Jersey Case Law

SkyFall Collections Limited v Swissport Jersey Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

SkyFall Collections Limited v Swissport Jersey Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Cadin) [2025] JRC 278 (31 October 2025)

The Royal Court held that SkyFall’s assignment of a tort claim was invalid as a bare right to litigate and an abuse of process, unless the claimant continues in his own name.

• Assignment of tort claims
• Champerty
• Maintenance
• Rights of audience
• Debt collection agency regulation
• Assignment-of-tort-claims

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U v V (Family)

The Royal Court granted leave for the Mother to relocate with the Children to Country 3, ordered a paternity test, and left the maintenance and contact orders in place.

• Relocation
• Education
• Paternity testing
• Maintenance
• Contact
• Welfare of children

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U v V (Family ) 11-Jun_2019

U v V (Family ) 11-Jun_2019 [2019] JRC 110 (11 June 2019)

The Royal Court granted the Mother leave to relocate the children to Country 3, ordered paternity testing, and left existing maintenance and contact orders in place.

• Leave to remove jurisdiction
• Education of children
• Paternity testing
• Maintenance
• Contact orders
• Leave-to-remove

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In the matter of L

In the matter of L (Matrimonial) [2015] JRC 119 (02 June 2015)

The Royal Court set aside an earlier ancillary relief order for non-disclosure and made new provision for the wife and children, including capital, maintenance, and disclosure directions.

• Ancillary relief
• Non-disclosure
• Trust asset alienation
• Maintenance
• Property adjustment
• Pauline action

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W -v- X

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.

• Maintenance
• Legal costs
• Variation of maintenance orders
• Costs allowance
• Ancillary relief
• Family-law

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In the matter of L

In the matter of L (Matrimonial) [2014] JRC 168 (11 September 2014)

The court partly varied an asset-freezing undertaking, allowing £50,000 for the husband’s legal fees, but refused release for tax arrears or a loan repayment.

• Variation of asset-freezing undertakings
• Payment of legal fees from frozen assets
• Disclosure of assets
• Ancillary relief
• Maintenance
• Tax liabilities

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Z -v- Y

Z -v- Y (Matrimonial) [2014] JRC 140 (07 July 2014)

The court varied a freezing injunction in divorce proceedings to allow limited payments to both spouses from escrow, balancing interim needs against preservation of matrimonial assets.

• Freezing injunction
• Ancillary relief
• Distribution of matrimonial assets
• Maintenance
• Interim payments
• Freezing-injunction

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F -v- G

F -v- G (Matrimonial) [2012] JRC 136 (13 July 2012)

In matrimonial maintenance proceedings, the court ordered the petitioner to write limited letters of enquiry to trust companies about possible beneficial interests.

• Disclosure
• Trusts
• Maintenance
• Spousal maintenance
• Child maintenance
• Family-law

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In the matter of AA

In the matter of AA [2011] JRC 114B (16 June 2011)

The court lifted an injunction restraining a mother from taking a child out of Jersey, declined a prescriptive contact order, set contact terms, and reduced maintenance.

• Child contact
• Parental responsibility
• Jurisdiction
• Maintenance
• Recognition and enforcement of custody orders
• Child-contact

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Representation of U

Representation of U [2010] JRC 114A (17 June 2010)

Royal Court approved a trustee’s decisions not to join English divorce proceedings, not to repay a loan or make distributions, and to disclose trust information to the settlor.

• Discretionary trust
• Trustee discretion
• Divorce proceedings
• Maintenance
• Distribution of trust assets
• Disclosure of information

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