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Question

Government litigation cases

Published on: 25 September 2023

Question type: Written

Asked by: Max Andrews

Reference: WQ.335/2023

Answered by: Chief Minister

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WQ.335/2023

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER

BY DEPUTY M.B. ANDREWS OF ST. HELIER NORTH QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2023 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2023

Question

“Will the Chief Minister state the number of civil litigation cases taken against the Government or any Minister in that capacity each year since 2018?”  

Answer

The following table contains the number of healthcare and failure-to-remove (“FTR”) claims (i.e. civil proceedings instituted in the Royal Court of Jersey) since 2018.

It does not include:

any civil litigation which is pre-action;

any  employment/discrimination  claims issued  in the  Jersey  Employment  and  Discrimination Tribunal;

any human rights related claims;

any employer liability (“EL”) claims, which are typically dealt with by insurers.

 

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Healthcare claims

2

4

3

3

1

5

FTR claims

0

0

2

0

1

0