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Supreme Court of Seychelles decisions

January 2019

R v D.S (CR 50/2018) [2019] SCSC 55 (04 January 2019);

Mondon v R (CN 27/2017) [2019] SCSC 57 (12 January 2019);

JJ Spirit Foundation v Advanced Renal Care Seychelles PTY LTD (MA 14/2019 arising in CS 12/2019) [2019] SCSC 19 (22 January 2019);

Bertin v Emmanuel (CS 02/2015) [2019] SCSC 75 (23 January 2019);

In the matter between: The Companies Act (Cap 40) And The Insurance Act (Cap 98) And SACOS Group Limited & Ors (XP 211/2018) [2019] SCSC 20 (23 January 2019);

Labiche v Kolsh (CA 14A/2011) [2019] SCSC 74 (23 January 2019);

Payet v Land Registrar (CA 33/2018) [2019] SCSC 114 (23 January 2019);

Padayachy v Jean & Anor (CS112/2013 ) [2019] SCSC 29 (24 January 2019);

R v Sirame (CO 44/2018) [2019] SCSC 38 (24 January 2019);

Ex parte Eastern European Engineering Ltd (XP 188/2018) [2019] SCSC 30 (25 January 2019);

Green v Payet & Ors (CS 158/2018) [2019] SCSC 33 (28 January 2019);

Chang-Pen-Tive v R (CN 23/2017) [2019] SCSC 40 (30 January 2019);

D'Arc Jupiter v Fostel & Bonte (CS 47/2017) [2019] SCSC 49 (30 January 2019);

Bonte v Lefevre (MA 43/2018) [2019] SCSC 50 (31 January 2019);

Philoe v Sainte Anne Resort (CA 22/2017) [2019] SCSC 206 (01 February 2019);

R v Etienne (C007/2018) [2019] SCSC 56 (01 February 2019);

February 2019

Lombardy Investments Ltd v Registrar of International Business Companies (MC 3/2019) [2019] SCSC 68 (02 February 2019);

Walsh v FLB Builders (PTY) LTD (CS 69 /2019) [2019] SCSC 58 (04 February 2019);

Bajrang Builders (Pty) Ltd v Marengo & Anor (CC 55/2015) [2019] SCSC 174 (06 February 2019);

Eden Island Development Company (Sey) Ltd v Kozhaev & Barclays bank (Sey) Ltd (CS 20/2018) [2019] SCSC 136 (07 February 2019);

R v Savy (CR03/2013) [2019] SCSC 76 (07 February 2019);

Bijoux & Cicobo v O-Nivo Construction (PTY) LTD (CS 101/2017) [2019] SCSC 77 (08 February 2019);

Payet & Ors v Payet (MA 40/2019) [2019] SCSC 83 (08 February 2019);

R v OR (CO 02/2019) [2019] SCSC 81 (11 February 2019);

Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited v Eastern European Engineering Limited (MA 310/2018) [2019] SCSC 98 (11 February 2019);

Ex parte Eastern European Engineering Ltd (MA 37/2019 (arising in CS 23/2019)) [2019] SCSC 106 (13 February 2019);

Domingue v Hunt Deltel Co. Ltd (MA 270/2018 (Arising in CA 42/2018)) [2019] SCSC 103 (14 February 2019);

R v Legaie (CO 04/2019) [2019] SCSC 108 (18 February 2019);

Marie v Robinson (CS 64/2014) [2019] SCSC 138 (19 February 2019);

Michel v Michel & Anor (MA 221/2018 (arising from MA 291/2017 and DC 151/2014)) [2019] SCSC 120 (20 February 2019);

R v Jeannne (CO 05/2018) [2019] SCSC 123 (21 February 2019);

R V Julienne (CO75/2017) [2018] SCSC 770 (21 February 2019);

Adelaide v R (CN 10/2018 and CN11/2018 (Appeal from Magistrate’s Court cases CS 492/2017 and CS 493/2017)) [2019] SCSC 128 (22 February 2019);

