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Trust-law [2025] JRC 169

Halabi v Farrow and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Halabi v Farrow and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Cadin : Trust) [2025] JRC 169 (25 June 2025)

The Royal Court struck out Halabi’s claims and granted reverse summary judgment, holding that allegations of fiduciary breach and dishonest assistance were not properly pleaded.

  • Breach-of-fiduciary-duty
  • Dishonest-assistance
  • Strike-out
  • Summary-judgment
  • Pleading-requirements
  • Prescription
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Probate

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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Succession-law [2024] JRC 057

Mauger v Mauger

Mauger v Mauger [2024] JRC 057 (13 March 2024)

The Royal Court refused a late application to re-amend pleadings in a succession dispute, holding the proceedings were functus officio and the new claims were not allowed.

  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Rapport-Ă -la-masse
  • Rester-sur-ses-avances
  • Fraude-on-the-lĂ©gitime
  • Unjust-enrichment
  • Prescription
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Trusts-and-estates [2023] JCA 005

Cook v Clapham and Ors

Cook v Clapham and Ors [2023] JCA 005 (13 January 2023)

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against refusal to amend pleadings and grant of summary judgment in a trusts dispute over historic art assets.

  • Summary-judgment
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Fraudulent-breach-of-trust
  • Prescription
  • Exoneration-clause
  • Trusts-and-estates
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Medical-negligence [2021] JRC 264

Pickersgill v Young

Pickersgill v Young [2021] JRC 264 (15 October 2021)

The court refused a strike out and prescription application in a medical negligence claim, holding that contractual claims were not time-barred and tort claims were extended by valid agreement.

  • Limitation-period
  • Prescription
  • EmpĂŞchement-de-fait
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Strike-out-application
  • Survival-of-actions-against-estates
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Succession-law [2020] JRC 245A

Goed and Anor v Begg and Anor 25-Nov-2020

Goed and Anor v Begg and Anor 25-Nov-2020 [2020] JRC 245A (25 November 2020)

The court refused leave to amend and join the deceased’s widow, holding the proposed rapport claim was arguable but not shown to avoid a prescription defence.

  • Avancement-de-succession
  • Rapport-Ă -la-masse
  • Prescription
  • Joinder-of-parties
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Succession-law
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Trusts-and-estates [2019] JCA 150

Brakspear v Nedbank Trust (Jersey) Limited

Brakspear v Nedbank Trust (Jersey) Limited [2019] JCA 150 (30 July 2019)

Leave to appeal was refused in a trust dispute over the Westley Trust, with the Court of Appeal upholding strike-out on prescription and issue estoppel grounds.

  • Breach-of-trust
  • Fiduciary-duty
  • Conspiracy-to-injure
  • Prescription-(limitation)
  • Res-judicata
  • Issue-estoppel
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Trust-law

Brakspear v Nedgroup Trust (Jersey) Limited

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a strike-out order, holding the claims were prescribed or barred by issue estoppel and abuse of process.

  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Strike-out
  • Prescription
  • Issue-estoppel
  • Res-judicata
  • Abuse-of-process
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Contract-law [2018] JRC 148

Doran v Dataquill Limited

Doran v Dataquill Limited [2018] JRC 148 (20 August 2018)

The Royal Court refused a strike-out application, but ordered the plaintiff to amend his pleading to set out the material facts and any quantum meruit alternative.

  • Pleading-requirements
  • Quantum-meruit
  • Strike-out-applications
  • Limitation-periods
  • Estoppel
  • Unjust-enrichment
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Trust-law [2018] JRC 121

Brakspear -v- Nedgroup Trust (Jersey) Limited

Brakspear -v- Nedgroup Trust (Jersey) Limited [2018] JRC 121 (05 July 2018)

The Royal Court struck out a trust claim, holding the plaintiffs’ allegations were prescribed, insufficiently particularised as fraud, and barred by res judicata.

  • Strike-out-application
  • Res-judicata
  • Issue-estoppel
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Prescription/limitation
  • Pleading-fraud
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