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Civil procedure [2025] JRC 339

Parish of St Saviour v Karava et al 30-Dec-25 (Royal Court : Hearing

Parish of St Saviour v Karava et al 30-Dec-25 (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Vue de Justice) [2025] JRC 339 (30 December 2025)

The Royal Court held that the Vue de Justice rules risked Article 6 non-compliance and should be amended before the boundary appeal proceeded.

  • Boundary disputes
  • Impartial tribunal
  • Article 6 echr
  • Court procedure
  • Expert evidence
  • Article-6-echr
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Employment law [2013] JRC 189

Newtel Limited -v- Devaney

Newtel Limited -v- Devaney [2013] JRC 189 (26 September 2013)

The Royal Court held that the Employment Tribunal Chairman should recuse herself because her husband was a partner in the law firm representing a party, creating apparent bias.

  • Judicial recusal
  • Apparent bias
  • Impartial tribunal
  • Human rights compliance
  • Employment tribunal procedure
  • Judicial-recusal
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Administrative law [2012] JRC 095

Le Boutillier v Min for Planning and Environment

Le Boutillier v Min for Planning and Environment [2012] JRC 095 (11 May 2012)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that a fair-minded observer might perceive bias from a Jurat’s family connection to an objecting body, so the appeal would be reheard.

  • Judicial bias
  • Recusal
  • Impartial tribunal
  • Perception of bias
  • Planning appeals
  • Judicial-bias
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Criminal law [2011] JRC 060A

Syvret v AG and Connetable of Grouville

Syvret v AG and Connetable of Grouville [2011] JRC 060A (18 March 2011)

Preliminary rulings in a Jersey criminal appeal refusing further disclosure, witness applications, and challenges to the jurat system and representation.

  • Disclosure
  • Abuse of process
  • Right to fair trial
  • Legal representation
  • Impartial tribunal
  • Criminal-appeal
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Human rights [2002] JLR 475

Snooks v United Kingdom

Snooks v United Kingdom [2002] JLR 475 (08 October 2002)

The court held that Jurats are an independent and impartial tribunal under Article 6(1) ECHR, and that jurats and the judge may deliberate together.

  • Fair hearing
  • Independent tribunal
  • Impartial tribunal
  • European convention on human rights article 6(1)
  • Human-rights
  • Fair-hearing
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