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Criminal law [2021] JRC 199

Pritchard v AG

Pritchard v AG [2021] JRC 199 (29 July 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court held that the Magistrate’s Court can award defence costs after a prosecution discontinues a charge under Article 80 of the 2018 Law.

  • Costs in criminal proceedings
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • Discontinuance of prosecution
  • Jurisdiction of magistrate's court
  • Criminal-costs
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Mental health law [2010] JRC 143A

Highfield -v- Minister for H&SS

Highfield -v- Minister for H&SS [2010] JRC 143A (03 August 2010)

The court held that leave of the Superior Number was required before suing under Article 50 of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 1969, and dismissed the claim for want of jurisdiction.

  • Statutory immunity
  • Duty of care
  • Access to justice
  • Leave to sue
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • Mental-health-law
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Property law [2007] JCA 228

Ansbacher v HSBC Bank PLC

Ansbacher v HSBC Bank PLC [2007] JCA 228 (04 December 2007)

The Court of Appeal held that a later judgment for the same debt destroyed the earlier judicial hypothec and its priority under the 1880 property law.

  • Judicial hypothecs
  • Priority of security interests
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • Registration of judgments
  • DegrĂ©vement procedure
  • Judicial-hypothec
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Criminal law [2005] JRC 152

Lidgett -v- AG

Lidgett -v- AG [2005] JRC 152 (03 November 2005)

Appeal against conviction for parking in an unloading bay succeeded after the court held the magistrate applied the wrong legal test under Article 6(4).

  • Parking offences
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • Exemptions for delivery vehicles
  • Parking-offences
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Road-traffic-law
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Criminal law [1999] UR 81

1999/81 - Stevenson v AG

1999/81 - Stevenson v AG [1999] UR 81 (10 May 1999)

The Jersey Court of Appeal held it had no jurisdiction to grant bail pending an application for leave to appeal and dismissed Stevenson’s application.

  • Bail pending appeal
  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • European convention on human rights
  • Bail-pending-appeal
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Criminal law [1998] UR 124

1998/124 - Shewan v AG

1998/124 - Shewan v AG [1998] UR 124 (15 June 1998)

The court held that once a magistrate decides to commit an accused for sentence, the accused may appeal against conviction, and dismissed the appeal.

  • Right of appeal
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • Committal for sentence
  • Appeal-rights
  • Committal-for-sentence
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Criminal law [1998] UR 49

1998/49 - AG v Young & Williams

1998/49 - AG v Young & Williams [1998] UR 49 (10 March 1998)

The court held that the alleged foreign-exchange arrangements could fall within Article 12(c), and overruled the defendants’ no-case submission.

  • Fraud
  • Investment schemes
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • Investment-fraud
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Foreign-exchange-trading
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Road traffic law [1966] JJ 679

Buckingham v St. Helier (Constable)

Buckingham v St. Helier (Constable) [1966] JJ 679 (22 September 1966)

The court held that the stationing prohibition in the 1964 Jersey traffic order applied only when a cab was in service or available for service, not when in private use.

  • Taxi regulation
  • Prohibition on stationing
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • Taxi-regulation
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Road-traffic-law
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