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Remuneration of Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners

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A decision  made (05.05.2009) to approve increases in the fees payable to Royal Court Commissioners and Ordinary Judges of Appeal.

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2009-0066

Decision Summary Title:

Remuneration of Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners

Date of Decision Summary:

28/04/09

Decision Summary Author:

Loretta Outhwaite

Finance Director

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Remuneration Increase – Judges

Date of Written Report:

28/04/09

Written Report Author:

Loretta Outhwaite

Finance Director

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

 Remuneration of Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners

 

Decision(s):

 The Minister approved increases in the fees payable to Royal Court Commissioners and Ordinary Judges of Appeal by 1.42% (from £774 to £785 per day), effective from 1st April 2009, in accordance with the requirements of the Court of Appeal (Jersey) Law 1991 and the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1991.

Reason(s) for Decision:  To maintain parity with comparable UK appointments

Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications.

Action required:

The Finance Director will request the Law Drafting Department to draft the necessary Orders to enable the increases to be paid.

 

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Senator P Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources

 

                 

 

Date Signed: 5th May 2009

Date of Decision: 5th May 2009

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Remuneration of Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners

 

Remuneration Increase – Judges

 

  1. Purpose of the Report

 

1.1              The Minister is asked to consider increases in the daily rates paid to:

i)                    Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal; and

ii)                   Royal Court Commissioners

 

1.2              That the Law Draftsman be requested to draft the necessary Orders to enable the increases to be paid.

 

  1. Background

 

2.1              The fees payable to the above are maintained in line with comparable UK appointments.

 

2.2              The fees payable to the UK Deputy High Court Judges have increased from £774 to £785 per day (an increase of 1.42%), with effect from 1st April 2009.

 

2.3              The Bailiff has requested that the daily fees paid to Ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners be increased in line with the remuneration paid in the UK.

 

2.4              The Court of Appeal (Jersey) Law 1991 and the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1991 provide for the Minister of Treasury and Resources to make the necessary Orders to increase the fees payable to the above groups.

 

2.5              The fees were increased by 2.5% last year, with the Minister’s approval.

 

  1. Comments

 

3.1              The increase in RPI (x) for the period December 2007 to the end of December 2008 was 5.2%. The 1.42% fee increase is below RPI (x) and the target inflation rate of 2.5%.

 

3.2              It is estimated that the annual additional cost of increasing the rates by 1.42% would be £3,200 and this would be met from within the Court and Case costs votes.

 

  1. Recommendation

 

4.1              That the Minister approves the increases in the daily payments to Ordinary Court Judges of the Court of Appeal and Royal Court Commissioners, as indicated above and request that the necessary Orders be prepared for onward submission to the States.

 

  1. Reason for the Decision

 

5.1              To maintain parity with comparable UK appointments.

 

 

Loretta Outhwaite

Finance Director - Treasury & Resources

28.04.09

 

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