By Emma
On Friday 24 April 2020 Jersey becomes the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to ban the smacking of children. This important legal change is being introduced with the coming into force of the Children and Education (Amendment) Jersey Law 2020 which abolishes the customary law defence of “reasonable corporal…
By Emma
Further to our previous briefing note, guidance has now been issued for residential landlords and tenants during the Covid-19 outbreak. Whenever possible, landlords and tenants should agree “Temporary Voluntary Agreements” rather than pursuing litigation. Where the tenant has failed to pay rent as a result of Covid-19 and has provided…
By Emma
For all Jersey business the key question now is: how do we exit the lockdown? The Council of Ministers are not putting themselves forward to allow us to examine and scrutinise the Government’s decision making. Are they running scared? The Governments website shows that as at yesterday (14 April) Jersey…
By Emma
There are increasing reports that tenants are failing to uphold their obligation to pay rent as a result of Covid-19. This may be because the tenant has been laid off or made redundant and, as such, is struggling to pay their rent. This, in turn, can have serious implications for…
By Emma
When parents of children are separated, arrangements for those children to spend time with the both parents can vary widely. Sometimes children split their time, almost equally, between households, while others only see the parent they do not live with once a week, or anything in between. During these current…
By Emma
With most of us at Voisin and our clients and colleagues in a variety of industries now working from home. Many of whom may be caring for children we wanted to share this information. We were reminded over the weekend by the government that any children who become sick still…
