Jersey Case Law

MacLeod v The Channel Islands Cooperative Society Limited (Royal Court : Hearing

MacLeod v The Channel Islands Cooperative Society Limited (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Thompson : Personal injuries) [2025] JRC 321 (16 December 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to allow Mr MacLeod to advance a Wilkinson v Downton intentional harm claim, confining the case to negligence and duty of care issues.

• Psychological injury at work
• Duty of care
• Intentional harm
• Negligence
• Vicarious liability
• Pleadings

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AG v Carr (Royal Court : Sentencing

AG v Carr (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal) : Saunders) [2025] JRC 325 (4 December 2025)

Lewis Carr was sentenced after being convicted of conduct endangering ships following the fatal collision between Commodore Goodwill and L'Ecume II.

• Conduct endangering ships
• Sentencing
• Collision at sea
• Negligence
• Mitigation
• Conduct-endangering-ships

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Carvalho v Love

Carvalho v Love [2024] JRC 076 (02 April 2024)

A Jersey personal injury judgment after an admitted rear-end collision, awarding damages for whiplash-type neck and shoulder injury, psychological harm, past loss of earnings, and future earning disadvantage.

• Negligence
• Damages
• Mitigation of loss
• Loss of earnings
• Whiplash injury
• Psychological injury

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Chivers v Da Silva Araujo

On a preliminary issue in this road-traffic claim, the Royal Court held the defendant negligent for failing to keep a proper lookout, while reserving contributory negligence.

• Negligence
• Duty of care
• Standard of driving
• Pedestrian crossing collisions
• Contributory negligence
• Cyclist safety

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Chivers v Da Silva Araujo

Chivers v Da Silva Araujo [2024] JRC 058 (13 March 2024)

The Royal Court found the defendant negligent after he failed to keep a proper lookout and struck a cyclist crossing at a signal-controlled crossing.

• Negligence
• Contributory negligence
• Duty of care
• Standard of care
• Pedestrian and cyclist accidents
• Road-traffic-accident

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Corbin v Dorynek

Corbin v Dorynek [2022] JRC 047 (16 February 2022)

The court found both boat drivers negligent in a jet ski-speedboat collision, apportioning responsibility 60% to Mr Dorynek and 40% to Mr Flath.

• Negligence
• Personal injury
• Apportionment of liability
• Contributory negligence
• Maritime collision
• Application of international regulations for preventing collisions at sea (colregs)

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Corbin v Dorynek and Flath

Royal Court held both boat operators negligent in a jet ski and speedboat collision, with responsibility apportioned 60% to Mr Dorynek and 40% to Mr Flath.

• Negligence
• Collision liability
• Contributory negligence
• Apportionment
• Lookout duty
• Overtaking and crossing situations

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Corbin v Dorynek and Flath

Corbin v Dorynek and Flath [2020] JRC 031 (18 February 2020)

The Royal Court ordered a split trial on liability in a maritime collision claim, but refused a preliminary issue on limiting liability under Jersey shipping law.

• Negligence
• Contributory negligence
• Limitation of liability
• Split trials
• Preliminary issues
• Split-trials

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Huda v Minister for Health and Social Services

Huda v Minister for Health and Social Services [2020] JRC 029 (17 February 2020)

The court allowed a misfeasance claim based on reckless indifference to proceed, but struck out targeted malice and negligence claims arising from a safeguarding referral.

• Misfeasance in public office
• Negligence
• Duty of care
• Safeguarding procedures
• Strike out applications
• Misfeasance-in-public-office

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AG v R J Le Sueur Limited

AG v R J Le Sueur Limited [2019] JRC 070 (26 April 2019)

The Royal Court convicted a company of Jersey health and safety offences after an employee was seriously injured in unsafe construction work at height.

• Employer duties
• Contractor duties
• Workplace safety
• Construction regulations
• Negligence
• Health-and-safety

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