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No multilateral international treaties or conventions apply in relation to the enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters.

Jersey has established itself as a sophisticated offshore financial centre with robust legal frameworks for combating fraud and recovering assets. This comprehensive guide examines how Jersey's unique hybrid legal system, combining Norman customary law with modern English procedural approaches, provides powerful remedies including freezing orders, Norwich Pharmacal relief, and cross-jurisdictional mechanisms to prevent the island from becoming a safe haven for fraudulent proceeds.

The Channel Islands courts have issued cautionary guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in litigation, emphasizing that all parties bear personal responsibility for ensuring AI-generated legal materials are accurate and not misleading. Recent judgments from Guernsey and Jersey highlight the risks of AI hallucinations and stress the duty owed to courts to verify the authenticity of cited cases and legal authorities.

Baker & Partners' Jersey team contributes to the inaugural Global Legal Post Enforcement of Judgments Guide, offering practical insights into cross-border dispute resolution and judgment enforcement across multiple jurisdictions. The comprehensive guide examines Jersey's evolving enforcement framework, from traditional customary law remedies to modern creditor-friendly procedures, providing essential guidance for practitioners navigating international recovery proceedings.

Most of us find it easier to understand a legal concept if we are given an illustrative example. A hypothetical set of facts that clearly falls on one side of the line can help us appreciate how the concept works.

The Jersey Courts maintain the island's reputation as an international finance centre through their approach to freezing injunctions and asset preservation. This article examines how Jersey balances international comity with jurisdictional restraint, exploring when courts will grant freezing orders in aid of foreign proceedings, the treatment of worldwide freezing orders from foreign courts, and the unique protections afforded by Jersey trust structures and firewall provisions.

This briefing note is intended for trustees who are interested in trustee blessing applications (often arising in contentious or high-stakes trustee decision-making).

This briefing looks at the Royal Court of Jersey's decision in MacLeod v The Channel Islands Co‑operative Society Limited [2025] JRC 321.

At first sight the subject matter of O'Driscoll v Clayton would not appear to be ripe territory for a legal briefing on Channel Islands dispute resolution and employment law.

The doctrine of fictional fulfilment works so that where parties enter into a contract subject to a condition precedent and that condition precedent fails, because one of the parties has caused it to fail...

The Rules convert key parts of CIMA’s non-binding Guidance Notes into enforceable requirements; breaches may result in fines or other regulatory action. They apply to all CIMA-registered or licensed financial service providers...

There are generally three ways to procure your dream home here in the Cayman Islands, buy an existing home, have a home built on some bare land or buy a property off-plan from a developer at one of the many new build sites across the islands.

What is needed is to slow things down and create clarity. A simple cashflow plan – mapping income, outgoings and the impact of any settlement payments over time – helps you understand what you can afford now, what may become tight later, and which decisions are genuinely urgent versus those that can wait.

Jersey is a popular place to establish companies because the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the Law) is modern, flexible and modelled on English companies legislation. This guide looks at the key things you need to know about the payment of distributions by a Jersey company (a company that is not an open ended investment company).

The report on the House Price Index (HPI) for the second quarter of 2026 has been released, providing another great overview as to how the Jersey property market has performed.

Jersey is a popular place to establish an companies because the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the Law) is modern, flexible and modelled on English companies legislation.

Collas Crill Trust (CCT) has made a number of appointments in its Guernsey and Jersey offices.

For trustees and their advisers, geopolitical risk is no longer an abstract backdrop, it is an active force shaping client behaviour, structuring decisions, and long-term wealth strategies.

The enactment of the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 (the 'SIJL') marked a watershed moment for secured finance in Jersey.

Corporate applications ('CAs') are formal proceedings (such as winding-up petitions and unfair prejudice claims) filed pursuant to specific legislation in order to resolve corporate disputes or compel action involving or relating to a company.