Until very recently, intellectual property has played little part in the business life of Jersey. This article gives an overview of the main types of intellectual property and looks at how the law has developed in Jersey, and in comparison with certain other offshore...
The Assembly Of Governor, Bailiff And Jurats: Rise And (Near) Demise
This Assembly, constituted by Letters Patent of Charles II, came to possess a mix of jurisdiction and functions relating to revenues from customs and excise, Victoria College and, to the present day, the grant of liquor licences.
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...
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...
Security Interests In Investment Securities Under Jersey Law
This article examines the revolutionary changes to Jersey law on security interests in intangible movables made by the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 (“SIJL 1”) so far as it affects security interests in directly held and intermediated investment securities. It...
Constructing A Criminal Code: Lessons For Jersey
This paper offers a commentary on some of the issues which potential codifiers of criminal law may have to determine. Drawing on several code projects in the traditionally “common law” world, as well as the author’s experience as a member of the group which drafted a...