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Criminal law [2025] JRC 241

AG v Simon (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Simon (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 241 (1 October 2025)

The Royal Court varied a confiscation order after the respondent inherited valuable property, treating it as increased realisable property and allowing time for partial payment.

  • Variation of confiscation order
  • After-acquired property
  • Drug trafficking proceeds
  • Judicial discretion
  • Human rights (a1 p1)
  • Confiscation-order-variation
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Civil procedure [2018] JRC 094

Neville v Gorst and Ors

Neville v Gorst and Ors [2018] JRC 094 (22 May 2018)

The Jersey Royal Court refused to sign an order of justice because it disclosed no cause of action, had no prayer for relief, and relied on non-justiciable political promises.

  • Cause of action
  • Abuse of process
  • Judicial discretion
  • Immunity of legislators
  • Right of access to justice
  • Cause-of-action
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Civil procedure [2018] JRC 064A

Francis -v- JFSC

Francis -v- JFSC [2018] JRC 064A (23 March 2018)

The Royal Court awarded the JFSC 75% of its costs after Francis’s appeals, with a £150,000 interim payment, reflecting partial success and criticism of both sides.

  • Costs
  • Appeals
  • Interim payments
  • Judicial discretion
  • Interim-payments
  • Civil-procedure
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 174

AG -v- Norris and Norris

AG -v- Norris and Norris [2015] JRC 174 (24 August 2015)

Confiscation orders were made against Liam and Richard Norris after the court assessed their drug-trafficking benefit and limited recovery to realisable assets.

  • Confiscation of assets
  • Drug trafficking
  • Benefit assessment
  • Realisable assets
  • Judicial discretion
  • Confiscation-of-assets
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Family law [2014] JRC 205

Burnett -v- Thompson

Burnett -v- Thompson (Matrimonial) [2014] JRC 205 (23 October 2014)

The Royal Court dismissed an appeal against a Registrar’s refusal to refer an ancillary relief application to the Royal Court, holding the discretion was exercised properly.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Appeal procedure
  • Judicial discretion
  • Referral to royal court
  • Family-law
  • Ancillary-relief
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 249

Szulc -v- AG

Szulc -v- AG [2013] JRC 249 (09 December 2013)

Appeal allowed against a deportation recommendation after repeated driving offences; the court held the magistrate failed to weigh the fiancée’s long residence and Convention rights properly.

  • Deportation
  • European convention rights
  • Driving offences
  • Judicial discretion
  • Human-rights
  • Family-life
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Family law [2013] JRC 125

In the matter of A (Secure Accommodation Order)

In the matter of A (Secure Accommodation Order) [2013] JRC 125 (26 June 2013)

The Royal Court refused to extend a secure accommodation order, finding the statutory threshold was not met because the child was not shown to be likely to abscond.

  • Secure accommodation orders
  • Deprivation of liberty
  • Proportionality
  • Welfare of the child
  • Judicial discretion
  • Secure-accommodation-orders
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Criminal law [2011] JRC 184A

AG -v- Coughlan

AG -v- Coughlan [2011] JRC 184A (23 September 2011)

The Royal Court refused to review a magistrate’s decision to refuse bail after repeated breaches of bail conditions and upheld remand in custody.

  • Bail conditions
  • Breach of bail
  • Detention of minors
  • Judicial discretion
  • Bail-review
  • Breach-of-bail
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Family law [2011] JRC 111

In the matter of O

In the matter of O [2011] JRC 111 (09 June 2011)

The Jersey Royal Court refused a separate fact-finding hearing in child care proceedings, holding the case could proceed to a final hearing without it.

  • Fact finding hearings
  • Care orders
  • Burden of proof
  • Judicial discretion
  • Fact-finding-hearings
  • Care-proceedings
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Family law [2011] JRC 083

In the matter of KK

In the matter of KK [2011] JRC 083 (15 April 2011)

On costs after interim care orders were discharged, the court held that costs against the Minister were unusual and dismissed both parents’ applications.

  • Interim care orders
  • Costs in children proceedings
  • Threshold criteria
  • Judicial discretion
  • Costs-in-children-proceedings
  • Interim-care-orders
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