This article examines Jersey law around the filing of shareholders’ agreements and external documents referred to in a Jersey company’s articles of association. It then considers the established local and relevant foreign practice that has developed in this area to...
The power of the UK to legislate for the Crown Dependencies without consent—fact or fiction?
In this article, the author outlines the traditional view, as espoused by the Kilbrandon Commission, that the United Kingdom has a paramount power to legislate for the Dependencies even without their consent and then considers some of the arguments in support of the...
Jersey Companies And The “Freedom Of Movement” In Insolvency
The “passporting” of Jersey companies into insolvency proceedings in the United Kingdom is a practice that has a certain vintage, being used in cases for the past 15 years, in which it has been seen as desirable for the companies concerned to have the advantage of...
A Trial Separation?
With an eye to anticipated and overdue reform of Jersey divorce law, this article briefly considers how Jersey might cast a glance back at customary law to select the best of our unique legal heritage when legislating for the modern Jersey marriage, civil partnership...
Jersey Children: Are They Adequately Represented In Care Proceedings?
There have been a number of articles in this Review over the last decade that both chart and discuss how children are represented in care proceedings. Despite the emphasis given in In re B (Separate Representation of Minors) as to how the representation of children in...
The role of the channel islands in the development and application of Norman law during the late middle ages and early modern period
Although attention has been paid to the impact of continental Norman law on the Channel Islands, the impact of the experience and practice of the islands themselves on Norman law, more generally, has not been taken into consideration. This is despite the fact that it...