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Abramovich v Chief Minister of Jersey and Ors

The Royal Court dismissed the plaintiff’s summons for a fresh review of Tranche 1 personal data, wider mobile searches and a DAT load file, but ordered affidavits on irrelevancy, quality control and complete production.

  • Subject access request
  • Disclosure and redaction
  • Metadata
  • Privilege
  • Case management directions
  • Interlocutory relief
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Civil procedure [2025] JRC 072

HSBC Bank PLc v David Hick Antiques Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

HSBC Bank PLc v David Hick Antiques Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 072 (17 March 2025)

The Royal Court refused specific discovery of HSBC files about other IRHP complaints linked to Debbie Parker, and held a 2013 internal review privileged.

  • Discovery
  • Privilege
  • Mis-selling
  • Interest rate hedging products
  • Similar fact evidence
  • Specific-discovery
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Civil procedure [2022] JRC 015

A v Minister for Children and Education

A v Minister for Children and Education [2022] JRC 015 (24 January 2022)

The Royal Court of Jersey gave contested directions in a personal injury claim, ordering fact and liability expert evidence, rejecting budget exchange, and requiring an affidavit for privilege over CICB documents.

  • Case management
  • Expert evidence
  • Costs
  • Privilege
  • Damages
  • Case-management
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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] JRC 050

Sinel v Hennessy and Ors 23-02-2021

Sinel v Hennessy and Ors 23-02-2021 [2021] JRC 050 (23 February 2021)

The Royal Court lifted a stay on taxation of costs and ordered the first defendant to pay all remaining proceedings costs on the indemnity basis.

  • Indemnity costs
  • Jurisdiction challenge
  • Confidentiality
  • Privilege
  • Discovery
  • Service of process
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Civil procedure [2021] JRC 006

Sheyko v Consolidated Minerals Limited 13-Jan-2021

Sheyko v Consolidated Minerals Limited 13-Jan-2021 [2021] JRC 006 (13 January 2021)

The Royal Court of Jersey struck out the defendant’s answer and counterclaim after finding serious discovery breaches that deprived the plaintiff of a fair trial.

  • Discovery sanctions
  • Strike out applications
  • Constructive dismissal
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Withholding of documents
  • Cross-border discovery
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Trusts [2020] JRC 161

In the matter of the Arpettaz Settlement

In the matter of the Arpettaz Settlement [2020] JRC 161 (10 August 2020)

The Royal Court approved a trustee’s participation in English fraud proceedings, directed a neutral stance, permitted limited disclosure of privileged advice, and allowed costs from disputed assets.

  • Trustee participation in foreign proceedings
  • Disclosure of privileged advice
  • Costs indemnity
  • Jurisdictional issues
  • Trusts
  • Foreign-proceedings
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Civil procedure [2018] JRC 211

CMC Holdings Limited and CMC Motors Group Limited v Forster and Ors -

CMC Holdings Limited and CMC Motors Group Limited v Forster and Ors - [2018] JRC 211 (19 November 2018)

The Royal Court allowed limited cross-examination of the first defendant on affidavit evidence, restricting questioning to the location and existence of documents relevant to discovery.

  • Discovery
  • Cross-examination on affidavit
  • Case management
  • Privilege
  • Limitation of discovery
  • Cross-examination-on-affidavit
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Civil procedure [2017] JRC 098B

Booth -v- Zenith

Booth -v- Zenith [2017] JRC 098B (28 June 2017)

The court ordered disclosure of withheld documents, struck out parts of a witness statement that added unpleaded claims or argument, and awarded costs to the defendant.

  • Discovery
  • Privilege
  • Witness evidence
  • Reflective loss
  • Accounting
  • Striking out pleadings
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Civil procedure [2016] JRC 178

C. I. Architects Ltd -v- Callaghan and Takilla Ltd

C. I. Architects Ltd -v- Callaghan and Takilla Ltd [2016] JRC 178 (04 October 2016)

Specific discovery was granted in part in a fee dispute, but the court refused use of an inadvertently sent privileged email and declined to require duplicate lists of documents already held by the plaintiff.

  • Discovery
  • Privilege
  • Authority of agents
  • Contractual disputes
  • Specific-discovery
  • Legal-professional-privilege
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