Jersey Case Law

Representation of the Joint Liquidators of Barclays Investment Funds (Channel Islands) Limited

Representation of the Joint Liquidators of Barclays Investment Funds (Channel Islands) Limited [2024] JRC 236 (06 November 2024)

The Court authorised transfer of unclaimed investor funds to the Receiver General after extensive tracing efforts, with funds held for 10 years and tracing costs allowed.

• Liquidation
• Bona vacantia
• Distribution of unclaimed assets
• Court discretion in winding up
• Tracing of investors
• Unclaimed-assets

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Representation of the Viscount re Bellows and Chimel

The Royal Court held that long-unclaimed funds held by the Viscount were bona vacantia and authorised payment to the Receiver General, less a £25,000 fee per application.

• Bona vacantia
• En désastre
• Unclaimed funds
• Receiver general
• Dissolution of companies
• Bona-vacantia

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In re Salamanca Corporate Services (Jersey) Ltd.

In re Salamanca Corporate Services (Jersey) Ltd. [2016] 1 JLR_Note 25 (23 June 2016)

A company winding-up note concerning Salamanca Corporate Services (Jersey) Ltd., stating that unclaimed assets vest in the Crown as bona vacantia.

• Winding up
• Bona vacantia
• Company-law
• Insolvency
• Winding-up
• Bona-vacantia

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Representation of Salamanca Corporate Services

Representation of Salamanca Corporate Services [2016] JRC 108A (23 June 2016)

The Jersey Royal Court ordered the winding up of a dormant company on just and equitable grounds after its property was sold and two shareholders had been dissolved.

• Just and equitable winding-up
• Distribution of assets
• Bona vacantia
• Corporate dissolution
• Just-and-equitable-winding-up
• Company-dissolution

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