The Legal 500

Legal Developments in Jersey

• Jersey Royal Court considers measure of damages for dilapidations claims

  In the absence of any statutory provision in Jersey addressing how dilapidations claims are to be quantified, the Royal Court's decision in JSSL v Barclays has provided some much needed guidance, particularly in circumstances where there is an acceptance that works to redress dilapidations have not been and will not be carried out.
  - Ogier

• English Supreme Court rules on Mistake and Hastings Bass

  On 9 May 2013 the English Supreme Court handed down a unanimous judgment on the seminal cases of Pitt-v- Holt and Futter -v- Futter , with Lord Walker's valedictory judgment conclusively resolving the English position on the rule in Hastings Bass and rescission on the ground of mistake.
  - Ogier

• Protectors - role and duties

  In the Matter of the Representation of C, D, E and F and In the Matter of the A and B Trusts [2012] JRC 169A, in a judgment released at the end of April, the Royal Court of Jersey has provided welcome guidance as to the scope of the duties of a trust protector and the circumstances under which they may be removed by the court.
  - Bedell Cristin

• Review of Financial Advice (RFA) – "Jersey RDR"

  An overview of the Review of Financial Advice and what businesses should do to prepare themselves before January 2014.
  - Mourant Ozannes

• In the Matter of the Representation of A Limited and in the Matter of the F Foundation [2013] JRC 07

  In the first case of its kind, the Royal Court gave directions to the qualified member of a foundation's council and had to give full consideration to the law applicable to a Jersey foundation, the Foundations (Jersey) Law 2009. In giving directions, the Court's view appears to have been that a foundation is closer in nature to a company than it is to a trust, albeit that, unlike the position with a company, the council members of a foundation can take advantage of the wide-ranging jurisdiction of the Court to give directions and to bless momentous decisions.
  - Mourant Ozannes

• Royal Court Clarifies the Law Relating to the Removal of Protectors

  The Royal Court of the Island of Jersey has recently provided some welcome clarification as to the principles that will govern the exercise of its jurisdiction to remove a protector from office. Whilst the Court has exercised this jurisdiction on previous occasions, In the Matter of the A Trust is the first case in which it has been confirmed that the principles to be applied are the same as are currently applied to the removal of trustees from office.  Read more...
  - Mourant Ozannes

• Yung Kee – an offshore perspective: the winding up of BVI and Cayman Islands companies in Hong Kon

  This briefing discusses the recent Hong Kong Court of First Instance cases of Li Jianguo v Wei Wei and Pacific Overseas Investment, Yung Kee Holdings and in Pioneer Iron and Steel. It examines some of the potential difficulties facing litigants pursuing winding up petitions or actions for relief from unfair prejudice against BVI and Cayman companies in their home jurisdictions and the potential benefits in taking steps in the BVI and Cayman courts. Read more...
  - Mourant Ozannes

• Whirlwind of activity: Jersey employment law consultations and tribunal review

  Since the autumn of 2012 there has been a whirlwind of activity in the Jersey employment law sphere
  - Bedell Cristin

• Tracing - Still on a new path

  At the end of last year Jersey's Royal Court delivered a landmark judgment concerning the circumstances in which proprietary claims may be established and when assets may be traced.
  - Ogier

• Funds Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Update

  Period covered: 31 December 2012 to 31 March 2013
  - Ogier