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Court of Appeal (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2008 (Appointed Day) Act 200-.

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A decision made (01/06/2009) regarding: Court of Appeal (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2008 (Appointed Day) Act 200-.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2009-0041 

Decision Summary Title :

Court of Appeal (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2008 (Appointed Day) Act 200-

Date of Decision Summary:

22nd May 2009

Decision Summary Author:

Kate Power

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Court of Appeal (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2008 (Appointed Day) Act 200-

Date of Written Report:

18th May 2009

Written Report Author:

Steven Pallot 

Senior Legal Advisor, Law Officers Department

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  Court of Appeal (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2008 (Appointed Day) Act 200-

Decision(s):  The Chief Minister approved the report and proposition entitled, ‘draft Court of Appeal (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2008 (Appointed Day) Act 200-‘ and requested that it be lodged au Greffe as soon as is practicable.

Reason(s) for Decision:  The Court of Appeal (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2008 (“the amending Law”) was adopted by the States on 29th January 2008 and registered by the Royal Court on 16th May 2008.  It amends the Court of Appeal (Jersey) Law 1961 (“the 1961 Law”) as described below, and the purpose of this Act is to bring those amendments into force on 3rd August 2009.

The amendments –

  • implement some of the last remaining recommendations of Sir Godfray Le Quesne Q.C. in his review of the workings of the 1961 Law undertaken in 2000; and
  • effect other extensive reforms unrelated to those recommendations. 

The amendments have necessitated the preparation of rules of court by the Court of Appeal which have now been finalised and which are due to be made by the Judges of the Court of Appeal on 20th July 2009. 

Resource Implications:  There are no financial or manpower implications for the States arising from the adoption of this draft Act. 

Action required:  Request the Greffier of the States to ensure that the draft Act is lodged at the earliest opportunity for approval by the States.

Signature: Senator Le Sueur 

Position:  Senator Terry Le Sueur, Chief Minister

Date Signed: 1st June 2009 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): 

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