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Criminal law [2024] JRC 051

AG v Skinner Skips Limited

AG v Skinner Skips Limited [2024] JRC 051 (01 March 2024)

The Royal Court ruled on witness handling, expert evidence, hearsay, abuse of process, and burden of proof in a health and safety prosecution, rejecting the defence applications.

  • Prosecution witness discretion
  • Admissibility of hearsay
  • Expert evidence
  • Abuse of process
  • Burden of proof
  • Corporate criminal liability
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 062

AG v Hacquoil and Cook Ltd

AG v Hacquoil and Cook Ltd [2023] JRC 062 (21 April 2023)

A Jersey construction company was fined after pleading guilty to health and safety offences arising from unsafe lifting of granite slabs with an excavator.

  • Employer liability
  • Workplace safety
  • Corporate criminal liability
  • Sentencing principles
  • Health-and-safety
  • Corporate-criminal-liability
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 132

AG -v- States of Employment Board

AG -v- States of Employment Board [2017] JRC 132 (18 August 2017)

The Jersey Royal Court sentenced the States Employment Board for fatal health and safety failures, imposing a ÂŁ50,000 fine and ÂŁ10,000 costs.

  • Corporate criminal liability
  • Workplace safety
  • Duty of care
  • Sentencing
  • Health-and-safety
  • Corporate-criminal-liability
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Criminal law [2015] JRC 230

Barclays Wealth Directors (Jersey) Ltd and Barclays Wealth Corporate -v- AG

Barclays Wealth Directors (Jersey) Ltd and Barclays Wealth Corporate -v- AG [2015] JRC 230 (16 November 2015)

The Jersey Royal Court adjourned an application about funding Windward Trading Limited’s defence, directing a formal legal aid approach and considering use of seized assets only if necessary.

  • Money laundering
  • Corporate criminal liability
  • Legal aid
  • Saisie judiciaire
  • Fair trial rights
  • Money-laundering
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Criminal law [2000] JCA 207

Barra Hotel v AG

Barra Hotel v AG [2000] JCA 207 (26 October 2000)

The Jersey Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against convictions and fines for fire safety breaches at the Barra Hotel, rejecting recusal, service, and sentencing challenges.

  • Judicial recusal
  • Fire safety regulations
  • Corporate criminal liability
  • Sentencing
  • Apparent bias
  • Judicial-recusal
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Criminal law [1998] UR 4

1998/4 - AG v Young and Cantrade

1998/4 - AG v Young and Cantrade [1998] UR 4 (12 January 1998)

Preliminary criminal ruling on limitation periods and Article 12(c) of the Jersey Investors Law. Some counts were potentially time-barred; the statute point was deferred.

  • Fraud
  • Limitation periods
  • Institution of proceedings
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Corporate criminal liability
  • Criminal-fraud
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