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Carla Benest

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Justin Harvey-Hills

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Mathew Cook

Mathew Cook

Partner | Jersey

Can Westminster Parliament legislate for Jersey without its consent?

16 October 2019

It is clear that there are strict limits on Westminster's ability to legislate for Jersey without the consent of the Island, in particular in relation to domestic matters (such as tax and financial services regulation). The precise nature of those limits has never been fully tested and determined, and involves over eight-hundred years of constitutional history. However, if the Westminster Parliament sought to legislate for Jersey, Jersey would have strong grounds to challenge such action and any such legislation would be very unlikely to withstand legal scrutiny, as follows.

 

 

 

 

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Ben Robins

Ben Robins

Partner | Jersey

Carla Benest

Carla Benest

Partner | Jersey

Justin Harvey-Hills

Justin Harvey-Hills

Partner | Jersey

Mathew Cook

Mathew Cook

Partner | Jersey

About Mourant

Mourant is a law firm-led, professional services business with over 60 years' experience in the financial services sector. We advise on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg and provide specialist entity management, governance, regulatory and consulting services.

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