Heirs Devoud v European Hotel and Resorts Ltd & Ano. (CS 19/2017) [2019] SCSC 126 (22 February 2019);

R v Casime & Anor (CO72/2017) [2019] SCSC 137 (22 February 2019);

R v Casime & Casime (CO72/2017) [2019] SCSC 137 (22 February 2019);

R v Soudhoa (CO 15/2017) [2019] SCSC 130 (22 February 2019);

Lucas v Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (MA 58/2019) [2019] SCSC 140 (25 February 2019);

R v D’ Unienville & Anor (CO15/2018) [2019] SCSC 135 (25 February 2019);

R v Suki (CR 34/2018) [2019] SCSC 142 (26 February 2019);

March 2019

Antoine v Minister of Employment Immigration and Civil Status and Ano (CA 19/2018) [2019] SCSC 205 (07 March 2019);

R v Lenclume (CO58/2017) [2019] SCSC 219 (07 March 2019);

R v Keerthirathna (CO 65/2018) [2019] SCSC 186 (08 March 2019);

Ah-Mane v Lesperance (CS 127/2018) [2019] SCSC 193 (11 March 2019);

Hoareau v R (CN15/2018) [2019] SCSC 172 (11 March 2019);

Ex parte Esparon (MA 29/2019) [2019] SCSC 187 (12 March 2019);

Changyumwai v Seychelles Yacht Club (CC 22/2017) [2019] SCSC 194 (13 March 2019);

Eliza v Bonne & Anor (CA9/2017) [2019] SCSC 196 (14 March 2019);

R v Thamel (CO16/2019) [2019] SCSC 195 (14 March 2019);

R v Hoareau (CO16/2018) [2019] SCSC 199 (15 March 2019);

R v Louise (CO3/2018) [2019] SCSC 214 (15 March 2019);

Crispin & Anor v Jean (CS 21/2018) [2019] SCSC 256 (26 March 2019);

Laporte v Chetty & Anor (CS 54/2016) [2019] SCSC 251 (27 March 2019);

R v Bastienne (CO54/2017) [2019] SCSC 283 (27 March 2019);

Ah-Time v R (CN/49/2016) [2019] SCSC 304 (28 March 2019);

R v Victor (CO 67/2017) [2019] SCSC 344 (28 March 2019);

S E v R (CA32/2017 (Appeal from Magistrate’s Court Arising in C No: 992/15 /2015)) [2019] SCSC 302 (29 March 2019);

Ex parte Anacoura (XP15/2019) [2019] SCSC 264 (01 April 2019);

R v Bibi (CO27/2018) [2019] SCSC 287 (01 April 2019);

April 2019

Island Development Company Ltd v St Maurice & Ano (CA 06/12) [2019] SCSC 278 (03 April 2019);

Mahe Builders Co Ltd v Madeleine (CA 29/2018) [2019] SCSC 292 (05 April 2019);

Mende v Payet & Anor (CS 52/2018) [2019] SCSC 291 (05 April 2019);

F.B. Choppy (Pty) Ltd v NSJ Construction Pty. Ltd. & Anor (CS 27/2010 and CS 29/2020) [2019] SCSC 297 (07 April 2019);

Monthushimira & Anor v R (CM105/2018) [2019] SCSC 286 (08 April 2019);

R v Holder (CR 46/2018) [2019] SCSC 300 (08 April 2019);

Cholarajan v MAU (Seychelles) Insurance (CA 15/2018) [2019] SCSC 296 (09 April 2019);

Cholarajan v Mau (Seychelles) Insurance (CA 15/2018) [2019] SCSC 296 (09 April 2019);

R v Lenclume (CO58/2017) [2019] SCSC 307 (11 April 2019);

R v Saffrance (CO30/2018) [2019] SCSC 430 (18 April 2019);

Tirant v The Public Utilities Corporation (CS 236/2010) [2019] SCSC 347 (23 April 2019);

Walsh v Weller & Ors (MA 177/2018) [2019] SCSC 346 (23 April 2019);

