Sign in
Jersey Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

Jersey Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
0 court collections
Last checked

Jersey decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Trusts

In the matter of the representation of Leo Trustees AG (formerly known as Leo Trustees LLC) and in the matter of the representation of the Protector and in the matter of the Capri Family Trust

The Royal Court ordered Leo Trustees to make interim payments on account of costs to Solaro, the Protector and the Professional Adviser after earlier costs orders.

  • Interim payment on account
  • Standard basis costs
  • Indemnity basis costs
  • Taxation/costs assessment
  • Representation proceedings
  • Costs
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2026] JRC 009

Rassmal Investments LLC v Mubarak Abdullah Al Suwaiket & Sons and Ors 09-Jan-26 (Royal Court : Hearing

Rassmal Investments LLC v Mubarak Abdullah Al Suwaiket & Sons and Ors 09-Jan-26 (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Costs) [2026] JRC 009 (9 January 2026)

Royal Court costs judgment after trial: Rassmal was ordered to pay defendants’ costs, with indemnity costs for late-withdrawn claims and interim payments ordered.

  • Costs
  • Withdrawal of claims
  • Indemnity costs
  • Standard basis costs
  • Interim payments
  • Civil-procedure
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2026] JRC 001

RA v Chief Minister of Jersey and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

RA v Chief Minister of Jersey and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Binnington : Costs) [2026] JRC 001 (5 January 2026)

The Royal Court awarded the plaintiff standard-basis costs for both an appeal and the hearing below, refusing indemnity costs because the defendants’ conduct was not exceptional.

  • Costs orders
  • Indemnity costs
  • Standard basis costs
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Pleading amendments
  • Costs-orders
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2025] JRC 257

Dandara (Jersey) Limited v Clancy (Royal Court : Hearing

Dandara (Jersey) Limited v Clancy (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : MacRae : Costs) [2025] JRC 257 (9 October 2025)

The Royal Court refused indemnity costs after dismissing an injunction application, awarding the defendant standard-basis costs limited to the application and summarily assessed.

  • Freezing order
  • Injunctive relief
  • Costs
  • Indemnity costs
  • Standard basis costs
  • Indemnity-costs
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2021] JRC 179

Hodges v Trenouth-Wood

Hodges v Trenouth-Wood [2021] JRC 179 (30 June 2021)

The Royal Court considered costs after judgment and rejected indemnity costs, finding no unreasonable conduct by the defendant. It ordered him to pay 80% of the plaintiffs’ costs on the standard basis.

  • Costs
  • Indemnity costs
  • Standard basis costs
  • Litigation conduct
  • Indemnity-costs
  • Standard-basis-costs
Read case analysis
Civil procedure

Alpen Partners Limited v Al-Amiri and Ors

Costs judgment on security for costs applications. The court held the defendants were successful and awarded standard-basis costs from 25 November 2019.

  • Security for costs
  • Standard basis costs
  • Indemnity basis costs
  • Third party proceedings costs
  • Security-for-costs
  • Costs
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2019] JRC 085

Carr v Liston

Carr v Liston [2019] JRC 085 (10 May 2019)

Post-judgment costs ruling holding the court was not functus officio. The plaintiff received standard-basis costs up to the substantive judgment, plus ÂŁ18,000 on account.

  • Costs
  • Functus officio
  • Indemnity costs
  • Standard basis costs
  • Mediation
  • Delay in application
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2015] JRC 146

Home Farm Developments, Strata and Holmes -v- Le Sueur

Home Farm Developments, Strata and Holmes -v- Le Sueur [2015] JRC 146 (01 July 2015)

The court awarded the respondent costs of an appeal on the indemnity basis and costs of an associated claim on the standard basis, declining summary assessment.

  • Costs
  • Summary assessment
  • Indemnity costs
  • Standard basis costs
  • Security for costs
  • Civil-procedure
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2012] JCA 037

Degano v Houze

Degano v Houze [2012] JCA 037 (20 February 2012)

The Court of Appeal refused partial indemnity costs below, awarded the appellant standard-basis costs on appeal, and left the Royal Court’s costs order undisturbed.

  • Costs on appeal
  • Standard basis costs
  • Partial indemnity costs
  • Civil-procedure
  • Costs-on-appeal
  • Standard-basis-costs
Read case analysis
Criminal law [2005] JCA 061A

Jordan - v - AG

Jordan - v - AG [2005] JCA 061A (29 April 2005)

Appeal against taxation of criminal defence costs partly allowed: interview attendance and partner’s rate allowed, but Old Style Committal time disallowed.

  • Taxation of costs
  • Standard basis costs
  • Legal aid
  • Advocate's fees
  • Costs-taxation
  • Criminal-procedure
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

Jersey decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.