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Mauger v Mauger

The Royal Court refused leave to re-amend particulars after a preliminary issue decision, holding the proceedings were functus officio and the new claims were not permitted.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Functus officio
  • Preliminary issue
  • Prescription
  • Rapport Ă  la masse
  • Rester sur ses avances
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Civil procedure [2017] JRC 001

In the matter of II

In the matter of II [2017] JRC 001 (04 January 2017)

The Royal Court refused to order a split trial or preliminary issue, holding that liability, causation, and quantum were not cleanly separable.

  • Split trial
  • Preliminary issue
  • Case management
  • Directions hearing
  • Civil-procedure
  • Split-trial
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Trusts [2016] JRC 040

Biema Holdings and Others -v- SG Hambros Bank

Biema Holdings and Others -v- SG Hambros Bank [2016] JRC 040 (11 February 2016)

The Jersey Royal Court refused to order a preliminary issue in a dispute over bank accounts linked to US restitution and restraint orders.

  • Preliminary issue
  • Discretion of bank
  • Effect of foreign court orders
  • Trust property ownership
  • Preliminary-issues
  • Banking-disputes
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Civil procedure

Att. Gen. v. Rosenlund

Att. Gen. v. Rosenlund [2015] 2 JLR_Note 10 (16 September 2015)

The court held that an order made on the trial of a preliminary issue can be final in nature.

  • Finality of order
  • Preliminary issue
  • Civil-procedure
  • Finality-of-order
  • Preliminary-issue
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Civil procedure [1998] JLR 124

Boyd v Pickersgill & Le Cornu

Boyd v Pickersgill & Le Cornu [1998] JLR 124 (27 April 1998)

The court held that prescription could be tried as a preliminary issue where there were no factual disputes and it might dispose of the whole case.

  • Prescription
  • Preliminary issue
  • Royal court rules 1992 r.7/8
  • Civil-procedure
  • Preliminary-issue
  • Royal-court-rules-1992
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Civil procedure [1989] JLR 111

Purdie v Bailhache & Bailhache

Purdie v Bailhache & Bailhache [1989] JLR 111 (28 March 1989)

The court held it could order a separate trial of a preliminary issue of prescription under Royal Court Rules 1982 r.6/19 where that would save time or avoid a full trial.

  • Preliminary issue
  • Prescription
  • Royal court rules 1982 r.6/19
  • Civil-procedure
  • Preliminary-issues
  • Jersey-rules-of-court
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