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Criminal law [2025] SCSC 54

R v Prea (FH 09 OF 2025)

R v Prea (FH 09 OF 2025) [2025] SCSC 54 (4 April 2025)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles granted police further holding of the suspect for 14 days under section 101 of the CPC, citing seriousness and investigation risks.

  • Remand of suspect
  • Bail
  • Controlled drugs
  • Conspiracy
  • Aiding and abetting
  • Criminal-procedure
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Family law [2025] SCSC 57

Alice v Alice & Ors (MC 04 of 2025)

Alice v Alice & Ors (MC 04 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 57 (3 April 2025)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles interdicted Patrick Alice and appointed his sister, Hilda Paulette Alice, as his guardian after unchallenged medical evidence of incapacity.

  • Interdiction
  • Guardianship
  • Mental incapacity
  • Mental-incapacity
  • Family-law
  • Mental-health-law
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Contract law [2025] SCSC 60

Estate of the late Andre Delhomme v AG (CS 79 of 2020)

Estate of the late Andre Delhomme v AG (CS 79 of 2020) [2025] SCSC 60 (28 March 2025)

The Supreme Court held the Government must pay SCR1.5 million unpaid balance for Coetivy Island, but refused rescission of the sale.

  • Rescission of contract
  • Non-payment of purchase price
  • Burden of proof
  • Sale of immovable property
  • Interest on judgment debt
  • Burden-of-proof
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Contract law [2025] SCSC 59

Zheng Wu v Borisenko (CS 21 of 2020)

Zheng Wu v Borisenko (CS 21 of 2020) [2025] SCSC 59 (28 March 2025)

The Supreme Court held that an acknowledgement of debt satisfied Article 1326, enforced the USD 420,000 debt, and awarded penal interest and costs.

  • Acknowledgment of debt
  • Unilateral undertaking
  • Penal interest
  • Proof of debt
  • Acknowledgment-of-debt
  • Civil-code-article-1326
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Criminal law [2025] SCSC 37

R v D’unienville & Ors (CO 3 of 2025)

R v D’unienville & Ors (CO 3 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 37 (27 March 2025)

The Supreme Court declined bail to the 5th accused, finding substantial grounds to believe he could abscond or interfere with witnesses in a serious money laundering case.

  • Bail
  • Money laundering
  • Human trafficking
  • Organised crime
  • Money-laundering
  • Organised-crime
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Constitutional law [2025] SCCC 3

Stevenson-Delhomme v Government of Seychelles & Anor (CP 03 of 2024)

Stevenson-Delhomme v Government of Seychelles & Anor (CP 03 of 2024) [2025] SCCC 3 (27 March 2025)

A constitutional land-compensation petition was dismissed as time-barred after the court found no ongoing negotiation for more than 27 years.

  • Compulsory acquisition
  • Compensation for land
  • Prescription (limitation of actions)
  • Estoppel
  • Right to property
  • Constitutional-law
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Criminal law [2025] SCSC 38

R v D'unienville & Ors (CO 63 of 2024)

R v D'unienville & Ors (CO 63 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 38 (27 March 2025)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles refused bail to Aaron Dugasse, holding that the affidavit disclosed a prima facie case and continued detention was justified pending trial.

  • Bail
  • Remand
  • Controlled drugs
  • Conspiracy
  • Controlled-drugs
  • Criminal-procedure
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Criminal law [2025] SCSC 35

R v NA (CO 29 of 2021)

R v NA (CO 29 of 2021) [2025] SCSC 35 (26 March 2025)

After conviction for three counts of sexual assault of a child, the Supreme Court of Seychelles sentenced the accused to 14 years on each count, to run concurrently.

  • Sexual assault
  • Sentencing
  • Child protection
  • Criminal-law
  • Sexual-assault
  • Child-protection
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Constitutional law [2025] SCCC 1

Valabhji v The Republic & Ors (CP 9 of 2022)

Valabhji v The Republic & Ors (CP 9 of 2022) [2025] SCCC 1 (25 March 2025)

The Constitutional Court refused to dismiss this petition at an early stage, holding that several reliefs were unrelated to the amended charge sheet.

  • Jurisdiction of prosecuting authority
  • Right to fair hearing
  • Unlawful arrest
  • Ultra vires prosecution
  • Remand and withdrawal of charges
  • Prejudicial statements
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Criminal law [2025] SCSC 31

R v Mambe (CO 46 of 2024)

R v Mambe (CO 46 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 31 (24 March 2025)

The Supreme Court sentenced a young first offender for cultivating cannabis, suspending 6 months’ imprisonment for 2 years and imposing a SCR 15,000 fine, citing delay and early guilty plea.

  • Cultivation of controlled drugs
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Drug-offences
  • Cultivation-of-controlled-drugs
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