A wrongly raised Clameur de Haro has cost the parish of Trinity over £90,000 in legal fees, it has emerged.

The ancient injunction was brought by Nikki de Gruchy following a branchage dispute with the parish on Rue Becq, as the parishioner claimed the road had been illegally widened over the years and encroached on her land.

But the Royal Court struck down the move, which was described as a “flight of legal vanity”, in 2023.

It was previously reported that Trinity had received and paid invoices for legal costs totalling £78,750, of which around £70,000 related to the Clameur de Haro and subsequent proceedings.

Pictured: One parishioner shared a letter containing a break-down of the rates charged by Viberts at normal cost – but the parish received a discount.

But it has now emerged that almost £92,000 was spent on dealing with the case.

In update shared during the Parish Assembly on Thursday 10 July, Trinity Constable Philip Le Sueur confirmed that the total cost was £91,753.12 plus GST.

And in response to a letter to a “very concerned rate payer” shared on social media, the Constable confirmed that Viberts gave the parish a discount of just over 31% – as the time spent on the case would have cost £133,600 if the law firm charged its normal rates.

The letter concluded: “As far as the parish is concerned, all matters to do with the 2023 Clameur are now concluded will not be engaging in any further communication on the subject.”