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Criminal law [2010] JCA 018

Michel v AG

Michel v AG [2010] JCA 018 (21 January 2010)

The Court of Appeal of Jersey held it had jurisdiction to order a retrial after Privy Council remittal and found the interests of justice required one.

  • Money laundering
  • Jurisdiction
  • Retrial
  • Costs
  • Judicial powers
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law [2009] JRC 056

AG v Bhojwani

AG v Bhojwani [2009] JRC 056 (27 March 2009)

The Jersey Royal Court refused an invitation for the commissioner to attend evidence-taking in India, holding that its judicial powers cannot be exercised there.

  • Taking evidence abroad
  • Jurisdiction
  • Judicial powers
  • Fair trial
  • Criminal-law
  • International-judicial-cooperation
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Civil procedure

Showlag v Mansour

Showlag v Mansour [1991] JLR_Note 3c (12 June 1991)

A Jersey note holding that the Judicial Greffier lacks power to grant a declaratory judgment.

  • Declaratory judgment
  • Judicial powers
  • Declaratory-judgment
  • Judicial-powers
  • Civil-procedure
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Criminal law [1978] JLR 179

Att. Gen. v Thwaites

Att. Gen. v Thwaites [1978] JLR 179 (29 September 1978)

The Royal Court held it has no inherent jurisdiction to create new criminal offences for undesirable behaviour, and may only apply existing criminal principles.

  • Jurisdiction of courts
  • Creation of offences
  • Judicial powers
  • Jurisdiction-of-courts
  • Creation-of-offences
  • Judicial-powers
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