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Supreme Court judgments for the year... 2019
January, 2019
- R v D.S (CR 50 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 55 (03 January 2019);
- Jj Spirit Foundation v Advanced Renal Care Seychelles Pty Ltd (MA 14 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 19 (21 January 2019);
- Bertin v Emmanuel (CS 2 of 2015) [2019] SCSC 75 (22 January 2019);
- In The Matter Between: The Companies Act (cap 40) and The Insurance Act (cap 98) and Sacos Group Limited & Ors (XP 211 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 20 (22 January 2019);
- Labiche v Kolsh () [2019] SCSC 74 (22 January 2019);
- Payet v Land Registrar (CA 33 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 114 (22 January 2019);
- Padayachy v Jean & Anor (CS 112 of 2013) [2019] SCSC 29 (23 January 2019);
- R v Sirame (CO 44 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 38 (23 January 2019);
- Ex Parte Eastern European Engineering Ltd (XP 188 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 30 (24 January 2019);
- Green v Payet & Ors (CS 158 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 33 (27 January 2019);
- D'arc Jupiter v Fostel & Bonte (CS 47 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 49 (29 January 2019);
- Bonte v Lefevre (MA 43 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 50 (30 January 2019);
- Chang-pen-tive v R (CN 23 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 40 (30 January 2019);
- Philoe v Sainte Anne Resort (CA 22 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 206 (31 January 2019);
- R v Etienne (CO 7 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 56 (31 January 2019);
February, 2019
- Lombardy Investments Ltd v Registrar of International Business Companies (MC 3 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 68 (01 February 2019);
- Walsh v Flb Builders (Pty) Ltd (CS 69 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 58 (03 February 2019);
- Bajrang Builders (Pty) Ltd v Marengo & Anor (CC 55 of 2015) [2019] SCSC 174 (05 February 2019);
- Eden Island Development Company (sey) Ltd v Kozhaev & Barclays Bank (sey) Ltd (CS 20 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 136 (06 February 2019);
- R v Savy (CR 3 of 2013) [2019] SCSC 76 (06 February 2019);
- Bijoux & Cicobo v O-nivo Construction (Pty) Ltd (CS 101 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 77 (07 February 2019);
- Payet & Ors v Payet (MA 40 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 83 (07 February 2019);
- R v Or (CO 2 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 81 (10 February 2019);
- Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited v Eastern European Engineering Limited (MA 310 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 98 (10 February 2019);
- Domingue v Hunt Deltel Co. Ltd (MA 270 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 103 (13 February 2019);
- Ex Parte Eastern European Engineering Ltd (MA 37 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 106 (13 February 2019);
- R v Legaie (CO 4 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 108 (17 February 2019);
- Marie v Robinson (CS 64 of 2014) [2019] SCSC 138 (19 February 2019);
- Michel v Michel & Anor (MA 221 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 120 (19 February 2019);
- R v Jeannne (CO 5 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 123 (20 February 2019);
- Adelaide v R (CN 10 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 128 (21 February 2019);
- Heirs Devoud v European Hotel and Resorts Ltd & Anor. (CS 19 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 126 (21 February 2019);
- R v Julienne (CO 75 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 770 (21 February 2019);
- R v Soudhoa (CO 15 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 130 (21 February 2019);
- R v Casime & Anor (CO 72 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 137 (22 February 2019);
- R v D’ Unienville & Anor (CO 15 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 135 (24 February 2019);
- Lucas v Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (MA 58 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 140 (25 February 2019);
- R v Suki (CR 34 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 142 (25 February 2019);
March, 2019
- Antoine v Minister of Employment Immigration and Civil Status & Anor (CA 19 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 205 (06 March 2019);
- R v Lenclume (CO 58 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 219 (06 March 2019);
- R v Keerthirathna (CO 65 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 186 (07 March 2019);
- Ah-mane v Lesperance (CS 127 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 193 (10 March 2019);
- Hoareau v R (CN 15 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 172 (10 March 2019);
- Ex Parte Esparon (MA 29 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 187 (11 March 2019);
- Changyumwai v Seychelles Yacht Club (CC 22 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 194 (12 March 2019);
- Eliza v Bonne & Anor (CA 9 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 196 (13 March 2019);
- R v Thamel (CO 16 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 195 (13 March 2019);
- R v Hoareau (CO 16 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 199 (14 March 2019);
- R v Louise (CO 3 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 214 (14 March 2019);
- Crispin & Anor v Jean (CS 21 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 256 (25 March 2019);
