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Criminal law [2023] JRC 097

AG v Williams

AG v Williams [2023] JRC 097 (20 June 2023)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused a defence application for private hearings in a sexual offence case involving a vulnerable defendant, ordering the case to proceed in public.

  • Open justice
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Mental health in criminal proceedings
  • Article 6 echr
  • Article 8 echr
  • Article 10 echr
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 228

D v AG

D v AG [2022] JRC 228 (24 October 2022)

The Royal Court held the Magistrate’s Court can, in principle, order a sentencing hearing in private, and remitted the matter for reconsideration under the correct principles.

  • Open justice
  • Sentencing in private
  • Children's rights
  • Case management powers
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Open-justice
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Criminal law [2020] JRC 191A

AG v Thurban Sait Brown Riley Roy Wolff Hughes

AG v Thurban Sait Brown Riley Roy Wolff Hughes [2020] JRC 191A (23 September 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced seven defendants for a large-scale attempted importation of MDMA, cocaine and cannabis, and ordered forfeiture and destruction of drugs and related property.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Sentencing
  • Forfeiture
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Drug-trafficking
  • Reporting-restrictions
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 213

AG -v- R

AG -v- R [2017] JRC 213 (15 December 2017)

Sentencing for two counts of indecent assault on a 9-year-old girl. The Royal Court imposed reporting restrictions, probation, community service, and protective orders.

  • Indecent assault
  • Sexual offences
  • Sentencing
  • Probation
  • Community service
  • Reporting restrictions
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Civil procedure [2015] JRC 045A

X Children -v- Minister for Health and Social Services

X Children -v- Minister for Health and Social Services [2015] JRC 045A (24 February 2015)

The court ordered reporting restrictions to protect the identities of three child plaintiffs in a negligence claim over alleged abuse and neglect, while keeping hearings public.

  • Open justice
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Anonymity orders
  • Child protection
  • Negligence
  • Open-justice
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Data protection [2013] JRC 171

AB CD EF and GH -v- Syvret

AB CD EF and GH -v- Syvret [2013] JRC 171 (04 September 2013)

The Royal Court ordered redaction of the representors’ names, awarded standard costs against the respondent, and declined further action over injunction breaches.

  • Reporting restrictions
  • Costs
  • Contempt of court
  • Injunction breaches
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Judgment-redaction
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Media law

Lewis v Att. Gen.

Lewis v Att. Gen. [2014] 1 JLR_Note 1 (15 November 2012)

An interlocutory application concerning whether the court should restrict publication of proceedings to protect the administration of justice.

  • Reporting restrictions
  • Publication of proceedings
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Publication-of-proceedings
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Media-law
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Criminal law [2012] JCA 209A

Lewis and Others v AG

Lewis and Others v AG [2012] JCA 209A (15 November 2012)

The Court of Appeal adjourned appeal proceedings to allow newly instructed advocates more time, but refused a reporting restriction over allegations of inadequate representation.

  • Adjournment of appeal
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Open justice
  • Adequacy of legal representation
  • Adjournment-of-appeal
  • Reporting-restrictions
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Criminal law [2003] JRC 059

AG v Du Feu

AG v Du Feu [2003] JRC 059 (28 March 2003)

Sentencing for assault in Jersey: the court accepted serious provocation and imposed 90 hours' community service, with a 12-month prison alternative.

  • Assault
  • Provocation
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Sentencing
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Child-protection
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Trusts [2002] JRC 227

JEP v Qatar

JEP v Qatar [2002] JRC 227 (02 December 2002)

The Royal Court of Jersey held it was not functus officio after discontinuance of the trust proceedings, refused to lift private-hearing and reporting orders, and ordered release of a redacted judgment.

  • Open justice
  • In camera proceedings
  • Functus officio
  • Confidentiality of trust proceedings
  • National security
  • Reporting restrictions
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