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This is the first time the Guernsey Court has considered and granted such an order, which has allowed a procedure which, on its face, would appear to contradict basic principles...

The recent judgment of the Royal Court of Jersey in Pender v GHH (Jersey) Ltd & Ors [2019] JRC228 has provided important guidance on the approach to be taken when joining parties to

The mere fact of being owned by a sovereign state does not give a Jersey company "sovereign immunity" from legal proceedings.

In Jersey, the primary test for obtaining an interim injunction (which is different to a freezing injunction) was established by the House of Lords in American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Limited...

A recent decision of the Royal Court has held that, when determining whether or not parties have consented to entering into a contract, and, if so, on what terms...

The Royal Court of Jersey has recently provided important guidance in relation to the circumstances in which the Court may hold the exercise of a fiduciary power to be invalid.

The Royal Court of Jersey has recently approved variations of two trusts established by a late Settlor whereby the beneficial class of each trust was to be widened beyond the parameters that the Settlor had set out during his lifetime.

In the recently reported case of the Representation of Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees SA and Others [2018] JRC 131 Commissioner Clyde-Smith considered applications by former and current trustees in respect...

In July 2019, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) imposed its first financial penalty in the sum of £381,010. Civil penalties were introduced to Jersey in 2015...

In its recent decision in the case of B and C v D, E, F and others JRC 169, the Royal Court of Jersey has considered whether a Jersey law foundation and endowments made to such a foundation can be set aside ab initio on the grounds of mistake.

In a recent decision the Privy Council has had the opportunity to consider the circumstances under which a trust may be declared invalid due to the reservation of powers by its settlor.

In the recent decision of In the Matter of the Z Trust [2016] JRC 048 the Royal Court's statutory jurisdiction to set aside the exercise of fiduciary powers was used to set aside the appointment of new trustees by a settlor.

The Supreme Court last week handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Philipp, clarifying the rationale and scope of the duty established in Barclays Bank...

The Jersey Court of Appeal ("Leeds United Football Club Limited v Weston and Levi" [2012] JCA 083) has confirmed the Royal Court’s ruling ([2011] JRC 185) that there is a clear distinction between challenging the jurisdiction of the Jersey court and seeking a stay in favour of a more appropriate forum.

A recent decision of the English Court of Appeal appears to have introduced a difference of approach between the UK and Jersey in relation to an issue which is important to trustees...

The judgments in the Representation of HSBC International Trustee Limited [2011] JRC 167 and [2014] JRC 254A address important questions.

As the requirements (and subsequent disputes) of HNW individuals and families continue to increase in complexity, courts across our jurisdictions are frequently seeing cases that are establishing new...