Trends in asset-security reforms: legal transplants and the conflict between civil law and common law systems

This paper looks at the legal position in Jersey with respect to the classification of property and the types of security generally available. It then looks at the specific position of security over tangible movables, which are expected to form part of the next wave of reforms to asset-security rules in Jersey. It then suggests some comparators for reform and useful models. It concludes with a brief discussion of the issue of legal transplants and the tension in law reform initiatives