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Criminal law [2023] JCA 001

Useni v HM Attorney General and Anor

Useni v HM Attorney General and Anor [2023] JCA 001 (05 January 2023)

The Court of Appeal refused the appellant's funding and leave applications, awarded indemnity costs to both respondents, and declined to use forfeited funds for costs.

  • Asset forfeiture
  • Costs orders
  • Access to justice
  • Appeals
  • Legal funding
  • Non-party costs
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Criminal law [2020] JCA 098

AG v Ellis

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.

  • Asset forfeiture
  • Tainted property
  • Burden of proof
  • Proportionality
  • European convention on human rights
  • Summary procedure
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Civil procedure [2019] JRC 141

AG v Ellis

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.

  • Asset forfeiture
  • Tainted property
  • Tax evasion
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Burden of proof
  • Proportionality
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 050

AG v Simon

AG v Simon [2019] JRC 050 (27 March 2019)

The Royal Court held that drug proceeds should be valued by street value and calculated on turnover, not profit, and granted a ÂŁ113,084.98 confiscation order.

  • Confiscation order
  • Benefit calculation
  • Drug trafficking
  • Asset forfeiture
  • Confiscation-order
  • Proceeds-of-crime
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Civil asset recovery [2017] JRC 019

Federal Republic of Nigeria v Doraville Properties Corporation

Federal Republic of Nigeria v Doraville Properties Corporation [2017] JRC 019 (23 January 2017)

The Royal Court allowed Nigeria to amend its claim against Doraville, refused the USA full intervention, and stayed the case pending related 2007 Law proceedings.

  • Intervention of third parties
  • Constructive trusts
  • Enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Asset forfeiture
  • Estoppel
  • Collusive proceedings
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Civil asset recovery [2016] JRC 060A

Doraville Properties Corporation -v- AG

Doraville Properties Corporation -v- AG [2016] JRC 060A (11 March 2016)

The Royal Court ruled that parts of the applicant’s expert evidence on US law were inadmissible because they crossed into issues for the court to decide.

  • Admissibility of expert evidence
  • Foreign law
  • Asset forfeiture
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Admissibility-of-expert-evidence
  • Foreign-law-expert-evidence
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Criminal law [2008] JRC 072A

AG -v- Michel

AG -v- Michel [2008] JRC 072A (07 May 2008)

The court made a post-conviction costs order against Mr Michel, holding that his assets could meet a substantial proportion of the prosecution’s investigation and trial costs.

  • Confiscation orders
  • Costs orders
  • Asset forfeiture
  • Criminal-costs
  • Confiscation-orders
  • Asset-forfeiture
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