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Criminal law [2020] JCA 147

AG v Howes

AG v Howes [2020] JCA 147 (29 July 2020)

The Court of Appeal extended the time to pay a confiscation order from 12 to 36 months, citing the respondent’s efforts to pay and Covid-19 disruption.

  • Confiscation order
  • Extension of time to pay
  • Court powers
  • Variation of orders
  • Confiscation-order
  • Time-to-pay
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Civil procedure

Gas Plus Khalakan v. New Age Al Zarooni 2

Gas Plus Khalakan v. New Age Al Zarooni 2 [2015] 1 JLR_Note 23 (22 April 2015)

A Jersey Law Reports note concerning whether the Royal Court has power to grant injunctions in an application between Gas Plus Khalakan and New Age Al Zarooni 2.

  • Injunctions
  • Court powers
  • Court-powers
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure [2003] JLR 71

Jakobsson v O. N. S. Ltd.

Jakobsson v O. N. S. Ltd. [2003] JLR 71 (11 February 2003)

The Court of Appeal held that inherent jurisdiction outside express practice rules should be used only to suppress abuse of process, do justice, or enforce orders.

  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Abuse of process
  • Court powers
  • Inherent-jurisdiction
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Court-powers
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Company law

In re Inter-Channel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v

In re Inter-Channel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v [2002] JLR_Note 25 (10 June 2002)

Company law application on whether the court could reduce the quorum for company meetings. The application was granted and the quorum was reduced by court order.

  • Company meetings
  • Quorum
  • Court powers
  • Company-law
  • Company-meetings
  • Court-powers
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Civil procedure [1999] JLR 220

In re A Settlement v

In re A Settlement v [1999] JLR 220 (27 July 1999)

The Jersey Court of Appeal held it had power under rule 16 to abridge, as well as enlarge, time for appeal, and that a single judge could exercise that power.

  • Appeals
  • Abridgement of time
  • Court powers
  • Civil-procedure
  • Abridgement-of-time
  • Court-powers
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Civil procedure [1997] JLR 326

Mayo v Cantrade

Mayo v Cantrade [1997] JLR 326 (18 December 1997)

The court held it could order the Viscount to act as intermediary in pre-trial settlement negotiations involving non-parties with an interest in the case.

  • Settlement of proceedings
  • Pre-trial negotiations
  • Court powers
  • Non-party interests
  • Civil-procedure
  • Settlement-negotiations
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Bankruptcy [1996] JLR 233

In re Santer v

In re Santer v [1996] JLR 233 (26 June 1996)

The court held it could not order desastre after failure of remise de biens, because that process operates as an immediate cession of property.

  • Desastre
  • Remise de biens
  • Court powers
  • Bankruptcy
  • Remise-de-biens
  • Court-powers
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Civil procedure [1991] JLR 316

In re Harbours & Airport Cttee. v

In re Harbours & Airport Cttee. v [1991] JLR 316 (11 November 1991)

The Petty Debts Court held it had no inherent jurisdiction beyond the Jersey Rules and could not validate an imperfectly served summons.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Court powers
  • Service of summons
  • Court-powers
  • Service-of-summons
  • Civil-procedure
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Bankruptcy [1985] JLR 284

In re Barker v

In re Barker v [1985] JLR 284 (21 March 1986)

Bankruptcy application on degrèvement. The court held it had no power to grant a degrèvement order subject to voluntary, unenforceable undertakings.

  • Degrèvement
  • Court powers
  • Undertakings
  • Bankruptcy
  • Degrevement
  • Court-powers
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