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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Millard v Stone and Ors

Millard v Stone and Ors [2022] JRC 262 (30 November 2022)

The court allowed part of a probate amendment application, including challenges to the 2015 and 2017 Wills and rapport claims, but refused proposed account and derivative claims.

• Amendment of pleadings
• Derivative claims
• Undue influence
• Capacity
• Discovery
• Rapport a la masse

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AG v Nicolle

AG v Nicolle [2022] JRC 268 (11 May 2022)

The court found Mr Nicolle unfit to participate in the proceedings and adjourned the case for further evidence on whether a treatment order should be made.

• Fitness to plead
• Capacity
• Treatment order
• Mental disorder
• Fitness-to-participate
• Mental-health-law

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Millard v Cox and Ors

The Royal Court refused most specific discovery requests in an estate dispute, ordered general discovery instead, and awarded costs to the defendants.

• Discovery
• Specific discovery
• General discovery
• Wills
• Undue influence
• Capacity

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AG -v- C

AG -v- C [2018] JRC 097 (01 June 2018)

The Royal Court found the defendant unfit to plead, holding that epilepsy, severe anxiety, and borderline intellectual functioning prevented effective participation.

• Fitness to plead
• Insanity
• Capacity to participate in proceedings
• Fitness-to-plead
• Criminal-procedure
• Mental-health-law

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Representation of Violet Matthews

Representation of Violet Matthews [2018] JRC 075 (23 April 2018)

The Jersey Royal Court allowed registration of an Act of Court based on an English enduring power of attorney, for the limited purpose of abandoning dower rights.

• Registration of foreign enduring power of attorney
• Capacity and self-determination
• Curatorship
• Abandonment of dower
• Inherent jurisdiction
• Comity

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Representation of Powell

Representation of Powell [2018] JRC 073 (20 April 2018)

The Royal Court held that Mrs Powell’s remise de biens had expired unsuccessfully, deemed cession générale followed, and the stay on dégrèvement proceedings was lifted.

• Remise de biens
• Cession générale
• Dégrèvement
• Capacity
• Stay of proceedings
• Remise-de-biens

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L -v- M

L -v- M (Matrimonial) [2016] JRC 184A (11 October 2016)

Interim matrimonial relief decision on a pre-nuptial agreement. The court held it was a relevant factor, but its weight would be decided after fuller needs evidence.

• Pre-nuptial agreements
• Ancillary relief
• Financial provision on divorce
• Capacity
• Needs assessment
• Pre-nuptial-agreements

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In the matter of Ruby (Care proceedings)

In the matter of Ruby (Care proceedings) [2016] JRC 089 (21 April 2016)

The court granted a final care order and freed Ruby for adoption by her maternal aunt, finding significant harm, abandonment, and that consent could be dispensed with.

• Care orders
• Adoption
• Parental consent
• Significant harm
• Capacity
• Threshold criteria

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In the matter of Ruby (Emergency protection order)

In the matter of Ruby (Emergency protection order) [2015] JRC 197 (28 September 2015)

The Royal Court granted an emergency protection order for a newborn girl, finding reasonable cause to believe she faced significant harm if left with her mother.

• Emergency protection order
• Parental responsibility
• Capacity
• Welfare of the child
• Emergency-protection-order
• Child-protection

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