- Laporte v Chetty & Anor (CS 54 of 2016) [2019] SCSC 251 (26 March 2019);
- R v Bastienne (CO 54 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 283 (26 March 2019);
- Ah-time v R (CN 49 of 2016) [2019] SCSC 304 (27 March 2019);
- R v Victor (CO 67 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 344 (27 March 2019);
- S E v R (CA 32 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 302 (28 March 2019);
- Ex Parte Anacoura (XP 15 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 264 (31 March 2019);
- R v Bibi (CO 27 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 287 (31 March 2019);
April, 2019
- Island Development Company Ltd v St Maurice & Anor (CA 6 of 12) [2019] SCSC 278 (02 April 2019);
- Mahe Builders Co Ltd v Madeleine (CA 29 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 292 (04 April 2019);
- Mende v Payet & Anor (CS 52 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 291 (04 April 2019);
- F.B. Choppy (Pty) Ltd v Nsj Construction Pty. Ltd. & Anor (CS 27 of 2010) [2019] SCSC 297 (07 April 2019);
- Monthushimira & Anor v R (CM 105 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 286 (07 April 2019);
- R v Holder (CR 46 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 300 (08 April 2019);
- Cholarajan v Mau (seychelles) Insurance (CA 15 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 296 (09 April 2019);
- R v Lenclume (CO 58 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 307 (10 April 2019);
- R v Saffrance (CO 30 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 430 (17 April 2019);
- Tirant v The Public Utilities Corporation (CS 236 of 2010) [2019] SCSC 347 (22 April 2019);
- Walsh v Weller & Ors (MA 177 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 346 (22 April 2019);
May, 2019
- R v Dupres (CR 28 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 353 (06 May 2019);
- Minister Responsible For Public Administration (faure) V Speaker of The National Assembly (prea) (MA 126 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 374 (09 May 2019);
- R v Estico (CO 49 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 384 (12 May 2019);
- Du Toit v European Hotels Resort Ltd (CS 97 of 2012) [2019] SCSC 379 (16 May 2019);
- R v Dodin & Ors (CR 1 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 946 (16 May 2019);
- Harini & Company (Pty) Ltd v Bajrang Builders (Pty) Ltd (CS 11 of 2016) [2019] SCSC 390 (19 May 2019);
- Sidney v Takaland Company Ltd & Or (MA 11 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 389 (19 May 2019);
- Jeanne v Valentino (CS 119 of 2012) [2019] SCSC 402 (21 May 2019);
- Pool v H. Savy Insurance (CS 105 of 2015) [2019] SCSC 412 (22 May 2019);
- Hua Sun v Elmasry & Anor (CC 13 of 2014) [2019] SCSC 451 (28 May 2019);
- Intershore Banking Corporation Ltd v Central Bank of Seychelles (MA 127 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 426 (28 May 2019);
- Carolus & Ors v Scully & Ors (CS 9 of 2013) [2019] SCSC 422 (29 May 2019);
- Khi (seychelles) 01 Ltd & Anor v Elite Club Ltd (MA 275 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 427 (29 May 2019);
- Meriton v Etheve & Ors (CS 73 of 2016) [2019] SCSC 423 (29 May 2019);
- Property Management Corporation v Simeon & Ors (CS 65 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 478 (29 May 2019);
- Rosalie v Rosalie (DV 160 of 2014) [2019] SCSC 465 (29 May 2019);
- Yu Ping Lee v Morel (CS 18 of 2016) [2019] SCSC 428 (29 May 2019);
- Meriton v Ethieve & Ors (CS 73 of 2016) [2019] SCSC 423 (30 May 2019);
June, 2019
- Balouchzehi v Seychelles Police & Ors (CS 57 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 436 (02 June 2019);
- Bib Ltd v Ocra & Anor (MC 34 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 462 (04 June 2019);
- Estate of Emile Bristol v King (CS 97 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 457 (04 June 2019);
- Vannier v Hoareau & Anor (CS 70 of 2013) [2019] SCSC 458 (04 June 2019);
- R v Dupres (CR 28 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 488 (16 June 2019);
- Republic v Mein & Ors (CN 29 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 510 (18 June 2019);
- Labiche v Fs Management Trading (CS 109 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 529 (23 June 2019);
- Government of Seychelles v Monthy (CS 136 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 511 (24 June 2019);
- Republic v Vidot & Anor (CO 60 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 533 (26 June 2019);
- Estico v Republic (CN 12 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 517 (27 June 2019);
- Republic v Morel (CO 31 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 518 (27 June 2019);
- Denousse v Dixie (CS 20 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 560 (30 June 2019);
July, 2019
- Republic v Radegonde (CO 27 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 557 (07 July 2019);
- Franky Hoareau v Mary Azemia (DV 102 of 2006) [2019] SCSC 628 (09 July 2019);
- Republic v Vidot & Anor (CR 61 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 558 (09 July 2019);
- Ex Parte Gc (XP 97 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 573 (10 July 2019);
- Figaro v Mathiot (CS 115 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 596 (14 July 2019);
- Republic v Attoomani (CR 19 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 584 (14 July 2019);
- Exp Bertran Renaud (MA 204 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 604 (17 July 2019);
- Georges Michel v The Republic & Ors (CM 55 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 629 (17 July 2019);
