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Employment-law

Ms Chloe Gray v Bon Air Nursing Home (2019) Limited

The Tribunal struck out the unfair dismissal part of Ms Gray’s claim, finding that the alleged conduct could not amount to a fundamental breach of contract.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Strike-out-application
  • Constructive-dismissal
  • Repudiatory-breach-of-contract
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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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Property-law [2018] JRC 175

Newton v Morris and El-Raghy

Newton v Morris and El-Raghy [2018] JRC 175 (19 September 2018)

Strike out refused in a neighbour dispute over proposed excavation and access for expert inspection, with the court finding the claim arguable and not doomed to fail.

  • Strike-out-applications
  • Principle-of-voisinage
  • Access-to-neighbouring-land
  • Risk-mitigation-in-property-development
  • Strike-out-application
  • Neighbouring-land-access
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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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Trust-law [2018] JRC 037

Brakspear v Nedbank

Brakspear v Nedbank [2018] JRC 037 (14 February 2018)

The court refused to adjourn a Bankers' Book Evidence application pending a strike-out hearing, holding it should be decided on its merits.

  • Adjournment
  • Bankers'-book-evidence
  • Strike-out-application
  • Disclosure
  • Res-judicata
  • Bankers-book-evidence
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Civil-procedure [2017] JRC 141

CMC & Ors v Forster & Anor

CMC & Ors v Forster & Anor [2017] JRC 141 (06 September 2017)

The Royal Court refused to strike out third-party proceedings against Mr Njonjo, holding the contribution and indemnity claim was arguable and should proceed.

  • Strike-out-application
  • Unjust-enrichment
  • Contribution-and-indemnity
  • Breach-of-fiduciary-duty
  • Constructive-trust
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Competition-law [2014] JRC 127

Classic Herd Limited -v- Jersey Milk Marketing Board

Classic Herd Limited -v- Jersey Milk Marketing Board [2014] JRC 127 (10 June 2014)

Strike out application over milk marketing and competition claims. The court held two heads of claim were time-barred tort claims, but one payment claim was contractual and could proceed.

  • Limitation-period
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
  • Breach-of-contract
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Competition-law-remedies
  • Public/private-law-distinction
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Contract-law [2014] JRC 092

Harcourt Developments Ltd, Esplanade Financial Centre Ltd, Les Jardins Residential Ltd, Les Jardins Developments (Jersey) Ltd and Harcourt Developments (Jersey) Ltd -v- States of Jersey Development Company Ltd and Minister for Treasury and Resources

Harcourt Developments Ltd, Esplanade Financial Centre Ltd, Les Jardins Residential Ltd, Les Jardins Developments (Jersey) Ltd and Harcourt Developments (Jersey) Ltd -v- States of Jersey Development Company Ltd and Minister for Treasury and Resources [2014] JRC 092 (09 April 2014)

The Royal Court refused to strike out a claim over negotiated heads of terms, holding it was arguable the agreement imposed enforceable duties despite uncertainty concerns.

  • Certainty-in-contract-formation
  • Agreements-to-negotiate
  • Heads-of-terms
  • Tort-of-inducing-breach-of-contract
  • Good-faith-negotiation
  • Agreement-to-negotiate
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Civil-procedure [2014] 1 JLR 361

Nautech v CSS Ltd.

Nautech v CSS Ltd. [2014] 1 JLR 361 (20 March 2014)

Application for service out of jurisdiction was justified because the claim fell within the relevant rules, raised a serious issue, and Jersey was the forum conveniens.

  • Service-out-of-jurisdiction
  • Forum-conveniens
  • Strike-out-application
  • Civil-procedure
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