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Press statements issued by the Department can be found below. For the latest news please follow the Law Officers’ Department, Jersey on LinkedIn.
First academic research published on Jersey’s Forfeiture of Assets (Civil Proceedings) Law 2018
A paper has been published in the Journal of Money Laundering Control examining the main provisions of the law, Jersey cases and the impact of Jersey’s civil forfeiture regime in an international context
Matthew Jowitt KC to be appointed HM Attorney General for Jersey
His Majesty The King, on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, has approved the appointment of Mr Matthew Jowitt KC as His Majesty's Attorney General for Jersey
Return of more than $9.5 million of tainted funds to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
His Majesty’s Attorney General, Mark Temple KC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) in December 2025 to facilitate the return of more than $9.5 million to the Government of Nigeria, providing additional resources for a critical infrastructure project.
Defendants’ assets confiscated in complex fraud and money laundering case
Confiscation proceedings against Roy Jeanne and Michael Timms, who were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences in January 2024 for dishonesty offences targeting the Jersey Mutual Insurance Company, have now concluded
Confiscated funds shared with UK Home Office
His Majesty’s Attorney General Mark Temple KC has recently assisted the Crown Prosecution Service by sharing more than £397,000 in confiscated funds with the United Kingdom.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overturns Jersey’s first declaration of incompatibility with human rights law
Jersey’s Attorney General, Mark Temple KC, and the Jersey Competent Authority, the Minister for Treasury and Resources, have succeeded in a landmark appeal
Jersey’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement – publication of related documents
The Royal Court made a declaration that it is in the interests of justice for the Attorney General to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Afex Offshore
Return of more than £230,000 to the US for the Kingdom of Thailand
His Majesty’s Attorney General has recently assisted the United States Department of Justice by returning more than £230,000
Return of £829,500 to Republic of Mozambique confirmed
Jersey's Attorney General and the Vice-Attorney General of Mozambique have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to return over £829,500 to the Republic of Mozambique
Seizure of 1,100 kgs of cocaine on Jersey-registered vessel in the Caribbean
On 26 February 2024 Jersey’s Attorney General, Mark Temple KC, was approached by French authorities carrying out anti-drugs smuggling patrols in the Caribbean
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