Jersey Case Law

Petronas South Caucasus S.A.R.L. and Anor v Therium Group Holdings Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Petronas South Caucasus S.A.R.L. and Anor v Therium Group Holdings Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Cadin : Service) [2025] JRC 310 (17 November 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted substituted service of a supplemental summons on the Sulu Claimants in the Philippines, finding exceptional circumstances under the Hague Convention.

• Substituted service
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Hague convention
• Unlawful means conspiracy
• Substituted-service
• Service-out-of-jurisdiction

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Monteagle International Limited and Anor v Grocery Market Research Limited and Ors

Monteagle International Limited and Anor v Grocery Market Research Limited and Ors [2022] JRC 216 (14 October 2022)

The Jersey Royal Court dismissed a challenge to joinder and service out, holding that MCG and Southern 2 were proper parties and Jersey was the suitable forum.

• Joinder of parties
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Breach of contract
• Misuse of confidential information
• Shareholding disputes
• Service-out-of-jurisdiction

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Monteagle Int'l Ltd and Anor v Grocery Market Research Ltd and Anor

Monteagle Int'l Ltd and Anor v Grocery Market Research Ltd and Anor [2022] JRC 051 (28 February 2022)

The Royal Court allowed joinder of three proposed third parties to a counterclaim and permitted service out on two South African companies.

• Joinder of parties
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Shareholder rights
• Breach of confidence
• Forum conveniens
• Joinder-of-parties

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Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Al-Humaidhi and Ors

Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Al-Humaidhi and Ors [2022] JRC 038 (10 February 2022)

The Jersey Royal Court set aside service on Najeeb, held Jersey was not the proper forum, and stayed the claims against the Jersey defendants in favour of Kuwait.

• Jurisdiction
• Forum non conveniens
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
• Case management stay
• Forum-non-conveniens

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Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Najeeb Al-Humaidhi and Ors

The Royal Court held Kuwait was the proper forum for Adeem’s claims, set aside service on Najeeb, declared no jurisdiction over him, and stayed the Jersey proceedings.

• Service out of jurisdiction
• Forum non conveniens
• Case management stay
• Jurisdiction challenge
• Kuwaiti law
• Service-out-of-jurisdiction

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BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corporation Limited v de Bourbon des Deux Siciles

BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corporation Limited v de Bourbon des Deux Siciles [2020] JRC 078 (01 May 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court set aside leave to serve out of jurisdiction, holding Rule 7(f) was not met and Jersey was not the appropriate forum.

• Service out of jurisdiction
• Jurisdictional gateway
• Forum conveniens
• Freezing orders
• Conspiracy
• Breach of trust

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Sinel v Hennessy

Sinel v Hennessy [2018] JCA 095 (24 May 2018)

The Court of Appeal allowed a lawyer’s appeal over service out of the jurisdiction, holding there was a seriously arguable confidentiality claim over privileged documents.

• Breach of confidence
• Legal professional privilege
• Standing to sue
• Injunctive relief
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Breach-of-confidence

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Heinrichs -v- Pantrust and Others

Heinrichs -v- Pantrust and Others [2016] JRC 106A (16 June 2016)

The court upheld leave to serve out of the jurisdiction in a trust dispute, found Jersey the clearest forum for trust issues, and struck out loan-related relief.

• Jurisdiction
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Forum conveniens
• Trustee removal
• Proper law of trust
• Sham trust allegations

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Representation of the Manor House Trust and the Russian Trust

Representation of the Manor House Trust and the Russian Trust [2015] JRC 208 (08 October 2015)

The Royal Court of Jersey upheld leave to serve trust proceedings out of the jurisdiction, holding Jersey was the clearly most appropriate forum and no material non-disclosure was shown.

• Jurisdiction
• Forum conveniens
• Removal of trustees
• Proper law of trusts
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Sham trusts

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Tepe Insaat -v- Boru Hatlari lle Petrol Tasima AS and Turkish Petroleum and Botas International

Tepe Insaat -v- Boru Hatlari lle Petrol Tasima AS and Turkish Petroleum and Botas International [2015] JRC 102 (13 May 2015)

The Jersey Royal Court allowed Tepe to re-amend its representation to join Nacap BV as a party cited and granted leave to serve Nacap outside Jersey.

• Joinder of parties
• Assignment of contractual rights
• Enforcement of arbitral awards
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Joinder-of-parties
• Service-out-of-jurisdiction

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