Jersey Case Law

Representation of RTI Limited re Pirie and Roberts 4-Sept-2025 (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of RTI Limited re Pirie and Roberts 4-Sept-2025 (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Companies) [2025] JRC 221 (4 September 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted provisional liquidators a Letter of Request to the English High Court to aid investigation, asset preservation, and recognition of their appointment.

• Provisional liquidation
• Letter of request
• Court's inherent jurisdiction
• Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
• Asset preservation
• Provisional-liquidation

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Representation of OWH SE i.L v RTI Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

Representation of OWH SE i.L v RTI Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Companies) [2025] JRC 204 (8 August 2025)

The Royal Court appointed provisional liquidators for RTI Limited to preserve assets and investigate transfers, while adjourning the creditors’ winding-up decision pending appeals.

• Appointment of provisional liquidator
• Creditors' winding up
• Asset preservation
• Public policy in enforcement of arbitral awards
• Sanctions impact on company assets
• Provisional-liquidator

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Representation of Standish and Milsom re Ablyazov

Representation of Standish and Milsom re Ablyazov [2013] JRC 167A (28 August 2013)

The Jersey Royal Court varied receivership undertakings for assets linked to Mr Mukhtar Ablyazov, adopting the draft order with a tighter use restriction and an added duty to return if purposes changed.

• Recognition of foreign receivership orders
• Undertakings by receivers
• Asset preservation
• Receivership
• Asset-preservation
• Foreign-judgments-recognition

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Representation of Standish and Milsom re Ablyazov

The Royal Court adopted a draft order for receivers of Mr Mukhtar Ablyazov’s assets, with revised undertakings limiting use of disclosed material and requiring future return to court if purposes change.

• Disclosure of documentation and information
• Variation of undertakings
• Recognition of foreign receivership orders
• Asset preservation
• Receivership
• Asset-preservation

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Representation of Standish and Others

Representation of Standish and Others [2011] JRC 239A (23 December 2011)

The Royal Court of Jersey recognised an English High Court receivership order over assets in Jersey, but reserved local control over compelled disclosure and attendance.

• Recognition of foreign receivers
• Enforcement of foreign court orders
• Asset preservation
• Conflict of laws
• Recognition-of-foreign-receivers
• Foreign-court-orders

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Sinel Trust v Rothfield Investments

Sinel Trust v Rothfield Investments [2003] JCA 048 (14 March 2003)

The Court of Appeal held that rival claimants to trust assets had to be notified and heard before the Royal Court ordered transfer of the Rothfield shares.

• Directions to trustees
• Beneficial ownership
• Jurisdiction
• Natural justice
• Costs
• Intervention

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Matthews v Matthews

Matthews v Matthews [2001] JLR 671 (26 October 2001)

The court held it had inherent jurisdiction to preserve assets by injunction in family financial provision proceedings, and that this is distinct from a Mareva injunction.

• Financial provision
• Injunction
• Asset preservation
• Family-law
• Financial-provision
• Asset-preservation

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