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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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Land-law [2025] SCSC 141

Eden Island Village Management Association v Eden Island Development Company (Seychelles) Limited (MC 59 of 2024)

Eden Island Village Management Association v Eden Island Development Company (Seychelles) Limited (MC 59 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 141 (23 October 2025)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
MC 59 of 2024

The Supreme Court of Seychelles upheld locus standi and granted a 12-month inhibition over disputed Eden Island parcels, but dismissed the injunction.

  • Inhibition-orders
  • Injunctions
  • Locus-standi
  • Arbitration
  • Associations-law
  • Interlocutory-injunctions
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Commercial-law [2025] SCSC 122

Alysé Company (Pty) Ltd v Eden Island Management Association (CC 5 of 2025)

Alysé Company (Pty) Ltd v Eden Island Management Association (CC 5 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 122 (9 September 2025)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
CC 5 of 2025

The Supreme Court dismissed a plea to decline jurisdiction under an arbitration clause, holding the defendant had not shown readiness and willingness to arbitrate.

  • Arbitration-clause
  • Jurisdiction
  • Interim-relief
  • Civil-procedure
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Contract-law [2025] SCCA 14

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
  • Expert-evidence
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Contract-law [2024] SCSC 192

Skywire Communications Inc v Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd (CS 18 of 2021)

Skywire Communications Inc v Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd (CS 18 of 2021) [2024] SCSC 192 (29 November 2024)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
CS 18 of 2021

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed Skywire’s breach of contract claim, finding Cable & Wireless had handed the goods to FedEx and was not liable for loss in transit.

  • Breach-of-contract
  • Carriage-of-goods
  • Obligation-to-deliver
  • Transfer-of-risk
  • Carrier-liability
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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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Commercial-law [2023] SCSC 732

KS Enterprises (Proprietary) Limited v Maersk Global Services (CS 67 of 2020)

KS Enterprises (Proprietary) Limited v Maersk Global Services (CS 67 of 2020) [2023] SCSC 732 (24 March 2023)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
CS 67 of 2020

The Supreme Court of Seychelles held that a carrier could not retain a consignment for unrelated old debts and awarded the plaintiff SCR53,050 in damages and costs.

  • Carrier's-obligation-to-release-goods
  • Lien-for-unpaid-debts
  • Damages-for-wrongful-retention
  • Commercial-law
  • Contract-law
  • Carrier-liens
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Employment-law [2023] SCSC 181

Knickers Right v Bamboche (Appeal 15 of 2022)

Knickers Right v Bamboche (Appeal 15 of 2022) [2023] SCSC 181 (23 February 2023)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
Appeal 15 of 2022

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal from the Employment Tribunal, holding that proceedings against the business name “Knickers Right” were not maintainable.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Legal-personality
  • Sole-proprietorship
  • Business-names
  • Jurisdiction
  • Employment-law
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Civil-procedure [2022] SCSC 611

Hibberd v Eden Island Village Management (MA 55 of 2022)

Hibberd v Eden Island Village Management (MA 55 of 2022) [2022] SCSC 611 (1 July 2022)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
MA 55 of 2022

The Supreme Court of Seychelles held that the association’s constitution allowed court proceedings for recovery of money, so arbitration was not mandatory and jurisdiction was not declined.

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Contract-law [2022] SCCA 15

Grandcourt v Seychelles Petroleum Co. (Pty) Limited (SCA 53 of 2019)

Grandcourt v Seychelles Petroleum Co. (Pty) Limited (SCA 53 of 2019) [2022] SCCA 15 (29 April 2022)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
SCA 53 of 2019

The Court of Appeal upheld an order requiring Patrick Grandcourt to pay SEYPEC SR 10,378,092.29, rejecting challenges to the debt and expert accounting evidence.

  • Breach-of-contract
  • Operation-of-petrol-station
  • Debt-recovery
  • Expert-evidence
  • Account-reconciliation
  • Commercial-litigation
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