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Contract law [2023] JRC 177

Forward Group Limited v Balfour Investments Limited and Ors

Forward Group Limited v Balfour Investments Limited and Ors [2023] JRC 177 (30 September 2023)

The Royal Court reduced a trust services fee claim, rejecting the contractual interest rate and awarding lower interest at 3.5% per annum.

  • Service contracts
  • Quantum meruit
  • Interest on debts
  • Trust company fees
  • Statutory warranties
  • Trust-company-fees
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Contract law [2021] JRC 234

Murray v Camerons Limited

Murray v Camerons Limited [2021] JRC 234 (21 September 2021)

The Royal Court of Jersey assessed quantum in a construction dispute, rejecting the plaintiff’s Notional Final Account approach and awarding the defendant £337,333 excluding interest.

  • Quantum meruit
  • Jct standard form contract
  • Interim valuations
  • Overhead and profit
  • Variation claims
  • Construction-law
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Contract law [2020] JRC 179

Murray v Camerons Limited

Murray v Camerons Limited [2020] JRC 179 (08 September 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court held that the parties’ relationship for the main works was governed by a JCT Standard Contract basis, not just the Letter of Intent.

  • Existence and terms of contract
  • Letter of intent
  • Quantum meruit
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Contractual amendments
  • Payment disputes
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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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Contract law [2011] JRC 021

Viberts -v- Powell

Viberts -v- Powell [2011] JRC 021 (25 January 2011)

The court held that the solicitors could recover fees under a signed retainer, found the defendant’s finances had changed, and allowed quantum meruit for pre-contract work.

  • Legal fees
  • Legal aid
  • Contract formation
  • Quantum meruit
  • Client retainer agreements
  • Legal-fees
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Civil litigation

Sinel v Dean & Dean

The Royal Court allowed most of Sinel Advocates’ fee claim against Dean & Dean, but disallowed specific unauthorised items and work done after a stop-work fax.

  • Contract for professional services
  • Quantum meruit
  • Authority to incur fees
  • Billing disputes
  • Client instructions
  • Professional-services-contracts
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Contract law [2007] JRC 205

Sinel v Dean

Sinel v Dean [2007] JRC 205 (06 November 2007)

The Royal Court held that Sinels could recover most of its invoices for authorised legal work, but disallowed fees for work done after a stop-work instruction and some self-generated billing time.

  • Solicitor-client fees
  • Fee estimates
  • Authority to incur costs
  • Quantum meruit
  • Solicitor-client-fees
  • Fee-estimates
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Contract law [2005] JRC 029A

Bennett v Lincoln

Bennett v Lincoln [2005] JRC 029A (16 March 2005)

The Jersey Royal Court held there was no partnership in the Blue Collar business, no binding compromise agreement, and no estoppel preventing denial of either.

  • Existence of partnership
  • Estoppel by representation
  • Compromise agreement
  • Quantum meruit
  • Partnership-law
  • Estoppel-by-representation
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Quasi-contract

Louis v Le Liard

Louis v Le Liard [1990] JLR_Note 13a (30 May 1990)

A Jersey note on quantum meruit holds that services rendered by a family member may be compensable where there is an expectation of payment.

  • Quantum meruit
  • Services performed by member of family
  • Quasi-contract
  • Quantum-meruit
  • Family-services
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Contract law

Broadland Estates Ltd. v Consolidated Hotels (C.I.) Ltd.

Broadland Estates Ltd. v Consolidated Hotels (C.I.) Ltd. [1990] JLR_Note 1b (09 April 1990)

Jersey case note on whether estate agents may recover remuneration on a quantum meruit basis where no express contract fixes payment.

  • Estate agents
  • Remuneration
  • Quantum meruit
  • Contract-law
  • Estate-agents
  • Quantum-meruit
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