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AG v Useni and Anor [2022] JRC 230 (19 May 2022)
The Jersey Royal Court ordered forfeiture of funds in bank accounts held by Jeremiah Timbut Useni, finding he failed to prove the assets were not tainted property.
The Royal Court ordered forfeiture of bank funds held by Jeremiah Timbut Useni, found his explanation of customary gifts not credible, and dismissed a funding summons.
AG v Ellis 24-Nov-2020 [2020] JRC 245 (24 November 2020)
The Jersey Royal Court ordered forfeiture of the full bank account, holding it was tainted property used as an instrumentality of tax evasion and that full forfeiture was proportionate.
AG v Ellis [2020] JCA 098 (01 June 2020)
The Court of Appeal held it had jurisdiction over interlocutory appeals under Jersey forfeiture law and that the evidential burden on proportionality lies on the respondent.
AG v Allied Trust Company Limited and B [2020] JRC 020 (30 January 2020)
The court approved a compromise in civil forfeiture proceedings under Jersey’s 2018 asset forfeiture law, ordering a split of trust funds between confiscation and charities.
AG v Ellis [2019] JRC 141 (23 July 2019)
The Royal Court held that a Jersey bank account was tainted property on the evidence, but required further submissions on whether forfeiting the whole account would be proportionate.
The Royal Court refused to vacate the final hearing in a contested civil forfeiture case, declined to order the respondent’s personal attendance, and set limited further directions.
Doraville Properties Corporation v AG [2017] JCA 099 (29 June 2017)
The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal to the Privy Council, holding that the proposed grounds raised no arguable point of general public importance.
Doraville Properties Corp. v. Att. Gen. [2017] 1 JLR 64 (22 February 2017)
The court held that a US default judgment expressly finding assets to be proceeds of crime satisfied Jersey’s definition of tainted property.
Doraville Properties Corporation -v- AG [2017] JCA 029 (22 February 2017)
The Court of Appeal held that a US default forfeiture judgment counted as a finding under Jersey’s 2007 asset recovery law and upheld the restraint order.
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