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...
The Digital Privacy Laws and Practices in the Jersey Island
This paper investigates the digital privacy provisions in the island of Jersey. This is mainly done by examining the two key pieces of legislation with which any workplace must comply with. Those legislations are: The Employment (Jersey) Law 2003, and the Data...
Anthem for Jersey: Music, Media and Politics in an Island Setting
In 2007, Jersey’s government launched a competition in search for a further anthem to celebrate the island’s identity. Even though the island uses ‘God Save the Queen’ as its official anthem because of its allegiance to the British Crown, there are increasingly more...