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Imperium Trustees (Jersey) Limited v Jersey Competent Authority [2024] JRC 048 (28 February 2024)
The Royal Court granted leave to amend judicial review grounds and to add a Convention-based challenge, finding the new argument about costs and access to court arguable.
Degrevement of the Immovable Property of Mrs Powell [2019] JRC 004 (17 January 2019)
The Royal Court considered what a tenant après dégrèvement must pay. It held that secured creditors’ legal costs are not covered beyond the registered debt and three years’ interest.
Ingram -v- Gottrell (Deceased) [2018] JRC 062 (21 March 2018)
The court refused a legal adviser’s costs claim after a probate representation was withdrawn, finding his own poor fee-recording caused the dispute.
W -v- X (Matrimonial) [2014] JRC 191 (07 October 2014)
The Royal Court held it could order a costs allowance in a maintenance variation application and ordered the respondent to contribute £10,000 toward the petitioner’s legal fees.
In the matter of A and B (Matrimonial) [2012] JRC 165A (19 September 2012)
The Jersey Royal Court ordered the father to pay a £150,000 lump sum, child maintenance of £485 per month per child, and £10,000 toward the mother’s costs.
The Royal Court reduced a contemplated lump sum to ÂŁ37,073, declined to order sale of the Winchester property, and made related maintenance and school-fee orders.
In the matter of SS [2010] JRC 168A (20 September 2010)
On review of spousal maintenance in a Jersey divorce, the court varied the order to ÂŁ34,400 a year, declined arrears and extras, and ordered ÂŁ10,000 toward legal costs.
In the matter of ZZ [2010] JRC 134A (19 July 2010)
Interim maintenance and costs were ordered in a Jersey matrimonial case, and the petitioner was awarded the full net proceeds of sale of the former family home.
In re O v [2010] JLR_Note 18 (24 February 2010)
An interlocutory family law note considering whether maintenance pending suit may include legal costs, with the court indicating it can do so in appropriate circumstances.
B v J [2008] JRC 102 (23 June 2008)
The Royal Court held that the costs of a children's representative should ordinarily be paid from public funds to protect independence and the child's welfare.
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