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Criminal law [2025] JRC 212

AG v Glas (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Glas (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 212 (31 July 2025)

The Royal Court refused a late defence application to adduce non-defendant bad character evidence about the complainant in a criminal trial.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Non-defendant bad character
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • Criminal-evidence
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 059

AG v Baska

AG v Baska [2022] JRC 059 (03 March 2022)

Pre-trial ruling on bad character evidence in a Jersey criminal case. The court admitted limited background evidence for both sides, but excluded broader material as too collateral.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Admissibility
  • Domestic violence
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • Criminal-evidence
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Criminal law [2020] JRC 223

AG v Fernandes 23-Oct-2020

AG v Fernandes 23-Oct-2020 [2020] JRC 223 (23 October 2020)

The Royal Court refused leave to adduce evidence about a complainant’s sexual history and contraceptive prescriptions, holding it fell outside the permitted exceptions.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Sexual offences
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Previous sexual history
  • Criminal-evidence
  • Sexual-offences
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Criminal law [2018] JRC 168

AG v Hopkins

AG v Hopkins [2018] JRC 168 (11 September 2018)

The Royal Court dismissed an appeal against conviction for holding a telephone while driving, holding that the magistrate was entitled to prefer the officer’s evidence.

  • Use of mobile phone while driving
  • Burden of proof
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Good character direction
  • Mobile-phone-while-driving
  • Credibility-of-witnesses
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Civil procedure [2016] JRC 190

Campbell -v- Campbell and Ors

Campbell -v- Campbell and Ors [2016] JRC 190 (18 October 2016)

The Jersey Royal Court admitted new documentary evidence after trial but before judgment, finding it relevant and sufficiently significant to be considered in justice.

  • Admission of new evidence
  • Collateral issues
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Admission-of-new-evidence
  • Civil-procedure
  • Evidence
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Family law [2016] JRC 091

G -v- H

G -v- H (Matrimonial) [2016] JRC 091 (29 April 2016)

Appeal in ancillary relief mostly failed, but the court ordered interest on the monetary award due to the Petitioner.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Valuation of company shares
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Interest on monetary awards
  • Family-law
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Family law [2015] JRC 101

in the matter of Freddie and Arthur (No 2) (Care order)

in the matter of Freddie and Arthur (No 2) (Care order) [2015] JRC 101 (13 May 2015)

The court refused to appoint a polygraph expert in care proceedings, holding that credibility of ordinary adult witnesses is for the tribunal, and delay would harm the children.

  • Admissibility of expert evidence
  • Polygraph evidence
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Child welfare
  • Delay in proceedings
  • Polygraph-evidence
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Criminal law [2006] JLR 133

Att. Gen. v Edmond-O'Brien

Att. Gen. v Edmond-O'Brien [2006] JLR 133 (22 March 2006)

The Jersey Court of Appeal held that it could not reassess witness credibility on the written record when considering whether a conviction was unsupported by evidence.

  • Jurisdiction of court of appeal
  • Assessment of evidence
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Assessment-of-evidence
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Evidence [2004] JLR 74

Gosselin v All Sports

Gosselin v All Sports [2004] JLR 74 (28 January 2004)

The court held that materials from a prior criminal prosecution were not admissible as evidence in later civil proceedings on the same facts, though they could be used in cross-examination for credibility if testimony changed materially.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Use of previous proceedings
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Evidence
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Witness-credibility
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Civil procedure [1967] JJ 755

Shales v Jersey Granite & Concrete Co. Ltd.

Shales v Jersey Granite & Concrete Co. Ltd. [1967] JJ 755 (13 June 1967)

The Jersey Court of Appeal upheld findings of fact based on witness credibility, stating it should not interfere unless satisfied the findings were wrong.

  • Appeals
  • Findings of fact
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Civil-procedure
  • Findings-of-fact
  • Witness-credibility
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