The new guides provide the latest legal information on
litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings,
discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement,
damages and judgment, appeals, costs, alternative dispute
resolution (ADR) and arbitration.
1 General
1.1 General characteristics of the legal
system
Jersey is one of the relatively few jurisdictions that have a
"mixed" legal system. Its legal system is broadly based
on elements of common, civil and customary law.
The legal process is conducted through a combination of both
written submissions and oral argument, although principally through
oral argument.
1.2 Court system
The Royal Court
