgment enforcement
• Vesting of rights under judgment
• Natural justice
• Human rights

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B v C (Family) 15-Jan-2021

B v C (Family) 15-Jan-2021 [2021] JRC 024 (15 January 2021)

The Royal Court rejected the father's applications for residence and contact and refused to remove his parental responsibility, but imposed an Article 66(8) leave requirement.

• Residence order
• Contact order
• Parental responsibility removal
• Article 66(8) barring order
• Child welfare
• Human rights

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In the matter of the Saisies Judiciaires of Robert Tantular 18-Jun -2019

In the matter of the Saisies Judiciaires of Robert Tantular 18-Jun -2019 [2019] JRC 114 (18 June 2019)

The Royal Court held that the saisies judiciaires prevented Credit Suisse from assigning a mortgage over property subject to restraint, and refused any variation to permit the assignment.

• Proceeds of crime
• Confiscation orders
• Saisie judiciaire
• Mortgage assignment
• Freezing orders
• Human rights

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A v Minister for Home Affairs 7-Feb-2019

A v Minister for Home Affairs 7-Feb-2019 [2019] JRC 017 (07 February 2019)

The Royal Court granted leave for judicial review of a refusal of asylum, finding arguable grounds that the Minister’s decision engaged human rights and proportionality.

• Asylum
• Judicial review
• Ministerial decision
• Human rights
• Proportionality
• Reasons for decision

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AG v Reid

AG v Reid [2018] JRC 193 (18 October 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey enforced a US forfeiture order against a prisoner, rejecting attempts to re-litigate extradition and plea issues already decided in the US.

• Enforcement of foreign forfeiture orders
• Extradition
• Money laundering
• Human rights
• Foreign-forfeiture-order-enforcement
• Money-laundering

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Representation of Powell

Representation of Powell [2018] JCA 113 (29 June 2018)

Single-judge Court of Appeal decision refusing leave to appeal and a stay in a Remise de Biens matter involving Mrs Powell.

• Remise de biens
• Leave to appeal
• Recusal
• Creditor rights
• Discretionary decisions
• Human rights

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Crociani -v- BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corp Ltd

Crociani -v- BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corp Ltd [2016] JCA 231 (12 December 2016)

Leave to appeal was granted in a freezing-injunction dispute, but a stay of the related disclosure order pending appeal was refused.

• Freezing injunctions
• Disclosure orders
• Jurisdiction
• Quia timet relief
• Indemnity
• Appeal procedure

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