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Trusts and estates [2020] JCA 013

In the matter of Saisies Judiciaires in respect of the realisable property of Robert Tantular

In the matter of Saisies Judiciaires in respect of the realisable property of Robert Tantular [2020] JCA 013 (27 January 2020)

Court of Appeal costs judgment on saisies judiciaires over Robert Tantular’s property, addressing trust indemnity, retrospective legislation, state immunity, and costs liability.

  • Costs orders
  • Trustee indemnity
  • State immunity
  • Retrospective legislation
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Asset recovery
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Administrative law [2019] JRC 203

AG v Larsen 16-Oct-2019

AG v Larsen 16-Oct-2019 [2019] JRC 203 (16 October 2019)

The Royal Court of Jersey dismissed Mr Larsen’s judicial review, holding that the Attorney General could maintain an investigatory notice despite Larsen’s Norwegian acquittal.

  • Judicial review of investigatory powers
  • Presumption of innocence
  • Right to private life
  • Scope of investigatory notices
  • Proportionality
  • Mutual legal assistance
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Civil procedure [2018] JRC 176

RTI Limited v Mykolayiv Customs Office

RTI Limited v Mykolayiv Customs Office [2018] JRC 176 (21 September 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey allowed an appeal and set aside a judicial order giving effect to a Letter of Request because the request lacked supporting evidence and clarity.

  • Service of process
  • Letters of request
  • Taking of evidence
  • Comity
  • Jurisdiction
  • Mutual legal assistance
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Criminal law [2018] JRC 064

First Trust Management Limited -v- AG

First Trust Management Limited -v- AG [2018] JRC 064 (23 March 2018)

The Royal Court refused First Trust’s application to lift a saisie judiciaire over accounts linked to proceeds of a US forfeiture order against Arnold Bengis.

  • Enforcement of foreign confiscation orders
  • Saisie judiciaire
  • Corresponding offences
  • Asset freezing
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Saisie-judiciaire
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Asset forfeiture [2016] JRC 128

Doraville Properties Corp -v- AG

Doraville Properties Corp -v- AG [2016] JRC 128 (22 July 2016)

The Royal Court considered whether a US in rem default forfeiture judgment could be registered under Jersey’s 2007 asset recovery law and held that it could.

  • Registration of foreign civil asset recovery orders
  • Interpretation of 'tainted property' under jersey law
  • Default judgments in foreign forfeiture proceedings
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Human rights (article 1, first protocol, echr)
  • Asset-forfeiture
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Criminal law [2016] JRC 078

AG -v- Rosenlund and FNB International Trustees Limited

AG -v- Rosenlund and FNB International Trustees Limited [2016] JRC 078 (06 April 2016)

The Royal Court considered costs after striking out the Attorney General’s saisie judiciaire application, awarding standard-basis costs from 23 January 2015.

  • Proceeds of crime
  • Confiscation orders
  • Costs orders
  • Public function litigation
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Costs-orders
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Criminal law [2011] JCA 034

Bhojwani v AG

Bhojwani v AG [2011] JCA 034 (10 February 2011)

The Jersey Court of Appeal dismissed Raj Arjandas Bhojwani’s appeal against conviction and sentence for money laundering and upheld admission of Nigerian evidence.

  • Money laundering
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Abuse of process
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Money-laundering
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Criminal law [2010] JRC 027

AG -v- Bhojwani

AG -v- Bhojwani [2010] JRC 027 (11 February 2010)

The court rejected a defence bid to exclude Nigerian evidence on comity grounds, and refused a stay of the money-laundering prosecution or a preparatory hearing.

  • Money laundering
  • Exclusion of evidence
  • Comity
  • Sovereignty
  • Abuse of process
  • Mutual legal assistance
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Criminal law

Att. Gen. v Bhojwani

Att. Gen. v Bhojwani [2010] JLR_Note 14 (11 February 2010)

A Jersey note on a pre-trial request for assistance from foreign authorities to obtain evidence in criminal proceedings.

  • Evidence
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Mutual-legal-assistance
  • Evidence-gathering
  • Criminal-procedure
  • International-cooperation
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Criminal law [2010] JRC 002

AG -v- Bhojwani

AG -v- Bhojwani [2010] JRC 002 (06 January 2010)

The Royal Court of Jersey allowed the prosecution to read two absent Nigerian witnesses’ statements, holding their attendance was not reasonably practicable and admission was fair under Article 67.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Hearsay
  • Mutual legal assistance
  • Fair trial rights
  • Money laundering
  • Hearsay-evidence
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