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Trusts [2024] JRC 038

Representation of Colloas Crill LLP Advocate Santos-Costa and Advocate Williams

Representation of Colloas Crill LLP Advocate Santos-Costa and Advocate Williams [2024] JRC 038 (19 February 2024)

The Royal Court held that no party should recover costs of a representation about whether lawyers could continue acting in trust-related proceedings.

  • Costs
  • Conflict of interest
  • Legal representation
  • Supervisory jurisdiction
  • Trusts
  • Conflict-of-interest
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Civil procedure [2022] JRC 043

Hunters Investments Limited v Crill and Ors

Hunters Investments Limited v Crill and Ors [2022] JRC 043 (17 February 2022)

The Royal Court partly varied an earlier removal order, allowing independent counsel to take over while Carey Olsen remained only in a limited support role.

  • Conflict of interest
  • Legal representation
  • Information barriers
  • Solicitor disqualification
  • Conflict-of-interest
  • Legal-representation
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Civil procedure [2021] JRC 109

Strang and Ors v de Bourbon des Deux Siciles 08-Apr-2021

Strang and Ors v de Bourbon des Deux Siciles 08-Apr-2021 [2021] JRC 109 (08 April 2021)

The Royal Court struck out the defendant’s counterclaim, granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs, and refused leave to amend, holding the pleading failed to show causation or loss.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Unless orders
  • Summary judgment
  • Strike out applications
  • Loss of chance
  • Legal representation
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Mental capacity [2020] JRC 065

In the matter of B (Medical)

In the matter of B (Medical) [2020] JRC 065 (23 April 2020)

The Royal Court granted a protective costs order in a best-interests application under Jersey’s capacity law, funding the parents’ representation from public funds.

  • Protective costs orders
  • Best interests decisions
  • Legal representation
  • Public funding
  • Protective-costs-orders
  • Best-interests-decisions
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Criminal law [2016] JRC 115

Le Pavoux -v- AG

Le Pavoux -v- AG [2016] JRC 115 (05 July 2016)

The Royal Court allowed a criminal appeal in part, quashing two common assault convictions for lack of sufficient evidence but upholding one conviction.

  • Common assault
  • Breach of the peace
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Legal representation
  • Appeal procedure
  • Criminal-appeal
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Banking law [2013] JRC 133

Irish Nationwide Building Society -v- Volaw and Stormex and Halabi and Immofra

Irish Nationwide Building Society -v- Volaw and Stormex and Halabi and Immofra [2013] JRC 133 (28 June 2013)

The Royal Court of Jersey gave judgment for unpaid loan principal and part of the interest, and adjourned the balance of the interest claim on strict conditions.

  • Loan recovery
  • Guarantee enforcement
  • Interest calculation
  • Adjournment of proceedings
  • Legal representation
  • Loan-recovery
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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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Family law [2011] JLR 147

In re Q v

In re Q v [2011] JLR 147 (11 March 2011)

Guidance in care proceedings on when a child may have separate legal representation from a guardian, focusing on the child’s understanding and welfare.

  • Children
  • Legal representation
  • Care proceedings
  • Family-law
  • Legal-representation
  • Care-proceedings
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Family law [2010] JLR 387

In re B v

In re B v [2010] JLR 387 (17 August 2010)

The court held that appointing a lawyer for a child is discretionary under the Children (Jersey) Law 2002 and turns on the facts of each case.

  • Children
  • Legal representation
  • Human rights
  • Family-law
  • Legal-representation
  • Human-rights
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Criminal law [2002] JRC 224

Baudains v AG

Baudains v AG [2002] JRC 224 (28 November 2002)

Sentence appeal partly allowed after the court reduced a four-month total sentence to 14 weeks, correcting the community service credit and addressing lack of representation.

  • Sentencing
  • Breach of probation
  • Community service
  • Legal representation
  • Consecutive sentences
  • Criminal-sentencing
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