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Company law [2025] JRC 100

Sly v Basis Technologies Group Limited & Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Sly v Basis Technologies Group Limited & Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 100 (7 April 2025)

The Royal Court adjourned the trial in this unfair prejudice claim, fixed new trial dates for February 2026, and ruled on privilege for four disputed documents.

  • Unfair prejudice
  • Shareholder rights
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Case management
  • Adjournment
  • Unfair-prejudice
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 082

In the matter of an application for a Production Order against a Company

In the matter of an application for a Production Order against a Company [2023] JRC 082 (07 March 2023)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted a production order for electronic devices and access codes, subject to amendments limiting scope and safeguards for legal privilege.

  • Production orders
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Electronic evidence
  • Criminal investigation
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Production-orders
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Administrative law [2023] JRC 016

XY and A Limited v Chief Officer of the States of the States of Jersey Police

XY and A Limited v Chief Officer of the States of the States of Jersey Police [2023] JRC 016 (23 January 2023)

The Royal Court awarded standard costs after judicial review proceedings were discontinued by consent, refusing indemnity costs despite unlawful search warrants.

  • Judicial review
  • Search warrants
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Sanctions
  • Costs orders
  • Judicial-review
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Civil procedure [2022] JRC 122

Pender v GGH (Jersey) Limited and Ors

Pender v GGH (Jersey) Limited and Ors [2022] JRC 122 (07 June 2022)

The court held that the plaintiff could rely on a disclosed Fox Williams email, found no obvious mistake barring use, and addressed whether fairness required further discovery.

  • Legal professional privilege
  • Waiver of privilege
  • Discovery of documents
  • Fair trial
  • Independence of directors
  • Legal-professional-privilege
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Civil procedure [2021] JRC 295

Between v Geoffrey Crill

Between v Geoffrey Crill [2021] JRC 295 (18 November 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court refused to remove Carey Olsen as the Defendants’ lawyers, finding insufficient risk of conflict despite prior involvement and possible witness issues.

  • Conflict of interest
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Removal of counsel
  • Duties of advocates
  • Confidential information
  • Conflict-of-interest
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Civil procedure

Deripaska v Chernukhin and Navigator Equities Limited

The Court of Appeal refused permission to appeal to the JCPC in this interlocutory privilege dispute, holding that no point of general public importance arose.

  • Legal professional privilege
  • Waiver of privilege
  • Confidentiality
  • Interlocutory appeal
  • Permission to appeal
  • Judicial committee of the privy council
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Civil procedure [2021] JCA 206

Deripaska v Chernukhin and Navigator Equities Limited

Deripaska v Chernukhin and Navigator Equities Limited [2021] JCA 206 (31 August 2021)

The Court of Appeal held that privilege was not irretrievably waived by affidavits served before trial and allowed amended affidavits removing privileged references.

  • Legal professional privilege
  • Waiver of privilege
  • Disclosure
  • Affidavit evidence
  • Case management
  • Legal-professional-privilege
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Civil procedure [2021] JRC 110

Sinel v Hennessy 14-Apr-2021

Sinel v Hennessy 14-Apr-2021 [2021] JRC 110 (14 April 2021)

The Royal Court of Jersey found the respondent in contempt for failing to comply with costs orders and a default judgment protecting privileged documents.

  • Contempt of court
  • Enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Costs orders
  • Jurisdictional challenge
  • Admissibility of evidence
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Civil procedure [2018] JRC 228

Bogensberger v Sinel and Sinel v Hennessy and Ors

Bogensberger v Sinel and Sinel v Hennessy and Ors [2018] JRC 228 (11 December 2018)

The Royal Court varied a consent stay, refused consolidation, and ordered the representation trial to follow the injunctive trial before the same court.

  • Consent orders
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Consolidation
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Foreign law evidence
  • Consent-orders
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Civil procedure [2018] JCA 095

Sinel v Hennessy

Sinel v Hennessy [2018] JCA 095 (24 May 2018)

The Court of Appeal allowed a lawyer’s appeal over service out of the jurisdiction, holding there was a seriously arguable confidentiality claim over privileged documents.

  • Breach of confidence
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Standing to sue
  • Injunctive relief
  • Service out of jurisdiction
  • Breach-of-confidence
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