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Employment law

Michelle Bruce v Chapter One (Jersey) Limited

La demanda de despido improcedente y de despido sin preaviso fue desestimada: el tribunal aceptĂł que hubo falta grave, investigaciĂłn razonable y un proceso justo.

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Gross misconduct
  • Procedural fairness
  • Confidentiality
  • Insubordination
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Criminal law

The Attorney General v John Asplet

The Royal Court sentenced a chartered accountant for knowingly giving Revenue Jersey false GST information and ordered compensation to the affected client.

  • Knowingly furnishing false or misleading information
  • Gst registration threshold
  • Dishonesty
  • Compensation order
  • Professional misconduct
  • Gst
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Criminal law [2022] JRC 166

AG v De Freitas

AG v De Freitas [2022] JRC 166 (05 August 2022)

Sentencing for prolonged income support fraud. The Royal Court imposed 15 months' imprisonment after finding no exceptional circumstances to avoid custody.

  • Income support fraud
  • Dishonesty
  • Mitigation
  • Sentencing
  • Income-support-fraud
  • Benefit-fraud
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Professional discipline [2022] JRC 149

In the matter of the Jersey Law Society re Advocate A. P. Begg

In the matter of the Jersey Law Society re Advocate A. P. Begg [2022] JRC 149 (13 July 2022)

Disciplinary proceedings against Advocate Andrew Begg over delay, withheld correspondence, and altered emails ended with his removal from the roll of advocates.

  • Misconduct
  • Dishonesty
  • Integrity
  • Delay in client matters
  • Alteration of evidence
  • Failure to forward correspondence
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Professional discipline [2022] JRC 126

In the matter of the Jersey Law Society re Advocate A. P. Begg

In the matter of the Jersey Law Society re Advocate A. P. Begg [2022] JRC 126 (10 June 2022)

The Royal Court of Jersey found that an advocate’s delays, failure to forward an open email, and alteration of a without prejudice email were misconduct and dishonest.

  • Misconduct by advocate
  • Dishonesty
  • Lack of integrity
  • Duty to client
  • Professional-discipline
  • Legal-ethics
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 163

AG -v- Jima-Otero

AG -v- Jima-Otero [2017] JRC 163 (06 October 2017)

On sentencing for uttering a forged document, the Royal Court treated the case as one of dishonesty rather than breach of trust and imposed community service.

  • Uttering forged document
  • Dishonesty
  • Sentencing
  • Community service
  • Forgery
  • Community-service
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Criminal law [2014] JRC 148B

AG -v- McCallion

AG -v- McCallion [2014] JRC 148B (25 July 2014)

Sentencing for dishonesty and attempted deception: 15 months concurrent on three counts, plus 3 months consecutive on a fourth count, with no compensation order.

  • Fraud
  • Dishonesty
  • Breach of trust
  • Sentencing
  • Attempted deception
  • Breach-of-trust
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Criminal law [2014] JRC 144A

AG -v- Butcher

AG -v- Butcher [2014] JRC 144A (21 July 2014)

The Royal Court sentenced a former Connétable to 6 months' concurrent imprisonment for ten counts of misconduct in public office involving dishonest misuse of parish funds.

  • Misconduct in public office
  • Dishonesty
  • Breach of trust
  • Sentencing
  • Compensation
  • Costs
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Professional discipline [2012] 1 JLR 415

Att. Gen. v Michel

Att. Gen. v Michel [2012] 1 JLR 415 (14 May 2012)

In disciplinary proceedings, an advocate convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice and lying on oath was struck off for dishonesty.

  • Striking off
  • Dishonesty
  • Attempting to pervert the course of justice
  • Lying on oath
  • Professional-discipline
  • Striking-off
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Criminal law [2012] JRC 099

AG -v- Michel

AG -v- Michel [2012] JRC 099 (14 May 2012)

The Royal Court struck off Advocate Justin Peter Michel after his conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice and his trial dishonesty.

  • Attempting to pervert the course of justice
  • Striking off advocate
  • Dishonesty
  • Confiscation of assets
  • Professional-discipline
  • Striking-off
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