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Civil procedure [2025] JRC 259

Representation of Raw Mortgage Company Four Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of Raw Mortgage Company Four Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Debt) [2025] JRC 259 (15 October 2025)

The Royal Court considered an application for an Acte Vicomte chargé d'écrire based on an acknowledged debt, and required service on the debtors before any order was made.

  • Acte vicomte chargé d'écrire
  • Acknowledgment of debt
  • Hypothec
  • Dégrèvement
  • Service of process
  • Acte-vicomte-charge-d-ecrire
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Company law [2021] JRC 189

JSC Commercial Bank Privat Bank v St John Ltd and Ors

JSC Commercial Bank Privat Bank v St John Ltd and Ors [2021] JRC 189 (15 July 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court held that service on a dissolved-and-reinstated company was valid at its registered office, and declined to decide a separate corporate services issue.

  • Restoration of dissolved company
  • Service of process
  • Registered office requirements
  • Corporate services provider obligations
  • Service-of-process
  • Registered-office
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Civil procedure [2021] JRC 113

Cohen and Kerr and Anor v Arbitrage Research and Trading Ltd SA and Ors 14 Apr 2021

Cohen and Kerr and Anor v Arbitrage Research and Trading Ltd SA and Ors 14 Apr 2021 [2021] JRC 113 (14 April 2021)

The Royal Court struck out pleadings about service on other defendants, holding they were not consequential amendments, the fourth defendant lacked standing, and the issue was irrelevant to the fraud claim.

  • Striking out pleadings
  • Service of process
  • Fraud
  • Abuse of process
  • Striking-out-pleadings
  • Service-of-process
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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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Employment law [2019] JRC 154

Ladbrokes, Crabtree and Griffith v Lawrie 07-Aug-2019

Ladbrokes, Crabtree and Griffith v Lawrie 07-Aug-2019 [2019] JRC 154 (07 August 2019)

The Royal Court held that the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal has power to set aside a default judgment under Article 89 of the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003.

  • Default judgment
  • Setting aside judgment
  • Service of process
  • Jurisdiction of tribunal
  • Procedural fairness
  • Default-judgment
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Commercial law [2019] JRC 086

In the matter of the Q Settlement

In the matter of the Q Settlement [2019] JRC 086 (13 May 2019)

The Royal Court of Jersey ordered CRYS Finance SA to transfer shares in R to Herald Trustees Limited to enforce a security interest after default.

  • Security interests
  • Enforcement of security
  • Jurisdiction
  • Service of process
  • Costs
  • Security-interests
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Civil procedure [2018] JRC 176

RTI Limited v Mykolayiv Customs Office

RTI Limited v Mykolayiv Customs Office [2018] JRC 176 (21 September 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey allowed an appeal and set aside a judicial order giving effect to a Letter of Request because the request lacked supporting evidence and clarity.

  • Service of process
  • Letters of request
  • Taking of evidence
  • Comity
  • Jurisdiction
  • Mutual legal assistance
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Administrative law [2015] JRC 107

Whitworth -v- Minister for Planning and Environment

Whitworth -v- Minister for Planning and Environment [2015] JRC 107 (15 May 2015)

The Royal Court held that service on the Minister validly instituted the planning appeal, and failure to serve the applicant was a remediable irregularity.

  • Appeal procedure
  • Service of process
  • Extension of time
  • Discretion to strike out
  • Costs
  • Planning-appeals
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 012

Evans -v- AG

Evans -v- AG [2015] JRC 012 (19 January 2015)

The court held that the appellant had abandoned his appeal by conduct after failing to engage with the process or attend the hearing.

  • Abandonment of appeal
  • Fair trial rights
  • Extension of time
  • Service of process
  • Abandonment-of-appeal
  • Criminal-appeal
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Trust law [2013] JRC 135

Representation of A (Trust)

Representation of A (Trust) [2013] JRC 135 (05 July 2013)

The Jersey Royal Court ordered a trustee to disclose B Trust documents and bank statements to a beneficiary, while allowing Grasselle to challenge jurisdiction.

  • Trustee duty to account
  • Disclosure of trust documents
  • Jurisdiction
  • Service of process
  • Trust-law
  • Trustee-duty-to-account
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