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Insolvency [2024] JRC 265

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC v Almakhawi and Ors

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC v Almakhawi and Ors [2024] JRC 265 (04 December 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court granted Pauline relief, setting aside transfers and trust-related dispositions by RAM as made to defeat creditors while he was insolvent.

  • Fraudulent transfers
  • Asset protection
  • Creditor enforcement
  • Pauline action
  • Recognition of foreign judgments
  • Pauline-action
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Criminal law [2017] 1 JLR 46

Nigeria (Fed. Rep.) v. Doraville Properties Corp.

Nigeria (Fed. Rep.) v. Doraville Properties Corp. [2017] 1 JLR 46 (23 January 2017)

The court held that the United States had no standing to intervene in Jersey asset-recovery proceedings based on an unrecognized US default judgment in rem.

  • Proceeds of crime
  • Recognition of foreign judgments
  • Civil asset recovery
  • Standing of foreign states
  • Asset-recovery
  • Foreign-judgment-recognition
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Family law [2016] JCA 098

A -v- B (Family)

A -v- B (Family) [2016] JCA 098 (26 May 2016)

The Court of Appeal held that the definition of “parent” under Jersey law could include a person whose parental status was definitively recognised in Latvia.

  • Definition of parent
  • Recognition of foreign judgments
  • Financial provision for children
  • Public policy
  • Issue estoppel
  • Family-law
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Trusts and estates [2015] JRC 125

Representation of Schroder Cayman Bank and Trust Co Ltd

Representation of Schroder Cayman Bank and Trust Co Ltd [2015] JRC 125 (10 June 2015)

The Jersey Royal Court recognised a Cayman judgment holding trust appointments void for excessive execution and authorised the trustees to return the assets.

  • Validity of appointments under trust
  • Recognition of foreign judgments
  • Proper law of trusts
  • Excessive execution of powers
  • Mistake in trust appointments
  • Trusts-and-estates
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Insolvency [2012] JRC 172

Representation of Maltese Holdings Ltd and Zollinger Investments Ltd

Representation of Maltese Holdings Ltd and Zollinger Investments Ltd [2012] JRC 172 (03 October 2012)

The Jersey Royal Court restrained enforcement of judgments against Mr O’Brien pending a winding up application, to preserve the status quo and avoid creditor advantage.

  • Winding up of companies
  • Stay of enforcement
  • Equal treatment of creditors
  • Recognition of foreign judgments
  • Inherent jurisdiction of the court
  • Winding-up
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Conflict of laws [2008] JLR 337

Brunei Inv. v Fidelis

Brunei Inv. v Fidelis [2008] JLR 337 (16 September 2008)

Jersey recognized and enforced a foreign in personam non-monetary judgment, holding that enforcement is not limited to money judgments and should be approached cautiously.

  • Recognition of foreign judgments
  • Enforcement of foreign non-monetary judgments
  • Conflict-of-laws
  • Recognition-of-foreign-judgments
  • Enforcement-of-foreign-judgments
  • Non-monetary-judgments
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