Commons or communes remain in the Jersey landscape as a vestige of our feudal past. But apart from the odd conveyancing transaction, little has been written about these areas of land and only a few select individuals know anything about those that are still operated....
Simple Interest: The 1962 Amendment Of The Code Of 1771
For centuries, Jersey imposed caps on the interest rates that could be charged on money lent. By the early 1960s, a prohibition aimed at usury was looking increasingly outmoded in a world where financial services were increasingly sophisticated and internationalised...
Another Puzzling Contract Judgment
Long-time readers of this Review will have observed its commitment to promoting the development of the Jersey law of contract into something more accessible and coherent, with proper regard to the historical roots of our law. It has been a long process but progress...
A Construction Of “Reconstruction”: Article 127 Of The Companies (Jersey) Law 1991
Under art 127 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 the Royal Court has a broad range of powers which can be utilised by a company seeking approval for a scheme of arrangement. For those powers to be engaged, the court must be satisfied that what is proposed amounts to a...