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Family law [2025] JRC 281

U v W

U v W (Matrimonial) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Daultrey : Matrimonial) [2025] JRC 281 (4 November 2025)

The Jersey Royal Court set aside a decree nisi and decree absolute after finding the respondent was not served and the acknowledgement of service was forged.

  • Divorce
  • Fraudulent service
  • Setting aside decrees
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Fraudulent-service
  • Setting-aside-decrees
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Banking and finance [2025] JCA 265

Representation of Prospect Capital Security Trustees Limited (Court of Appeal : Appeal

Representation of Prospect Capital Security Trustees Limited (Court of Appeal : Appeal (Civil) : Le Cocq : Debt) [2025] JCA 265 (17 October 2025)

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a Royal Court judgment and AVCD, holding the challenge had no real prospect of success.

  • Enforcement of security
  • Interest rates
  • Human rights in enforcement proceedings
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Jurisdiction to set aside orders
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Family law [2020] JRC 240

W v X (Family) 16-Nov-2020

W v X (Family) 16-Nov-2020 [2020] JRC 240 (15 November 2020)

The Royal Court dismissed a father’s appeal against child maintenance orders, holding the Registrar had applied the correct approach, made no procedural error, and the award was affordable.

  • Periodical payments
  • Financial provision for child
  • Variation of maintenance order
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Child-maintenance
  • Periodical-payments
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Civil procedure [2010] JLR 435

Incat v Luba Freeport

Incat v Luba Freeport [2010] JLR 435 (07 September 2010)

The case clarifies that an appeal to the Royal Court against taxation by the Greffier is limited to procedural irregularity, irrelevant factors, omitted relevant factors, or an otherwise wrong decision.

  • Costs
  • Appeal against taxation
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appeals
  • Taxation
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Family law [2010] JLR 265

Downes v Marshall

Downes v Marshall [2010] JLR 265 (23 June 2010)

The Royal Court limited appeals from the Family Registrar in financial provision cases to procedural irregularity, irrelevant considerations, failure to consider relevant matters, or an otherwise wrong conclusion.

  • Financial provision
  • Appeals
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Family-law
  • Financial-provision
  • Procedural-irregularity
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Civil procedure [2006] JLR 1

United Capital v Bender

United Capital v Bender [2006] JLR 1 (16 January 2006)

The court held that incorrect service on a non-resident defendant could be treated as valid where the defendant knew the claim and suffered no prejudice.

  • Service out of jurisdiction
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Discretion to cure defects
  • Civil-procedure
  • Service-out-of-jurisdiction
  • Procedural-regularity
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Criminal law [2005] JRC 020A

Fitzpatrick v AG

Fitzpatrick v AG [2005] JRC 020A (25 February 2005)

The court allowed a sentence appeal in a perverting the course of justice case, finding no serious procedural irregularity but correcting disparity with a co-defendant.

  • Attempting to pervert the course of justice
  • Sentencing disparity
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Criminal-sentencing
  • Attempting-to-pervert-the-course-of-justice
  • Sentencing-disparity
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Civil procedure [2002] JRC 9

Tomes v Coke Wallis Taxation appeal

Tomes v Coke Wallis Taxation appeal [2002] JRC 9 (14 January 2002)

The court allowed an appeal against taxation of costs after finding the defendants were denied the chance to seek an oral taxation hearing under Rule 9A.

  • Taxation of costs
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Oral taxation hearing
  • Taxation-of-costs
  • Procedural-irregularity
  • Oral-hearing
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Civil procedure [1999] UR 23

1999/23 - Ashbourne Marketing v Mosca and Yankee Exports

1999/23 - Ashbourne Marketing v Mosca and Yankee Exports [1999] UR 23 (4 February 1999)

Appeal over substituted service was allowed aside. The court held ordinary service in Maine was straightforward, so the substituted service order should not stand.

  • Service of process
  • Substituted service
  • Personal service
  • Court discretion
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Civil-procedure
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