May 2019

R v Dupres (CR 28/2018) [2019] SCSC 353 (07 May 2019);

Minister Responsible for Public Administration (Faure) v Speaker of The National Assembly (Prea) (MA 126/2019) [2019] SCSC 374 (10 May 2019);

R v Estico (CO 49/2018) [2019] SCSC 384 (13 May 2019);

Du Toit v European Hotels Resort Ltd (CS 97/2012) [2019] SCSC 379 (17 May 2019);

R v Dodin & Ors (CR01/2018) [2019] SCSC 946 (17 May 2019);

Harini & Company (Pty) Ltd v Bajrang Builders (Pty) Ltd (CS 11/2016) [2019] SCSC 390 (20 May 2019);

Sidney v Takaland Company Ltd & Or (MA 11/2019) [2019] SCSC 389 (20 May 2019);

Jeanne v Valentino (CS 119/2012) [2019] SCSC 402 (22 May 2019);

Pool v H. Savy Insurance (CS 105/2015) [2019] SCSC 412 (23 May 2019);

Hua Sun v Elmasry & Anor (CC 13/2014) [2019] SCSC 451 (29 May 2019);

Intershore Banking Corporation Ltd v Central Bank of Seychelles (MA 127/2018) [2019] SCSC 426 (29 May 2019);

Carolus & Ors v Scully & Ors (CS 09/2013) [2019] SCSC 422 (30 May 2019);

KHI (Seychelles) 01 Ltd & Anor v Elite Club Ltd (MA 275/2018) [2019] SCSC 427 (30 May 2019);

Meriton v Etheve & Ors (CS 73/2016) [2019] SCSC 423 (30 May 2019);

Meriton v Ethieve & Ors (CS 73/2016) [2019] SCSC 423 (30 May 2019);

Property Management Corporation v Simeon & Ors (CS 65/2017) [2019] SCSC 478 (30 May 2019);

Rosalie v Rosalie (DV 160/2014) [2019] SCSC 465 (30 May 2019);

Yu Ping Lee v Morel (CS 18/2016) [2019] SCSC 428 (30 May 2019);

June 2019

Balouchzehi v Seychelles Police & others (CS57/2019) [2019] SCSC 436 (03 June 2019);

Bib ltd v Ocra & Anor (MC 34/2019) [2019] SCSC 462 (05 June 2019);

Estate of Emile Bristol v King (CS 97/2017) [2019] SCSC 457 (05 June 2019);

Vannier v Hoareau & Ano (CS 70/2013) [2019] SCSC 458 (05 June 2019);

R v Dupres (CR 28/2018) [2019] SCSC 488 (17 June 2019);

Republic v Mein & Ors (CN 29/2019) [2019] SCSC 510 (19 June 2019);

Labiche v FS Management Trading (CS 109/2018) [2019] SCSC 529 (24 June 2019);

Government of Seychelles v Monthy (CS 136/2017) [2019] SCSC 511 (25 June 2019);

Republic v Vidot & Anor (CO 60/2018) [2019] SCSC 533 (27 June 2019);

Estico v Republic (CN 12/2018) [2019] SCSC 517 (28 June 2019);

Republic v Morel (CO 31/2018) [2019] SCSC 518 (28 June 2019);

Denousse v Dixie (CS 20/2017) [2019] SCSC 560 (01 July 2019);

July 2019

Republic v Radegonde (CO 27/2019) [2019] SCSC 557 (08 July 2019);

Republic v Vidot & Anor (CR 61/18) [2019] SCSC 558 (09 July 2019);

Franky Hoareau v Mary Azemia (DV 102/2006) [2019] SCSC 628 (10 July 2019);

Ex Parte GC (XP 97/2019) [2019] SCSC 573 (11 July 2019);

Figaro v Mathiot (CS 115/2017) [2019] SCSC 596 (15 July 2019);

Republic v Attoomani (CR 19/2019) [2019] SCSC 584 (15 July 2019);

Exp Bertran Renaud (MA 204/2019) Exp Bertran Renaud (MA204/2019) [2019] SCSC 94(18 July 2019). (18 July 2019);