- Payet v Cedras (CA 38 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 603 (17 July 2019);
- R v Geers & Anor (CO 27 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 605 (17 July 2019);
- Rep v Rene (CO 48 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 602 (17 July 2019);
- Richardson v Labiche (MA 42 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 790 (17 July 2019);
- Martin Algea v Gervais Henrie & Anor (CS 99 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 626 (23 July 2019);
- Seychelles Petroleum Company Limited v Belle & Anor (CA 45 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 624 (23 July 2019);
- Seychelles Petroleum Company Limited v Port-louis & Anor (CA 44 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 623 (23 July 2019);
- Etzin v Sacos Insurance Company (ltd) (CS 32 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 648 (25 July 2019);
- R v D (CO 53 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 633 (25 July 2019);
- European Engineering Ltd v Sj (MA 101 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 641 (28 July 2019);
- R v Toubo Mochidy (CO 26 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 636 (28 July 2019);
- Aglae Lynda v Revenue Commissioner and The Government of Seychelles (CS 83 of 2013) [2019] SCSC 649 (29 July 2019);
- Ex Parte A (XP 103 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 651 (29 July 2019);
- Payet & Ors v The Estate of Ferdinand Haig Vidot & Ors (CS 26 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 696 (29 July 2019);
- Barrado v Labonté (MC 53 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 657 (30 July 2019);
- Government of Seychelles v Public Service Appeal Board & Anor (MC 87 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 654 (30 July 2019);
- Labrosse & Ors v Estate of Henri Widler Moses (CS 156 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 915 (30 July 2019);
August, 2019
- Frichot v Otar (CS 93 of 2016) [2019] SCSC 665 (01 August 2019);
- R v Ew (J 9 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 709 (01 August 2019);
- Revenue Commissioner v Beoliere Aqua (CS 121 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 663 (01 August 2019);
- Bistoquet v Chief officer of The Civil Status (MC 27 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 672 (06 August 2019);
- Nagarajan & Anor v Four Seasons Resort (CA 35 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 686 (08 August 2019);
- R v Finesse & Ors (CO 2 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 688 (11 August 2019);
- R v Hoareau (CO 10 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 694 (12 August 2019);
- R v Hoareau (CO 74 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 695 (12 August 2019);
- R v Legaie (CO 4 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 693 (12 August 2019);
- Ex Parte Application For Appointment of Executor - Pamla Michelle Knight (XP 159 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 698 (15 August 2019);
- Savy v Affif & Anor (CS 99 of 2015) [2019] SCSC 702 (21 August 2019);
- Beau Vallon Properties Ltd v Bhasin (MA 269 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 705 (22 August 2019);
September, 2019
- R v Sl (CO 37 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 958 (01 September 2019);
- Republic v Fonsek & Anor (CO 43 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 715 (01 September 2019);
- Charles v Kf (CA 38 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 733 (03 September 2019);
- Eastern European Engineering Ltd (ex Parte) (EP 93 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 734 (03 September 2019);
- Howard v Gilopi International (MA 268 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 755 (03 September 2019);
- Monthy v Esparon (EXP 134 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 727 (03 September 2019);
- Eliza v Bonne & Bisogni (MA 181 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 739 (04 September 2019);
- R v Esther (CN 10 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 730 (04 September 2019);
- Severe Investments (Pty) Ltd v Camille (CS 152 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 726 (04 September 2019);
- Larue v Hertel (MC 76 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 737 (05 September 2019);
- Grandcourt v Seychelles Petroleum Company Ltd (CS 78 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 760 (08 September 2019);
- Lesperance v Faure (MC 92 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 788 (08 September 2019);
- Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Corporation Ltd. V Lesperance & Anor (CM 3 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 752 (08 September 2019);
- Dm v Sn (CS 59 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 750 (09 September 2019);
- Esparon v Azemia (MA 178 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 751 (09 September 2019);
- Ex Parte Vl & Anor (EXP 77 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 761 (10 September 2019);
- Laporte v Estate of Parcou (CS 128 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 969 (10 September 2019);
- O Nivo Construction (Pty) Ltd v Hermitte & Anor (CC 3 of 2014) [2019] SCSC 762 (10 September 2019);
- Padayachy v Seychelles Commercial Bank (CS 34 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 763 (10 September 2019);
- R v Eh (CR 52 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 758 (11 September 2019);
- R v Hoareau (CR 54 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 759 (11 September 2019);
