Seychelles Case Law

Standish & Anor v Financial Services Authority (CC 2 of 2025)

Standish & Anor v Financial Services Authority (CC 2 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 79 (3 June 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CC 2 of 2025

The application is time-barred as it was filed 8 years and 8 months after dissolution, exceeding the statutory limit under section 387. There is no sufficient reason to waive the time limit, and the applicants cannot ensure compliance with statutory requirements. The procedural errors are not fatal, but the substantive time bar is.

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• Restoration of dissolved companies
• Transitional provisions
• Time-barred applications
• Misjoinder of parties

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R v D’unienville & Ors (CO 3 of 2025)

R v D’unienville & Ors (CO 3 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 129 (30 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CO 3 of 2025

The applications for bail are denied because the offences are serious, there is a prima facie case against all four applicants, and there are substantial grounds to believe that if released, the accused may abscond, interfere with witnesses or victims, or tamper with evidence. The applicants are part of a well-organised international criminal group with access to resources and cross-border connections. The length of pre-trial detention is not unreasonable given the complexity of the case and the trial date set. Medical needs of the accused are being adequately addressed in detention. Parity w…

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• Bail
• Remand
• Money laundering
• Drug trafficking
• Human trafficking
• Conspiracy

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Exuper and Michella Shop v Emile (CA 16 of 2024)

Exuper and Michella Shop v Emile (CA 16 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 133 (29 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CA 16 of 2024

The Supreme Court dismissed an employment appeal, upholding findings that the termination was unjustified and the monetary award was properly made.

• Unlawful termination
• Disciplinary procedure
• Natural justice
• Employment benefits
• Appeal
• Employment-law

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R v Valabhji & Ors (CO 04 of 2022)

R v Valabhji & Ors (CO 04 of 2022) [2025] SCSC 117 (27 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CO 04 of 2022

The Supreme Court dismissed a recusal motion in a criminal case, holding it had no jurisdiction to review interlocutory rulings or grant constitutional remedies.

• Recusal of judge
• Fair hearing
• Jurisdiction
• Judicial-recusal
• Interlocutory-applications
• Criminal-procedure

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Mauritian Union Assurance v Laurence (CA 13 of 2025)

Mauritian Union Assurance v Laurence (CA 13 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 90 (23 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CA 13 of 2025

The appeal was filed 21 days after the decision, 7 days out of time. Saturdays and public holidays are not excluded from the computation of time unless the last day falls on such a day. No application for extension of time was made. The delay is fatal and the appeal is dismissed.

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• Appeal timelines
• Computation of time
• Extension of time
• Dismissal for want of compliance

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Lablache v Lablache (CC 19 of 2025)

Lablache v Lablache (CC 19 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 77 (23 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CC 19 of 2025

The court held that a plaint signed with a digital signature was procedurally defective because the signature could not be authenticated, but granted leave to amend with a wet-ink signature.

• Digital signatures
• Electronic filing
• Procedural defects
• Digital-signatures
• Electronic-filing
• Civil-procedure

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R v SH (CO 66 of 2024)

R v SH (CO 66 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 72 (16 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CO 66 of 2024

After a guilty plea, the Seychelles Supreme Court sentenced a father for causing harm by unlawful omission after his toddler drowned following a lapse in supervision.

• Unlawful omission
• Causing harm
• Sentencing
• Child neglect
• Criminal-sentencing
• Child-neglect

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Contoret & Ors v Dick & Ors (CS 53 of 2024)

Contoret & Ors v Dick & Ors (CS 53 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 73 (14 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CS 53 of 2024

The document identifies a Supreme Court judgment in Contoret & Ors v Dick & Ors, case CS 53 of 2024, decided on 14 May 2025, with neutral citation [2025] SCSC 73.

• Legal-procedure

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Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 (Seychelles) Limited v Pras Island Security (Pty) Limited (MA 95 of 2025 (Arising in CC 06 of 2025))

Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 (Seychelles) Limited v Pras Island Security (Pty) Limited (MA 95 of 2025 (Arising in CC 06 of 2025)) [2025] SCSC 76 (9 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

MA 95 of 2025 (Arising in CC 06 of 2025)

The court found that while there was a bona fide claim, there was insufficient evidence of a real risk that the Applicant would dissipate assets to defeat a judgment. A total freeze was disproportionate and could harm the Applicant's ability to operate and satisfy any judgment. The director was properly authorized to swear the affidavit. The order was varied to attach only the uncontested sum of SR 551,485.

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• Provisional seizure
• Interim relief
• Authority of company directors
• Breach of contract

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R v Hoareau (CO 14 of 2025)

R v Hoareau (CO 14 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 75 (6 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

CO 14 of 2025

Given the seriousness of the injuries, the accused's guilty plea, lack of previous convictions, and mitigation, a custodial sentence of 4 years is appropriate.

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• Acts intended to cause grievous harm
• Sentencing
• Plea of guilty

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