Georges Michel v The Republic & Ors (CM55/2018) [2019] SCSC 629 (18 July 2019);

Payet v Cedras (CA 38/2018) Payet v Cedras (CA 38/2018) [2018] SCSC (18 July 2019) (18 July 2019);

R v Geers & Anor (CO 27/2017) [2019] SCSC 605 (18 July 2019);

Rep vs Rene (CO 48/2018) Rep vs Rene (CO48/2018) [2019] SCSC (18 July 2019);

Richardson v Labiche (MA42/2019, arising in CS48/2017) [2019] SCSC 790 (18 July 2019);

Martin Algea v Gervais Henrie & Anor (CS99/2017) [2019] SCSC 626 (24 July 2019);

Seychelles Petroleum Company Limited v Belle & Anor (CA 45/2018) [2019] SCSC 624 (24 July 2019);

Seychelles Petroleum Company Limited v Port-Louis & Anor (CA 44/2018) [2019] SCSC 623 (24 July 2019);

Dogley v Loze & Ors (CS 21/2015) [2019] SCSC 642 (26 July 2019);

Etzin v Sacos Insurance Company (Ltd) (CS 32/2018) [2019] SCSC 648 (26 July 2019);

R v D (CO 53/2017) [2019] SCSC 633 (26 July 2019);

European Engineering Ltd v SJ (MA 101/2019) [2019] SCSC 641 (29 July 2019);

R v Toubo Mochidy (CO/ 26/2019) [2019] SCSC 636 (29 July 2019);

Aglae Lynda v Revenue Commissioner and the Government of Seychelles (CS 83/2013) [2019] SCSC 649 (30 July 2019);

Ex Parte A (XP103/2019) [2019] SCSC 651 (30 July 2019);

Payet & Ors v The Estate of Ferdinand Haig Vidot & Ors (CS 26/2019) [2019] SCSC 696 (30 July 2019);

Government of Seychelles v Public Service Appeal Board & Anor (MC 87/2018) [2019] SCSC 654 (30 July 2019);

Barrado v Labonté (MC53/2017) [2019] SCSC 657 (31 July 2019);

Labrosse & Ors v Estate of Henri Widler Moses (CS 156/2018) [2019] SCSC 915 (31 July 2019);

August 2019

Frichot v Otar (CS 93/2016) [2019] SCSC 665 (02 August 2019);

R v EW (J9/2018, J10/2018, J10/2019, J12/2019, J13/2019, J14/2019) [2019] SCSC 709 (02 August 2019);

Revenue Commissioner v Beoliere Aqua (CS 121/2017) [2019] SCSC 663 (02 August 2019);

Bistoquet v Chief Officer of the Civil Status (MC 27/2019) [2019] SCSC 672 (07 August 2019);

Nagarajan & Anor v Four Seasons Resort (CA34 & 35/2018 (appeal from ET184 & 185/2014)) [2019] SCSC 686 (09 August 2019);

R v Finesse & Ors (CO02/2019) [2019] SCSC 688 (12 August 2019);

R v Hoareau (CO10/2019) [2019] SCSC 694 (13 August 2019);

R v Hoareau (CO74/2018) [2019] SCSC 695 (13 August 2019);

R v Legaie (CO04/2019) [2019] SCSC 693 (13 August 2019);

In the matter of ex parte application for appointment of executor - Pamla Michelle Knight (XP 159/2019) [2019] SCSC 698 (16 August 2019);

Savy v Affif & Anor (CS 99/2015) [2019] SCSC 702 (21 August 2019);

Beau Vallon Properties Ltd v Bhasin (MA 269/2019, arising in CA11/2018) [2019] SCSC 705 (23 August 2019);

September 2019

R v SL (CO 37/2018) [2019] SCSC 958 (02 September 2019);

Republic v Fonsek & Anor (CO 43/2019) [2019] SCSC 715 (02 September 2019);

Charles v KF (CA 38/2017 arising from CS 263/2017) [2019] SCSC 733 (04 September 2019);

