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Health and Safety – The 2019 Report

Health and safety legislation aims to secure the health, safety and welfare of people at work. The Health & Safety Inspectorate (HSI) is the independent regulator of workplace health and...

November 25, 2020 Read more

Without a Valid Will, Charities cannot Inherit a Penny

“Death, taxes and childbirth! There’s never any convenient time for any of them.” Those words of the author of Gone With the Wind ring as true now as in 1936....

November 11, 2020 Read more

Residential Tenancy Update – October 2020

Introduction On 3rd April 2020, the Government of Jersey passed the COVID-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2020 (the “Regulations”). The Regulations were made to temporarily amend...

November 09, 2020 Read more

The Use of Electronic Signatures in Jersey

The use of electronic signatures is not a new concept but in the current climate there is an increasing focus on how documents can be signed electronically. Jersey is also...

June 11, 2020 Read more

“Smacking Ban” now in force in Jersey

On 24 April 2020 Jersey became the first place in the British Isles to introduce a new law that prohibits corporal punishment of children.  Known as the “smacking ban”, the...

April 27, 2020 Read more

Residential Tenancies during COVID-19 – Updated 16/4/2020

Since our last update on 3rd April 2020, the Government of Jersey has passed the COVID-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2020 (the “Regulations”).The Regulations have been...

April 15, 2020 Read more

Lockdown – First Prosecutions

As John Borg explained, the new Covid-19 (Restricted Movement) (Jersey) Order 2020 provides the authorities with the power to fine those in breach of its provisions.  The Order came into...

April 09, 2020 Read more

Force Majeure and Frustration

The coronavirus pandemic, and the restrictions on economic and social activities which it has brought in Jersey and the wider world, has already had a serious impact on most businesses. ...

April 06, 2020 Read more
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