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Property law [2023] JRC 038

Schlaefer v Morris

Schlaefer v Morris [2023] JRC 038 (09 March 2023)

The Royal Court granted summary judgment in a boundary and encroachment dispute, holding the Vue de Vicomte fixed the boundary, the covenant remained effective, and relief applied.

  • Boundary disputes
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Encroachment
  • Relief (offset)
  • Summary judgment
  • Boundary-disputes
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Property law [2018] JRC 177

Bateman v Angel Fish Limited

Bateman v Angel Fish Limited [2018] JRC 177 (25 September 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey construed 1908 restrictive covenants on Bentcliffe, granting declarations on wall and roof height limits but refusing a broader height interpretation and any ruling on the proposed scheme.

  • Servitudes
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Interpretation of contracts
  • Declaratory relief
  • Restrictive-covenants
  • Declaratory-relief
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Employment law [2014] JRC 138

Piazza -v- Dominion Fiduciary Services and Others

Piazza -v- Dominion Fiduciary Services and Others [2014] JRC 138 (25 June 2014)

The Jersey Royal Court allowed an appeal against a six-month adjournment of a stay application, holding the Employment Tribunal misapplied Paymentshield and gave itself the wrong test.

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Case management stay
  • Jurisdiction
  • Shareholder agreement
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Employment-law
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Employment law [2013] JRC 153

Nautech -v- CSS Ltd and Others

Nautech -v- CSS Ltd and Others [2013] JRC 153 (31 July 2013)

The Jersey Royal Court refused a springboard injunction, holding the plaintiff had not shown the defendants needed to misused confidential information to compete, and existing injunctions were enough.

  • Springboard injunction
  • Breach of contract
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Trade secrets
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Anton piller order
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Property law [2009] JRC 136

O'Toole and Cox -v- Mendonca

O'Toole and Cox -v- Mendonca [2009] JRC 136 (03 July 2009)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted a permanent injunction against a defendant who admitted parking vehicles on common yard land in breach of a clear contractual restriction.

  • Restrictive covenants
  • Injunctions
  • Co-ownership
  • Breach of contract
  • Restrictive-covenants
  • Breach-of-contract
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Property law [2009] JRC 096

La Petite Croatie -v- Ledo

La Petite Croatie -v- Ledo [2009] JRC 096 (19 May 2009)

Costs decision after dismissal of a restrictive covenant injunction claim; the defendants were awarded costs on the standard basis.

  • Restrictive covenants
  • Costs
  • Injunctions
  • Restrictive-covenants
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Property law [2009] JRC 090

La Petite Croatie Ltd -v- Ledo

La Petite Croatie Ltd -v- Ledo [2009] JRC 090 (29 April 2009)

The Royal Court held that a restrictive covenant over land south of Number 2 Pigneaux Farm did not extend to the cottage, so the plaintiff’s injunction claim failed.

  • Restrictive covenants
  • Servitudes
  • Building schemes
  • Land development
  • Interpretation of contracts
  • Restrictive-covenants
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Property law [2009] JRC 022

La Petite Croatie -v- Ledo

La Petite Croatie -v- Ledo [2009] JRC 022 (10 February 2009)

The Royal Court excluded a conveyancer’s expert opinion on a restrictive covenant, but allowed solicitors’ file documents de bene esse to help resolve any ambiguity.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Extrinsic evidence
  • Expert evidence
  • Restrictive-covenants
  • Extrinsic-evidence
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Property law [2009] JRC 009

La Petite Croatie Ltd v Ledo

La Petite Croatie Ltd v Ledo [2009] JRC 009 (13 January 2009)

The Jersey Royal Court refused an interim injunction, holding the restrictive covenant did not clearly extend to the cottage or its land.

  • Restrictive covenants
  • Interpretation of deeds
  • Interim injunctions
  • Servitudes
  • Restrictive-covenants
  • Interim-injunctions
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Property law [2007] JRC 005

Cotillard and Ors -v- O'Connor and Ors

Cotillard and Ors -v- O'Connor and Ors [2007] JRC 005 (12 January 2007)

The Royal Court of Jersey held that proposed access and parking works on land subject to a servitude would not breach it, because the covenant targeted buildings, not roads or ancillary works.

  • Interpretation of servitude
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Declaratory relief
  • Property-law
  • Servitudes
  • Restrictive-covenants
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