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Charities Law in Jersey

Prior to 21 November 2014, Jersey looked to the case law of England and Wales for guidance in determining whether or not...

Guides 06/07/2017
  • Jersey
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Jersey quarterly trust update

Collas Crill's Jersey fiduciary team takes a look at judgments handed down recently by the Royal Court of Jersey. Court ...

Insight 12/06/2017
  • Jersey
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Jersey quarterly trust update

Procedural reforms in Jersey: A wolf in sheep's clothing?

A number of significant changes to Jersey's civil procedure rules came into force on 1st June 2017. The Royal Court (Ame...

Insight 05/06/2017
  • Jersey
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Procedural reforms in Jersey: A wolf in sheep's clothing?

Food for thought: Royal Court of Jersey puts misrepresentation claims back on the menu

In the recent case of Hong Kong Foods Limited & Anr v Robin Hood Curry Limited & Anr [2017] JRC 050, Sir Michael...

Insight 17/05/2017
  • Jersey
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Food for thought: Royal Court of Jersey puts misrepresentation claims back on the menu

Galasys: The case so far

The Company: At the heart of this dispute is Galasys PLC, a Jersey incorporated company which was, prior to the dispute,...

Guides 20/02/2017
  • Jersey
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One for the ages? Jersey's new age discrimination law

"Age", the actress Helen Hayes once quipped, "is not important unless you're a cheese." Or – one might be tempted to add...

Insight 24/08/2016
  • Jersey
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One for the ages? Jersey's new age discrimination law

Cell structures in Guernsey and Jersey

There are two types of cell companies: The Protected Cell Company (PCC); and The Incorporated Cell Company (ICC) and it...

Guides 27/06/2016
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Cell structures in Guernsey and Jersey

The common reporting standard

With the globalisation of the financial sector, it is now much easier for individuals and corporate entities to hold ass...

Guides 05/05/2016
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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The common reporting standard

In the matter of the S Trust and the T Trust: Mistake

The Settlors of two Jersey law trusts sought orders from the Royal Court that the transfer of money into those trusts be...

Guides 05/05/2016
  • Jersey
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In the matter of the S Trust and the T Trust: Mistake

In the matter of the K Trust

K Trust facts In the years following the death of the settlor and the retirement of the original trustee (who were close...

Guides 05/05/2016
  • Jersey
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In the matter of the K Trust

Duties for the exercise of a fiduciary power….the smell test!

In the Representation of the Jasmine Trustees Limited [2015] JRC196 the Royal Court had to consider whether or not new t...

Insight 05/05/2016
  • Jersey
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Duties for the exercise of a fiduciary power….the smell test!

Mistake: Setting aside voluntary dispositions

Given the favourable tax regimes in play across the Channel Islands, it is not surprising that incorrect tax advice is a...

Insight 10/03/2016
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Mistake: Setting aside voluntary dispositions