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Fraud: A Jersey perspective

January 2012 - Crime. Legal Developments by Baker & Partners.

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by Emma Jordan, Ed Shorrock, Cyril Whelan

Investigating and prosecuting serious and complex fraud is about staying ahead of the game. Most serious frauds will have an international element, whether in the substantive action or in asset recovery. It has therefore become increasingly important for fraud lawyers to have knowlege of offshore centres laws and procedures in freezing and tracing assets as well as possible substantive remedies. 

Disclosure from Third Parties - A Panoply of Remedies

November 2010 - Crime. Legal Developments by Bedell Cristin.

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There are a variety of tools available (both statutory and common law based) to enable disclosure to be obtained from third parties involved in fraud.

Proceeds of Crime and Jersey Trust Assets

June 2009 - Crime. Legal Developments by Ogier .

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The Royal Court has recently delivered the latest instalment in the matter of the Bird Charitable Trust and the Bird Purpose Trust (see Ogier briefing dated February 2008). The Bailiff’s judgment of 29 April 2009 in the above case, concerned an application to discharge a saisie judiciaire granted in May 2007 by the Royal Court under the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999 (the “Law”), on the request of the United States, in respect of the realisable property of Mr Gary Kaplan situated within Jersey, including the assets of the Bird Trusts.

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