Seychelles Case Law

Grandcourt v Seychelles Petroleum Company Limited (MA 58 of 2025 (Arising in CM 33 of 2024))

Grandcourt v Seychelles Petroleum Company Limited (MA 58 of 2025 (Arising in CM 33 of 2024)) [2025] SCSC 109 (27 August 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

MA 58 of 2025 (Arising in CM 33 of 2024)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed an application to postpone a judicial sale, finding no strong grounds of necessity or expediency under section 36.

• Postponement of judicial sale
• Execution of judgments
• Hardship and necessity
• Judicial discretion
• Judicial-sale-postponement
• Execution-of-judgments

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Bluemoonstudio Inc v Bybit Technology Limited (CC 40 of 2025)

Bluemoonstudio Inc v Bybit Technology Limited (CC 40 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 138 (25 August 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CC 40 of 2025

The court declared Bluemoonstudio the lawful owner of frozen cryptocurrency traced to Bybit and ordered release of the assets to the plaintiff’s wallet.

• Ownership of cryptocurrency
• Tracing of stolen assets
• Injunctive relief
• Expert evidence
• Cryptocurrency-ownership
• Asset-tracing

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Gamatis and Another v Bank of Baroda and Another (SCA MA 04/2025

Gamatis and Another v Bank of Baroda and Another (SCA MA 04/2025 [2025] (20 August 2025)) [2025] SCCA 21 (20 August 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

SCA MA 04/2025 [2025] (20 August 2025)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an urgent stay application, holding the supporting affidavit was fatally defective and, alternatively, that the stay test was not met.

• Stay of execution
• Affidavit formalities
• Interlocutory applications
• Appeal procedure
• Stay-of-execution
• Affidavit-formalities

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Pauline v Freminot ((Civil Appeal SCA 06/2025)

Pauline v Freminot ((Civil Appeal SCA 06/2025) [2025] (Arising in MA 238/2021 out of DV159/2016 SCSC 328)) [2025] SCCA 20 (18 August 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

(Civil Appeal SCA 06/2025) [2025] (Arising in MA 238/2021 out of DV159/2016 SCSC 328)

A Seychelles Court of Appeal matrimonial-property appeal was settled by consent, with the Supreme Court order varied to let the appellant buy out the respondent’s share.

• Division of matrimonial property
• Consent judgment
• Appeal procedure
• Division-of-matrimonial-property
• Consent-judgment
• Civil-appeal

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Nandrandraina Falisoa Rakotoasimbola & Filip; Rahajarivokinelina (a minor)(represented by her mother and guardian) v Ivan Jules Francois Sinon ((SCA 09/2025) Arising in

Nandrandraina Falisoa Rakotoasimbola & Filip; Rahajarivokinelina (a minor)(represented by her mother and guardian) v Ivan Jules Francois Sinon ((SCA 09/2025) Arising in [2021] SCA CS 94 of 2021) [2025] SCCA 19 (18 August 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

(SCA 09/2025) Arising in [2021] SCA CS 94 of 2021

Court of Appeal held a motorist liable after applying Article 1388 strict liability, finding the defence and pleadings insufficient to rebut fault.

• Strict liability
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Burden of proof
• Contributory negligence
• Admissibility of criminal convictions
• Pleadings

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Airtel Seychelles Ltd v Pillay ((SCA 08/2025)

Airtel Seychelles Ltd v Pillay ((SCA 08/2025) [2025] (Arising in CA 09/2023 out of ET 21/2020) (18 August 2025)) [2025] SCCA 16 (18 August 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

(SCA 08/2025) [2025] (Arising in CA 09/2023 out of ET 21/2020) (18 August 2025)

The Court of Appeal struck out Airtel Seychelles Ltd’s appeal, holding there was no statutory right of appeal from the Employment Tribunal’s post-remittal computation.

• Jurisdiction of court of appeal
• Right of appeal
• Employment tribunal awards
• Computation of salaries
• Timeliness of appeal
• Appellate-jurisdiction

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The Bar Association of Seychelles v The Honourable Chief Justice and Others ((SCA MA 06/2025)

The Bar Association of Seychelles v The Honourable Chief Justice and Others ((SCA MA 06/2025) [2025] (MA 14/2025 Arising in MC 35/2024) (18 August 2025)) [2025] SCCA 17 (18 August 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

(SCA MA 06/2025) [2025] (MA 14/2025 Arising in MC 35/2024) (18 August 2025)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for special leave, holding that special leave was not required under the 1995 judicial review rules and that it lacked jurisdiction.

• Supervisory jurisdiction
• Judicial review
• Leave to appeal
• Special leave
• Standing (locus standi)
• Admission to legal profession

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In the matter of Ailee Development Corporation And In the matter of the Companies Ordinance 1972 and In the matter of an application to release the liquidator and wind up the company ((Civil Appeal SCA 04/2025)

In the matter of Ailee Development Corporation And In the matter of the Companies Ordinance 1972 and In the matter of an application to release the liquidator and wind up the company ((Civil Appeal SCA 04/2025) [2025] (Arising in MA 72 OF 2020 out of XP 27/2008) SCSC 663)) [2025] SCCA 18 (18 August 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

(Civil Appeal SCA 04/2025) [2025] (Arising in MA 72 OF 2020 out of XP 27/2008) SCSC 663)

The Court of Appeal upheld the refund order for overpaid liquidator fees, finding payments were made without prior court sanction and using an improper exchange rate.

• Liquidator remuneration
• Court sanction of fees
• Exchange rate application
• Fiduciary duties
• Waiver and set-off
• Doctrine of ex turpi causa

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Parekh v Attorney General ((SCA CL 01/2025)

Parekh v Attorney General ((SCA CL 01/2025) [2025] (Arising in CP 07/2023)(18 August 2025)) [2025] SCCA 13 (18 August 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

(SCA CL 01/2025) [2025] (Arising in CP 07/2023)(18 August 2025)

The application for recusal is refused because the appellant failed to establish any reasonable apprehension of bias; prior judicial involvement in the appellant's criminal appeal does not, without more, amount to apparent bias. The appeal against the Constitutional Court's judgment is dismissed as time-barred under Rule 18 of the Court of Appeal Rules. The Constitutional Court was not the proper forum to challenge a Court of Appeal judgment, and the application constituted an abuse of process. The appellant is bound by the acts of his counsel, and no contravention of Article 19(2)(h) was est…

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• Judicial recusal
• Apparent bias
• Jurisdiction
• Abuse of process
• Finality of judgments
• Right to silence

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Promedklinik (Seychelles) Ltd v Promedklinik GMBH)

Promedklinik (Seychelles) Ltd v Promedklinik GMBH) [2025] ([2025] (Arising in CS 135/2019) (18 August 2025)) [2025] SCCA 14 (18 August 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

[2025] (Arising in CS 135/2019) (18 August 2025)

The Court of Appeal partially allowed the appeal, replacing the equipment award with €296,604.20 and setting aside commercial interest in favour of legal interest.

• Rescission of contract
• Burden of proof
• Admissibility of expert evidence
• Commercial interest
• Good faith in contracts
• Rescission-of-contract

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