Jersey Case Law

In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Orders) (Royal Court : Hearing

In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Orders) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Care proceedings) [2025] JRC 340 (31 December 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey varied existing inherent jurisdiction orders so daytime restrictions could be imposed on VV at Accommodation D for four weeks.

• Inherent-jurisdiction
• Secure-accommodation-orders
• Deprivation/restriction-of-liberty
• Parental-responsibility
• Article-5-echr
• Children-(jersey)-law-2002

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Camilla De Bourbon des Deux Siciles v Zedra Jersey Trust Corporation Limited and Anor (Court of Appeal : Hearing

Camilla De Bourbon des Deux Siciles v Zedra Jersey Trust Corporation Limited and Anor (Court of Appeal : Hearing (Civil) : McMahon, Dunlop KC, McCullough KC : Contempt of Court) [2025] JCA 315 (27 November 2025)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a Royal Court order that conditionally discharged a contempt on further payment after settlement of the underlying trust dispute.

• Civil-contempt
• Inherent-jurisdiction
• Privilege-against-self-incrimination
• Sanctions-for-contempt
• Effect-of-settlement-on-contempt
• Enforcement-of-court-orders

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In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Order) (Royal Court : Hearing

In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Order) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Jurisdiction) [2025] JRC 245 (3 October 2025)

The Royal Court refused to extend a secure accommodation order for VV, but granted an inherent jurisdiction order restricting her liberty overnight at Accommodation D.

• Secure-accommodation-orders
• Inherent-jurisdiction
• Deprivation/restriction-of-liberty
• Best-interests-of-the-child
• Statutory-interpretation
• Capacity

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In the matter of JJ (Restriction of Liberty)

The Royal Court authorised a permissive restriction-of-liberty order for a 12-year-old child because of escalating safety risks and deteriorating behaviour.

• Deprivation-of-liberty
• Inherent-jurisdiction
• Care-order
• Child-safety
• Article-5-european-convention-on-human-rights
• Child-protection

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Representation of RTI Limited re Pirie and Roberts 4-Sept-2025 (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of RTI Limited re Pirie and Roberts 4-Sept-2025 (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Companies) [2025] JRC 221 (4 September 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted provisional liquidators a Letter of Request to the English High Court to aid investigation, asset preservation, and recognition of their appointment.

• Provisional-liquidation
• Letter-of-request
• Court's-inherent-jurisdiction
• Recognition-of-foreign-insolvency-proceedings
• Asset-preservation
• Cross-border-insolvency

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Representation of Frost

Representation of Frost [2024] JRC 166 (02 August 2024)

The Royal Court of Jersey declared Thomas Frost presumed dead, finding the evidence proved death beyond reasonable doubt under Article 7(4) of the Probate (Jersey) Law.

• Presumption-of-death
• Missing-persons
• Probate-procedure
• Inherent-jurisdiction
• Customary-law-development
• Jersey-customary-law

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BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corporation Ltd v C. de Bourbon des deux Siciles

BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corporation Ltd v C. de Bourbon des deux Siciles [2021] JRC 253 (18 October 2021)

The Royal Court refused a recusal application and declined to order a bank guarantee linked to payment of a contempt fine, dismissing all three summonses.

• Recusal-of-judge
• Article-6-echr-right-to-fair-trial
• Bank-guarantee
• Enforcement-of-fines
• Apparent-bias
• Inherent-jurisdiction

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Wells Fargo Bank N.A., London Branch v Intu Merry Hill limited

The Royal Court issued a Letter of Request to the High Court in England and Wales to seek an administration order for Intu Merry Hill Limited under section 426.

• Letter-of-request
• Administration-order
• Cross-border-insolvency-assistance
• Inherent-jurisdiction
• Section-426-insolvency-act-1986
• Company-insolvency

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In the matter of Lydia (Interim Care Order)

In the matter of Lydia (Interim Care Order) [2019] JRC 031A (27 February 2019)

Postscript to a Jersey care case questioning whether psychological assessments can be ordered before the interim care order threshold is met.

• Interim-care-orders
• Psychological-assessments
• Inherent-jurisdiction
• Child-welfare

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In the matter of Bailey Ellis Violet and Elliott (Care proceedings)

In the matter of Bailey Ellis Violet and Elliott (Care proceedings) [2019] JRC 006 (21 January 2019)

The Jersey Royal Court held it lacked jurisdiction to order psychological assessments of children after finding the threshold criteria for interim care orders had not been met.

• Threshold-criteria
• Interim-care-orders
• Jurisdiction
• Psychological-assessment
• Inherent-jurisdiction
• Child-protection

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