Eastern European Engineering Ltd (ex parte) (EP 93/2019) [2019] SCSC 734 (04 September 2019);

Howard v Gilopi International (MA 268/2019) [2019] SCSC 755 (04 September 2019);

Monthy v Esparon (EXP 134/2017) [2019] SCSC 727 (04 September 2019);

Eliza v Bonne & Bisogni (MA 181/2019 arising in CA9/2017) [2019] SCSC 739 (05 September 2019);

R v Esther (CN 10/2018) [2019] SCSC 730 (05 September 2019);

Severe Investments (Pty) Ltd v Camille (CS 152/2018) [2019] SCSC 726 (05 September 2019);

Larue v Hertel (MC76/2018) [2019] SCSC 737 (06 September 2019);

Grandcourt v Seychelles Petroleum Company Ltd (CS 78/2017) [2019] SCSC 760 (09 September 2019);

Lesperance v Faure (MC92/2018) [2019] SCSC 788 (09 September 2019);

Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Corporation Ltd. v Lesperance and Anor (CM03/2019) [2019] SCSC 752 (09 September 2019);

DM v SN (CS59/2019) [2019] SCSC 750 (10 September 2019);

Esparon v Azemia (MA 178/2019 arising in DV 32/2008) [2019] SCSC 751 (10 September 2019);

Ex parte VL & Anor (EXP 77/2019) [2019] SCSC 761 (11 September 2019);

Laporte v Estate of Parcou (CS 128/2018) [2019] SCSC 969 (11 September 2019);

O Nivo Construction (Pty) Ltd v Hermitte & Anor (CC 03/2014) [2019] SCSC 762 (11 September 2019);

Padayachy v Seychelles Commercial Bank (CS 34/2017) [2019] SCSC 763 (11 September 2019);

R v EH (CR52/2019) [2019] SCSC 758 (12 September 2019);

R v Hoareau (CR54/2019) [2019] SCSC 759 (12 September 2019);

Seibei Services Ltd v Lalande (MA 43/2019, arising in CA No. 25/2017) [2019] SCSC 771 (13 September 2019);

Cupidon v Rose (CA31/2018 Appeal from Magistrate Court 128/2016) [2019] SCSC 776 (17 September 2019);

R v Barreau (CO15/2017) [2019] SCSC 784 (17 September 2019);

Republic v Bakas (CO 05/2019) [2019] SCSC 777 (17 September 2019);

Ex parte Chen Seng Kuei (MC 62/2019) [2019] SCSC 793 (18 September 2019);

Ex Parte John Milsom and David Standish (as joint receivers of assets of Mukhtar Ablyazov) (MA 240/2019 (Arising in XP 165/2011)) [2019] SCSC 792 (18 September 2019);

R v Vidot and Anor (CR 60/18) [2019] SCSC 811 (23 September 2019);

October 2019

Reddy & Ors v Ramkalawan (CS 97/2019) [2019] SCSC 846 (02 October 2019);

Marchesseau v Euodoo (Pty) Limited (CS43/2019) [2019] SCSC 852 (03 October 2019);

Cailachame v Low Hong (CA 37/2017) [2019] SCSC 893 (10 October 2019);

Butler Payett v Attorney General (CS 129/2018) [2019] SCSC 906 (11 October 2019);

Chang-Time v Four Seasons Resort (CA24/2019) [2019] SCSC 904 (11 October 2019);

R v Mondon & Ors (CO44/2017) [2019] SCSC 927 (11 October 2019);

R v Brioche (CO 57/2017) [2019] SCSC 894 (14 October 2019);

In the matter of The Companies Ordinance 1972 and in the matter of Natalie Lefevre v Beau Vallon Properties and Ors (CC 08/2017) [2019] SCSC 899 (15 October 2019);

Lincoln v EODC (XP 27/2008 ) [2019] SCSC 908 (16 October 2019);

Nourrice v Florentine & Ors (CS68/2016) [2019] SCSC 919 (21 October 2019);

