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Arbitration [2025] SCSC 140

Eden Island Village Management Association v Eden Island Development Company (Seychelles) Limited (MA 41 of 2025 (Arising in MC 59 of 2024))

Eden Island Village Management Association v Eden Island Development Company (Seychelles) Limited (MA 41 of 2025 (Arising in MC 59 of 2024)) [2025] SCSC 140 (23 October 2025)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
MA 41 of 2025 (Arising in MC 59 of 2024)

The court held that a valid arbitration agreement existed and appointed a sole arbitrator under the Commercial Code after the parties failed to agree within one month.

  • Appointment-of-arbitrator
  • Interpretation-of-arbitration-clause
  • Jurisdiction-of-arbitral-tribunal
  • Procedural-requirements-for-arbitration
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial-code
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Arbitration [2025] SCSC 102

IPHS v Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Ltd (MA 45/2025 (Arising in MC08/2020))

IPHS v Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Ltd (MA 45/2025 (Arising in MC08/2020)) [2025] SCSC 102 (22 July 2025)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
MA 45/2025 (Arising in MC08/2020)

The Supreme Court held that this was a contract-based arbitration, not a court-annexed referral, so section 206 of the SCCP could not be used to enter the award as judgment.

  • Enforcement-of-arbitral-awards
  • Distinction-between-court-annexed-and-contract-based-arbitration
  • Procedure-for-registration-of-arbitral-awards
  • Arbitration-award-enforcement
  • Court-annexed-arbitration
  • Contract-based-arbitration
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Arbitration [2023] SCSC 445

Vertivet Tech (Pty) Ltd v Complete Energy Solutions Ltd (MA 298 of 2021)

Vertivet Tech (Pty) Ltd v Complete Energy Solutions Ltd (MA 298 of 2021) [2023] SCSC 445 (13 June 2023)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
MA 298 of 2021

The Seychelles Supreme Court enforced a DIAC arbitral award and validated attachment of funds held by PUC for the award debtor.

  • Enforcement-of-foreign-arbitral-awards
  • New-york-convention
  • Attachment-of-debts
  • Jurisdiction-of-arbitral-tribunals
  • Recognition-of-awards
  • Procedural-requirements-for-enforcement
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Civil-procedure [2022] SCCA 71

FARISCO Construction and Maintenance v Alexander (75 of 2022)

FARISCO Construction and Maintenance v Alexander (75 of 2022) [2022] SCCA 71 (16 December 2022)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
75 of 2022

The Court of Appeal dismissed FARISCO’s application for special leave to appeal, finding no exceptional grounds and no basis to treat the contract as creating arbitration jurisdiction.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Arbitration-agreement
  • Interlocutory-appeals
  • Building-contracts
  • Provisional-measures
  • Special-leave-to-appeal
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Civil-procedure [2022] SCCA 58

Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited) v Eastern European Engineering Limited (SCA 28 of 2020)

Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited) v Eastern European Engineering Limited (SCA 28 of 2020) [2022] SCCA 58 (21 October 2022)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
SCA 28 of 2020

The Court of Appeal of Seychelles dismissed an appeal against registration of English judgments under REBJA, holding enforcement was not barred by res judicata, abuse of process, or public policy.

  • Enforcement-of-foreign-judgments
  • Recognition-of-arbitral-awards
  • Res-judicata
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Public-policy-in-enforcement
  • Double-exequatur
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Constitutional-law [2021] SCCA 30

Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited v Eastern European Engineering Limited and Anor (SCA CL 7 of 2020)

Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited v Eastern European Engineering Limited and Anor (SCA CL 7 of 2020) [2021] SCCA 30 (13 August 2021)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
SCA CL 7 of 2020

The Court of Appeal of Seychelles dismissed a constitutional appeal, holding the fair-hearing complaint had already been addressed and the Convention references were obiter.

  • Right-to-fair-hearing
  • Enforcement-of-foreign-judgments
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Application-of-new-york-convention
  • Fair-hearing
  • Constitutional-law
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Arbitration [2021] SCCA 23

Civil Construction Co.Ltd V Vijay Constuction (Pty) Ltd. (SCA 39 of 2018)

Civil Construction Co.Ltd V Vijay Constuction (Pty) Ltd. (SCA 39 of 2018) [2021] SCCA 23 (11 June 2021)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
SCA 39 of 2018

Court of Appeal upheld an arbitral award, holding that the arbitrator gave cogent reasons and that no basis existed to set aside the award under Article 134.

  • Arbitral-awards
  • Setting-aside-arbitral-awards
  • Requirement-for-reasons-in-arbitral-awards
  • Interpretation-of-contract-clauses
  • Interest-on-arbitral-awards
  • Arbitration
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Civil-procedure [2020] SCSC 586

Vijay Construction (Pty) Ltd v Eastern European Engineering Ltd (CS 150/2018)

Vijay Construction (Pty) Ltd v Eastern European Engineering Ltd (CS 150/2018) [2020] SCSC 586 (14 August 2020)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
CS 150/2018

The Supreme Court dismissed applications for leave to appeal and to vary a stay condition, holding it lacked jurisdiction after the stay had lapsed.

  • Stay-of-execution
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Interlocutory-orders
  • Civil-procedure
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Arbitration [2018] SCSC 8198

Vijay Construction (Pty) Ltd v Civil Construction Company Ltd (MC36/2014)

Vijay Construction (Pty) Ltd v Civil Construction Company Ltd (MC36/2014) [2018] SCSC 8198 (26 June 2018)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
MC36/2014

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed an application to set aside an arbitral award, holding that the arbitrator gave sufficient reasons under Article 134.

  • Setting-aside-arbitral-award
  • Arbitration-procedure
  • Interpretation-of-contracts
  • Arbitration
  • Set-aside-arbitral-award
  • Reasons-for-award
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Civil-procedure [2017] SCSC 882

Vijay Construction (Pty) Ltd v Eastern European Engineering Ltd (MA 128/2017 (arising in CC 33/2015))

Vijay Construction (Pty) Ltd v Eastern European Engineering Ltd (MA 128/2017 (arising in CC 33/2015)) [2017] SCSC 882 (13 June 2017)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
MA 128/2017 (arising in CC 33/2015)

The court appointed independent experts to value movable assets offered as security for a stay of execution pending appeal, and ordered shared costs.

  • Stay-of-execution
  • Security-for-judgment
  • Foreign-arbitral-award
  • Arbitration
  • Civil-procedure
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