Jersey Case Law

In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Order) (Royal Court : Hearing

In the matter of VV (Inherent Jurisdiction Order) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Bailhache, W : Jurisdiction) [2025] JRC 245 (3 October 2025)

The Royal Court refused to extend a secure accommodation order for VV, but granted an inherent jurisdiction order restricting her liberty overnight at Accommodation D.

• Secure accommodation orders
• Inherent jurisdiction
• Deprivation/restriction of liberty
• Best interests of the child
• Statutory interpretation
• Capacity

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In the matter of AA (Secure Accommodation Order)

In the matter of AA (Secure Accommodation Order) [2023] JRC 040 (13 March 2023)

The Jersey Royal Court granted a secure accommodation order for AA for eight days, finding statutory criteria met but limiting the order to the shortest appropriate period.

• Secure accommodation
• Child welfare
• Care orders
• Best interests of the child
• Secure-accommodation
• Child-welfare

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Minister for Children and Education v A (The Mother) and MM (The Child) (In the matter of MM (The Child) (Freed for Adoption))

The Royal Court made a final care order and freed MM for adoption after finding significant harm, rejecting no order and supervision options, and accepting the mother’s agreement.

• Care order
• Freeing for adoption
• Best interests of the child
• Parental contact
• Threshold findings
• Care-order

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In the matter of Linda (Care Proceedings)

In the matter of Linda (Care Proceedings) [2018] JRC 207 (16 November 2018)

The Royal Court approved an off-Island therapeutic placement for Linda, dispensed with her consent, and allowed withdrawal of a secure accommodation application.

• Secure accommodation order
• Therapeutic placement
• Dispensation of consent
• Best interests of the child
• Child-welfare
• Therapeutic-placement

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In the matter of Imogen (Care order)

In the matter of Imogen (Care order) [2018] JRC 084 (11 May 2018)

The court refused specific contact orders for Imogen and approved the Minister’s contact plan, emphasizing flexibility and the child’s best interests.

• Contact with child in care
• Care orders
• Best interests of the child
• Supervised and unsupervised contact
• Judicial discretion in contact arrangements
• Child-contact

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In the matter of Morgan (Care order)

In the matter of Morgan (Care order) [2018] JCA 065C (23 March 2018)

The Court of Appeal refused a mother's late application to extend time to appeal care and adoption-related orders, finding no compelling reason, weak prospects, and likely prejudice to the child.

• Care orders
• Freeing for adoption
• Extension of time
• Dispensing with parental consent
• Best interests of the child
• Care-orders

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In the matter of Ben (Secure accommodation order)

In the matter of Ben (Secure accommodation order) [2017] JRC 217 (21 December 2017)

The court granted a short secure accommodation order for Ben, finding the statutory test met and treating the order as justified for protection and review.

• Secure accommodation order
• Child welfare
• Best interests of the child
• Secure-accommodation-order
• Child-welfare
• Best-interests-of-the-child

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In the matter of Linda(Supervision order)

In the matter of Linda(Supervision order) [2017] JRC 211A (13 December 2017)

The Jersey Royal Court found the interim threshold met under Article 30(1) and made an interim supervision order for Linda to live with her father.

• Interim supervision order
• Significant harm threshold
• Best interests of the child
• Interim-supervision-order
• Child-protection
• Significant-harm-threshold

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In the matter of Maria (Care proceedings - Freeing for adoption order)

In the matter of Maria (Care proceedings - Freeing for adoption order) [2017] JRC 201 (29 November 2017)

The Jersey Royal Court granted a freeing order for a child and directed a closed adoption, holding that no ongoing contact with the birth mother was in the child’s best interests.

• Adoption
• Care orders
• Parental responsibility
• Contact arrangements
• Best interests of the child
• Freeing-order

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in the matter of Cameron (Care order off-island placement)

in the matter of Cameron (Care order off-island placement) [2017] JRC 125A (08 August 2017)

The court approved an off-island placement for a child in the Minister’s care, finding it was in the child’s best interests and met the statutory criteria.

• Care orders
• Child placement
• Foster care
• Best interests of the child
• Removal from jurisdiction
• Child-placement

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