R v AN (CO J13/2015) [2019] SCSC 939 (24 October 2019);

Ex parte Bristol (MA278/2019) [2019] SCSC 931 (25 October 2019);

Hoareau v Azemia (MA254/2019) [2019] SCSC 933 (25 October 2019);

R v Mathiot (CO 04/2018) [2019] SCSC 889 (25 October 2019);

R v Pool (CO69/2018) Burhan J (25 October 2019);

November 2019

R v Jumaye (CO 11/2019) [2019] SCSC 944 (04 November 2019);

Gonthier v Morel (MA262/2019 (arising from 101/2018)) [2019] SCSC 971 (06 November 2019);

Gonthier v Morel (MA264/2019 arising from 101/2018) [2019] SCSC 951 (06 November 2019);

R v Gustave Uzice (CO18/2018) [2019] SCSC 948 (06 November 2019);

Esther & Ors v Public Utilities Corporation & Anor (CS 33/2015) [2019] SCSC 950 (07 November 2019);

Iliescu v All About Offshore (Seychelles) Ltd (MA 342/2019 (Arising in MC 101/2019)) [2019] SCSC 953 (07 November 2019);

Iliescu v Petrescu (MA 343/2019 (Arising in MC 101/2019)) [2019] SCSC 954 (07 November 2019);

Elmasry & Anor v Hua Sun (MA 195/2019 (Arising in CC13/2014)) [2019] SCSC 962 (08 November 2019);

R v Ravigna (CO59/2018) [2019] SCSC 978 (11 November 2019);

Laporte v Asmann (CN 06/2019) [2019] SCSC 1019 (14 November 2019);

Government of Seychelles v Chang-Tave & Ors (MC 63/2019 and MC 78/2019 consolidated) [2019] SCSC 1006 (18 November 2019);

R v Palmyre (CO 55/2019) [2019] SCSC 1005 (18 November 2019);

Ramkalawan v Camille & Ors (CS 28/2018) [2019] SCSC 1017 (18 November 2019);

St. Ange v AG (CS 94/2017) [2019] SCSC 1016 (18 November 2019);

R v Tembe (CO 25/2019) [2019] SCSC 1018 (19 November 2019);

Esparon v Monthy (MA 319/2019 arising from ex P 134/2017) [2019] SCSC 1024 (20 November 2019);

R v Marie & Ors (C) 14/2018) [2019] SCSC 1021 (20 November 2019);

R v Zelia (CR 46/2019) [2019] SCSC 1043 (25 November 2019);

Agathine & Ors v Dubois (MC 52/2019) [2019] SCSC 1068 (27 November 2019);

Bibi & Ors v Estate of Joseph Samuel Bibi (CS 26/2017) [2019] SCSC 1052 (27 November 2019);

December 2019

R v Mathiot (CO 04/2018) [2019] SCSC 1065 (02 December 2019);

Richet & Ors v Payet & Ano. (MA 162/2019 arising in CS 80/2017) [2019] SCSC 1073 (03 December 2019);

Chang Pen-Tive & Ano v Alphonse (CS 77/2017) [2019] SCSC 1130 (04 December 2019);

Grandcourt v Seychelles Agricultural Agency & Ano (MA 220/2019 arising out of CS 163/2018) [2019] SCSC 1086 (04 December 2019);

Laporte v Rosebelle (Pty) Ltd) (CS 63/2018) [2019] SCSC 1135 (04 December 2019);

Lablache v Mason's Travel Pty Ltd (CS 121/2018) [2019] SCSC 1094 (06 December 2019);

Thyroomooldy v Nanon (CS 05/2013) [2019] SCSC 1129 (06 December 2019);

Mathiot v Figaro (MA 348/2019 arising in CS 115/2018) [2019] SCSC 1124 (11 December 2019);

R v Azemia (CR 62/2019) [2019] SCSC 1103 (11 December 2019);

Ex P Bertine AhKong trading at Villa Authentique (MA 118/2019 arising in 36/2019) [2019] SCSC 1136 (17 December 2019);