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Criminal law [2011] JRC 143

AG -v- Keenan

AG -v- Keenan [2011] JRC 143 (22 July 2011)

Sentencing for planning and housing law offences in Jersey. The court treated the planning offences as more serious, noted mitigation, and imposed fines with time to pay.

  • Planning offences
  • Housing offences
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Illicit profit
  • Totality principle
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Criminal law [2002] JRC 161

AG v APBS and Hoban

AG v APBS and Hoban [2002] JRC 161 (30 August 2002)

Sentencing decision in a Jersey housing-law prosecution, where the court rejected a double-jeopardy concern, found the fines reasonable, and imposed fines on the company and Mr. Hoban.

  • Sentencing
  • Housing offences
  • Double jeopardy
  • Mitigation
  • Double-jeopardy
  • Housing-law
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Criminal law

Att. Gen. v Corbel

Att. Gen. v Corbel [2001] JLR_Note 10 (02 February 2001)

A Jersey note case on housing offences holding that joint owners can be liable for the offence under the relevant statutes.

  • Housing offences
  • Joint ownership
  • Housing-offences
  • Joint-ownership
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2000] JRC 102

Troalic v AG

Troalic v AG [2000] JRC 102 (12 June 2000)

Sentence appeal in a Jersey housing-offences case. The court reduced fines to reflect illicit profit only, holding an extra punitive penalty was not the right appellate approach.

  • Sentencing
  • Illicit profit
  • Housing offences
  • Housing-law
  • Illicit-profit
  • Sentence-appeal
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Criminal law [1991] JLR 346

Att. Gen's Ref. v

Att. Gen's Ref. v [1991] JLR 346 (04 December 1991)

The court held that offences under article 14(1)(c) and (d) of the Housing (Jersey) Law 1949 are not strict liability offences and require a mental element.

  • Strict liability
  • Housing offences
  • Interpretation of 'device, plan or scheme'
  • Strict-liability
  • Housing-law
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [1990] JLR 11

Att. Gen. v Arthur

Att. Gen. v Arthur [1990] JLR 11 (16 January 1990)

The court held that an offence under article 14(1)(d) of the Housing (Jersey) Law 1949 is not one of strict liability, so intent or knowledge is required.

  • Strict liability
  • Housing offences
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Strict-liability
  • Housing-offences
  • Statutory-interpretation
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