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Administrative law [2024] JCA 014

Imperium Trustees (Jersey) Limited v Jersey Competent Authority

Imperium Trustees (Jersey) Limited v Jersey Competent Authority [2024] JCA 014 (18 January 2024)

The Jersey Court of Appeal held that the 2018 law barring costs orders against public authorities, except for bad faith, was incompatible with Article 6 ECHR.

  • Costs in litigation
  • Judicial review
  • Public authority immunity
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Compatibility with european convention on human rights (echr)
  • Access to court
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 020

AG -v- Gomes

AG -v- Gomes [2013] JRC 020 (25 January 2013)

Sentencing reasons on indecent assault and carrying a knife in public, with consecutive 12-month terms and five-year sex offender notification requirements.

  • Indecent assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Sentencing
  • Sex offenders register
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Criminal-sentencing
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Statutory interpretation [1999] JLR 256

Shirley v Deputy Viscount

Shirley v Deputy Viscount [1999] JLR 256 (30 September 1999)

The case addresses when subsidiary legislation may be used to interpret a statute, holding that such rules can aid interpretation where the statute is ambiguous.

  • Reference to subsidiary legislation
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Use of rules in statutory interpretation
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Subsidiary-legislation
  • Jersey-law-reports
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Criminal law [1998] UR 212

1998/212 - AG v Young

1998/212 - AG v Young [1998] UR 212 (22 October 1998)

The Royal Court held it had no jurisdiction to grant bail to Dr Young, because Article 35(2) of the 1961 Jersey appeal law applies only to an appellant, not an applicant for leave to appeal.

  • Bail
  • Appeal procedure
  • Jurisdiction
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Appeal-procedure
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Criminal law [1998] UR 4

1998/4 - AG v Young and Cantrade

1998/4 - AG v Young and Cantrade [1998] UR 4 (12 January 1998)

Preliminary criminal ruling on limitation periods and Article 12(c) of the Jersey Investors Law. Some counts were potentially time-barred; the statute point was deferred.

  • Fraud
  • Limitation periods
  • Institution of proceedings
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Corporate criminal liability
  • Criminal-fraud
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