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Criminal law [2014] JRC 098

AG -v- T

AG -v- T [2014] JRC 098 (24 April 2014)

The Royal Court refused a defence application to adjourn a criminal trial, finding the witness evidence was too vague and the video-link request was procedurally deficient.

  • Adjournment of trial
  • Video-link evidence
  • Witness availability
  • Hearsay
  • International cooperation in criminal matters
  • Adjournment-of-trial
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Civil procedure [2012] JCA 015

Republic of Brazil v Durant

Republic of Brazil v Durant [2012] JCA 015 (17 January 2012)

Single-judge Court of Appeal decision on leave to appeal over video-link, hearsay, and affidavit evidence. Leave was refused except for two issues referred to the full court.

  • Case management
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Video-link evidence
  • Hearsay evidence
  • Affidavit evidence
  • Leave to appeal
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Civil procedure [2012] 1 JLR 31

Brazil v Durant Intl.

Brazil v Durant Intl. [2012] 1 JLR 31 (20 December 2011)

The court held that a witness out of jurisdiction may give evidence by video link where justice and efficient case management support it, subject to practical trial difficulties.

  • Video-link evidence
  • Witness out of jurisdiction
  • Hearsay
  • Video-link-evidence
  • Witnesses
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure [2011] JRC 237

Republic of Brazel v Durant

Republic of Brazel v Durant [2011] JRC 237 (20 December 2011)

The Royal Court of Jersey allowed two plaintiff witnesses to give oral evidence by video-link from Brazil, finding jurisdiction and discretion to do so.

  • Video-link evidence
  • Jurisdiction
  • Case management
  • Res judicata
  • Cross-examination
  • Forum conveniens
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Civil procedure [2005] JRC 027B

McCann v Bateman and Ors

McCann v Bateman and Ors [2005] JRC 027B (10 March 2005)

The Royal Court granted a defendant leave to give evidence by video-link from Australia, finding that the interests of justice outweighed the procedural inconvenience.

  • Video-link evidence
  • Witness attendance
  • Discretion of court
  • Video-link-evidence
  • Witness-attendance
  • Civil-procedure
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Mccann v Bateman

Mccann v Bateman [2005] JLR_Note 9 (10 March 2005)

The court allowed evidence from a witness outside Jersey to be admitted by video-link, subject to procedural safeguards.

  • Video-link evidence
  • Witness out of jurisdiction
  • Evidence
  • Video-link-evidence
  • Witness-out-of-jurisdiction
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