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Employment law

The Channel Islands Cooperative Society Limited v MacLeod 01-Sep-2026

The Court of Appeal allowed the employer’s appeal, holding that psychiatric injury was not reasonably foreseeable on the facts, despite upholding the Royal Court’s findings of fact.

  • Employer liability for psychiatric injury
  • Reasonable foreseeability
  • Bad faith
  • Settlement of tribunal claims
  • Johnson exclusion
  • Eastwood exception
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 162

AG v Grihault

AG v Grihault [2023] JRC 162 (08 September 2023)

The Royal Court dismissed an appeal against refusal of bail, holding the Magistrate was entitled to find a risk of further offending and a likely custodial sentence.

  • Bail
  • Remand
  • Custody threshold
  • Mitigation
  • Remand-in-custody
  • Criminal-procedure
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Civil procedure [2022] JCA 231

Booth (A.P.) v Viscount and Anor

Booth (A.P.) v Viscount and Anor [2022] JCA 231 (31 October 2022)

On costs after dismissal of the appeal, the Court of Appeal ordered Mr Booth to pay the respondents’ full taxed costs, not 50%.

  • Costs
  • Appeal
  • Discretion in awarding costs
  • Civil-procedure
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Criminal law [2021] 1 JLR 66

Lishman v. R.

Lishman v. R. [2021] 1 JLR 66 (14 May 2021)

Criminal appeal concerning whether Lishman’s conviction should be upheld. The available material identifies the case and issue but not the court’s reasoning or outcome.

  • Appeal
  • Conviction
  • Criminal-law
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law [2021] 1 JLR 42

Lishman v. R.

Lishman v. R. [2021] 1 JLR 42 (04 May 2021)

Criminal appeal concerning the validity of a conviction and the grounds advanced to challenge it.

  • Appeal
  • Conviction
  • Criminal-law
  • Appeals
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 035

Evans v AG 05-Feb-2021

Evans v AG 05-Feb-2021 [2021] JRC 035 (05 February 2021)

The Royal Court ruled on costs after Evans succeeded on appeal against dog-destruction and disqualification orders under the Dogs (Jersey) Law 1961.

  • Dangerous dogs
  • Costs
  • Appeal
  • Animal welfare
  • Dangerous-dogs
  • Animal-welfare
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Civil procedure [2021] JCA 001

Energy Investments Global Limited and Anor v Albion Energy Limited 06-Jan-2021

Energy Investments Global Limited and Anor v Albion Energy Limited 06-Jan-2021 [2021] JCA 001 (06 January 2021)

The Court of Appeal decided costs after its substantive appeal judgment, ordering the respondent to pay appeal costs from 2 October 2020 and a payment on account.

  • Costs
  • Appeal
  • Security interest
  • Injunction
  • Injunctions
  • Security-interests
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 012

F v AG

F v AG [2019] JRC 012 (05 February 2019)

The court dismissed an appeal against a five-year restraining order and a refusal of costs, holding that costs were not appealable under the 1949 Law.

  • Appeal
  • Restraining order
  • Costs
  • Sentencing
  • Domestic violence
  • Restraining-order
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Civil procedure [2017] JRC 150

Holmes -v- Lingard and Others

Holmes -v- Lingard and Others [2017] JRC 150 (18 September 2017)

The Royal Court refused to order a payment on account of costs pending appeal, finding the wider costs position unresolved and premature to determine.

  • Payment on account of costs
  • Summary judgment
  • Appeal
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Payment-on-account-of-costs
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Civil procedure [2017] JCA 094

Pearce -v- Treasurer of the States

Pearce -v- Treasurer of the States [2017] JCA 094 (17 June 2017)

The Court of Appeal awarded the respondent £1,600 in costs after the appellant’s appeal had been treated as abandoned and he declined to engage with costs.

  • Costs
  • Appeal
  • Abandonment of appeal
  • Abandoned-appeal
  • Appellate-procedure
  • Civil-procedure
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