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In re Key Trust v [2003] JLR 437 (12 August 2003)
The court held that raising issues in Jersey proceedings that were available but not raised in earlier foreign parallel proceedings would likely amount to abuse of process.
Armco Inc. v Wingfield Ltd. [1999] JLR_Note 6b (31 March 1999)
A Jersey Law Reports note on reciprocal enforcement of judgments, addressing whether a foreign judgment may be enforced in Jersey under the doctrine of chose jugée.
Minories Fin. v Arya Holdings [1994] JLR 149 (28 April 1994)
The court dismissed an application, holding that the issue was res judicata: an identical issue had already been conclusively decided by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Showlag v Mansour [1992] JLR 219 (28 October 1992)
Jersey case on estoppel (chose jugee) and foreign judgments, holding that priority in time between two foreign judgments is not conclusive.
Farley Ltd. v Takilla Ltd. [1992] JLR 54 (25 February 1992)
The court held that issue estoppel can bar later arguments that could and should have been raised earlier on the same fundamental issues, absent exceptional circumstances.
Showlag v Mansour [1991] JLR 367 (23 December 1991)
The court considered whether estoppel by chose jugée could justify striking out an action after a final judgment between the same parties or privies.
Takilla v Farley [1991] JLR 91 (20 May 1991)
The court held that estoppel by chose jugée does not bar different causes of action within the same proceedings, even if they arise from the same facts and seek the same remedy.
Cooper v Resch [1987] JLR 428 (10 February 1988)
The case concerns chose jugee and whether a prior issue decision binds parties, or whether an undertaking prevents the court from deciding the issue.
Briant v. Falle's Motor Works (Airport) Ltd. [1963] JJ 307 (18 October 1963)
The court held that a judgment, including one by consent, can create estoppel if it is final and conclusive.
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