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Key definition

Enforcement definition

What does Enforcement mean? Enforcement is the practical process of making a court order, judgment, decree or arbitral award take effect when the party bound has not complied by the deadline. It involves applying for, and using, court-sanctioned measures to secure compliance or recover sums due, including where permission is required. The term is descriptive rather than a single statutory definition; the available remedies depend on the jurisdiction and the nature of the order. England and Wales: governed mainly by CPR Parts 70–73, including writ/warrant of control, third party debt orders, charging orders (and orders for sale), attachment of earnings, possession and delivery up, appointment...

Foreign judgment recognition and enforcement in Jersey: reciprocal registration (UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Israel) and common law routes, procedure, defences, limitation, service, interest and costs, and enforcement methods

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Practice notes

This Practice Note offers an overview of Enforcement in Jersey, spanning subjects such as inconsistent decisions, costs, currency, the enforcement pathway, limitation, injunctive measures, recognition of judgments, service, pitfalls and the varieties of enforceable order. Although it refers to decisions of the Jersey courts, these are not reported by LexisNexis®, and therefore links to the judgments are not provided.

Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Jersey) Law 1960 — the 1960 Law
Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973 — the 1973 Act
Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Rules 1961 — the Rules

Questions and answers 1. Treaties—is your country party to any bilateral or multilateral treaties for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments? What is the country's approach to entering into these treaties and what, if any, amendments or reservations has your country made to such treaties?

Jersey, as a British Crown Dependency with its own government, legal system and legislation, is not part of the UK or the EU, and is not a signatory to the Brussels or Lugano Conventions. Jersey does, however, maintain statutory reciprocal arrangements for the recognition and enforcement of judgments from the Superior courts of England and Wales, Scotland...

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Nigel Sanders

Walkers

Nigel leads Walkers' Channel Islands Insolvency and Dispute Resolution practice. He has a very broad based commercial litigation and arbitration practice and is experienced in handling local and multi-jurisdictional contentious matters arising in a wide range of areas. These typically involve helping clients in the financial services sector on matters involving trusts and probate, funds and company disputes as well as on fraud and asset tracking and insolvency. Nigel also advises on regulatory matters. He works closely with the firm's Private Capital and Trusts and Regulatory practice groups. Nigel has represented clients in a number of reported cases including: EVIC v Greater Deep Value Fund II Limited [2012] (just and equitable winding up of a Jersey fund); Re PW Trust [2010] (threatened proprietary claims against a trustee); Representation of Kentz Corporation [2014] (members scheme of arrangement); CPA v Keogh and St Paer [2015]...

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