Jersey Case Law

Prospective Applicant v Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police

The Royal Court refused to admit Professor Pieth’s opinion, holding that it was in substance an inadmissible opinion on Jersey law and Convention compliance.

• Admissibility-of-expert-opinion
• Interpretation-of-jersey-legislation
• Convention-rights
• Informal-asset-freezing
• Evidentiary-background-material
• Human-rights

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Gichuru v Walbrook

Gichuru v Walbrook [2008] JRC 068 (25 April 2008)

The court discharged the Chief Officer from proceedings arising from an SAR freeze, holding the dispute was between the customer and the bank, with the customer bearing the burden of proof.

• Suspicious-activity-reports
• Informal-asset-freezing
• Burden-of-proof
• Role-of-police-in-civil-proceedings
• Judicial-review
• Private-law-actions

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