Jersey Case Law

Petronas South Caucasus S.A.R.L. and Anor v Therium Group Holdings Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Petronas South Caucasus S.A.R.L. and Anor v Therium Group Holdings Limited and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Cadin : Service) [2025] JRC 310 (17 November 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted substituted service of a supplemental summons on the Sulu Claimants in the Philippines, finding exceptional circumstances under the Hague Convention.

• Substituted service
• Service out of jurisdiction
• Hague convention
• Unlawful means conspiracy
• Substituted-service
• Service-out-of-jurisdiction

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Abraham -v- Perry

Abraham -v- Perry [2005] JRC 150A (31 October 2005)

The Royal Court set aside substituted service, finding insufficient evidence that personal service on Mr Perry was impracticable and declining to deem service valid.

• Service of process
• Substituted service
• Specific performance
• Settlement agreement
• Civil-procedure
• Service-of-process

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Abraham -v- Perry

The Royal Court set aside substituted service of proceedings on Michael Perry, finding insufficient evidence that personal service in Portugal was impracticable.

• Service of process
• Substituted service
• Jurisdiction
• Setting aside order
• Costs
• Service-of-process

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Virani v Virani

Virani v Virani [2000] JRC 83A (17 May 2000)

The Royal Court held that the defendants were not validly served because no leave to serve out of the jurisdiction had been obtained, and the action lapsed for failure to table.

• Service out of jurisdiction
• Interim injunctions
• Discontinuance for failure to table
• Substituted service
• Abuse of process
• Service-out-of-jurisdiction

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1999/23 - Ashbourne Marketing v Mosca and Yankee Exports

1999/23 - Ashbourne Marketing v Mosca and Yankee Exports [1999] UR 23 (4 February 1999)

Appeal over substituted service was allowed aside. The court held ordinary service in Maine was straightforward, so the substituted service order should not stand.

• Service of process
• Substituted service
• Personal service
• Court discretion
• Procedural irregularity
• Civil-procedure

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1999/5A - Harman v Higgins and Medeva Pharma

1999/5A - Harman v Higgins and Medeva Pharma [1999] UR 5A (14 January 1999)

The Royal Court of Jersey set aside a substituted service order, holding that imminent prescription alone did not justify dispensing with normal personal service.

• Service of process
• Substituted service
• Limitation period
• Prescription
• Jurisdiction
• Service-of-process

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Harman v Higgins

Harman v Higgins [1999] JLR_Note 5a (14 January 1999)

Interlocutory Jersey note on substituted service, stating the court should consider whether the proposed method is likely to bring proceedings to the respondent’s attention.

• Service of documents
• Substituted service
• Civil-procedure
• Service-of-documents
• Substituted-service

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