- Seibei Services Ltd v Lalande (MA 43 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 771 (12 September 2019);
- Cupidon v Rose (CA 31 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 776 (16 September 2019);
- R v Barreau (CO 15 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 784 (16 September 2019);
- Republic v Bakas (CO 5 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 777 (16 September 2019);
- Ex Parte Chen Seng Kuei (MC 62 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 793 (17 September 2019);
- Ex Parte John Milsom and David Standish (as Joint Receivers of Assets of Mukhtar Ablyazov) (MA 240 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 792 (17 September 2019);
- R v Vidot and Ano (CR 60 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 811 (23 September 2019);
October, 2019
- Reddy & Ors v Ramkalawan (CS 97 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 846 (01 October 2019);
- Marchesseau v Euodoo (Pty) Limited (CS 43 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 852 (02 October 2019);
- Butler Payett v Attorney General (CS 129 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 906 (10 October 2019);
- Cailachame v Low Hong (CA 37 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 893 (10 October 2019);
- Chang-time v Four Seasons Resort (CA 24 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 904 (10 October 2019);
- R v Mondon & Ors (CO 44 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 927 (10 October 2019);
- R v Brioche (CO 57 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 894 (14 October 2019);
- In Re: The Companies Ordinance 1972 and in the matter of Natalie Lefevre v Beau Vallon Properties and Ors (CC 8 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 899 (15 October 2019);
- Lincoln v Eodc (XP 27 of 2008) [2019] SCSC 908 (15 October 2019);
- Nourrice v Florentine & Ors (CS 68 of 2016) [2019] SCSC 919 (20 October 2019);
- R v An () [2019] SCSC 939 (23 October 2019);
- Ex Parte Bristol (MA 278 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 931 (24 October 2019);
- Hoareau v Azemia (MA 254 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 933 (24 October 2019);
- R v Mathiot (CO 4 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 1137 (24 October 2019);
- R v Pool (CO 69 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 930 (24 October 2019);
November, 2019
- R v Jumaye (CO 11 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 944 (03 November 2019);
- Gonthier v Morel (MA 262 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 971 (05 November 2019);
- Gonthier v Morel (MA 264 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 951 (05 November 2019);
- R v Gustave Uzice (CO 18 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 948 (05 November 2019);
- Esther & Ors v Public Utilities Corporation & Anor (CS 33 of 2015) [2019] SCSC 950 (06 November 2019);
- Iliescu v All About offshore (seychelles) Ltd (MA 342 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 953 (06 November 2019);
- Iliescu v Petrescu (MA 343 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 954 (06 November 2019);
- Elmasry & Anor v Hua Sun (MA 195 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 962 (07 November 2019);
- R v Ravigna (CO 59 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 978 (10 November 2019);
- Laporte v Asmann (CN 6 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1019 (13 November 2019);
- Government of Seychelles v Chang-tave & Ors (MC 63 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1006 (17 November 2019);
- R v Palmyre (CO 55 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1005 (17 November 2019);
- Ramkalawan v Camille & Ors (CS 28 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 1017 (17 November 2019);
- St. Ange v Ag (CS 94 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 1016 (17 November 2019);
- R v Tembe (CO 25 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1018 (18 November 2019);
- Esparon v Monthy (MA 319 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1024 (19 November 2019);
- R v Marie & Ors (CO 14 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 1021 (19 November 2019);
- R v Zelia (CR 46 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1043 (24 November 2019);
- Agathine & Ors v Dubois (MC 52 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1068 (26 November 2019);
- Bibi & Ors v Estate of Joseph Samuel Bibi (CS 26 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 1052 (26 November 2019);
December, 2019
- R v Mathiot (CO 4 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 1065 (01 December 2019);
- Richet & Ors v Payet & Anor. (MA 162 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1073 (02 December 2019);
- Chang Pen-tive & Anor v Alphonse (CS 77 of 2017) [2019] SCSC 1130 (03 December 2019);
- Grandcourt v Seychelles Agricultural Agency & Anor (MA 220 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1086 (03 December 2019);
- Laporte v Rosebelle (Pty) Ltd) (CS 63 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 1135 (03 December 2019);
- Lablache v Mason's Travel Pty Ltd (CS 121 of 2018) [2019] SCSC 1094 (05 December 2019);
- Thyroomooldy v Nanon (CS 5 of 2013) [2019] SCSC 1129 (05 December 2019);
- Mathiot v Figaro (MA 348 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1124 (10 December 2019);
- R v Azemia (CR 62 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1103 (10 December 2019);
- Ex P Bertine Ahkong Trading At Villa Authentique (MA 118 of 2019) [2019] SCSC 1136 (16 December 2019);