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Criminal law [2025] JRC 256

AG v Smith & Cochrane (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Smith & Cochrane (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : Le Cocq : Saisie) [2025] JRC 256 (9 October 2025)

The Royal Court varied a saisie judiciaire to allow Dr Cochrane to transfer the CCBV share to receivers, enabling enforcement of a confiscation order against Mr Smith.

  • Variation of saisie judiciaire
  • Enforcement of confiscation orders
  • Realisable property
  • Nominee shareholding
  • Cross-jurisdictional asset recovery
  • Saisie-judiciaire
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Civil procedure [2023] JRC 198

JTC (Jersey) Limited v Fanning and Anor

JTC (Jersey) Limited v Fanning and Anor [2023] JRC 198 (26 October 2023)

The Royal Court confirmed an interim arrĂŞt entre mains over nominee-held shares in Jersey, with ancillary vesting and sale orders and costs against the First Defendant.

  • ArrĂŞt entre mains
  • Jurisdiction
  • Nominee shareholding
  • Summary judgment
  • Arret-entre-mains
  • Nominee-shareholding
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Civil procedure [2016] JRC 162

I -v- J

I -v- J [2016] JRC 162 (12 September 2016)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that the Plaintiff was the overall winner and awarded her costs of the main proceedings, but reduced the net sum to reflect an unsuccessful late amendment application.

  • Costs
  • Contract
  • Nominee shareholding
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Civil-procedure
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
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Contract law [2016] JRC 118

I -v- J

I -v- J [2016] JRC 118 (11 July 2016)

The Royal Court held that although the plaintiff was a nominee shareholder, the parties had agreed the defendant would pay her ÂŁ50,000 for the share transfer.

  • Contract formation
  • Nominee shareholding
  • Unmarried cohabitation
  • Enforceability of oral agreements
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Contract-formation
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Trusts [2014] JRC 178

Baden-Powell -v- The Viscount

Baden-Powell -v- The Viscount [2014] JRC 178 (22 September 2014)

The court held that, from 1997, Chimel held Megac shares on the Rock Trust and related shares were held for Chimel. It appointed Vivat Trustees Limited as new trustee.

  • Beneficial ownership of company shares
  • Validity of trust
  • Nominee shareholding
  • Backdating of documents
  • Appointment of trustee
  • Trust-law
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Company law [2006] JRC 125B

Thayer Group 6-Sep-2006

Thayer Group 6-Sep-2006 [2006] JRC 125B (06 September 2006)

The Jersey Royal Court rectified Thayer Group Limited’s share register after finding a genuine mistake in minutes and no executed transfers by two nominee shareholders.

  • Rectification of share register
  • Beneficial ownership
  • Share transfer formalities
  • Nominee shareholding
  • Mistake in company records
  • Share-register-rectification
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