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Edouard v Lucas & or (CS 115 of 2019) [2022] SCSC 510 (20 June 2022)
The court upheld land transfers involving parcel J1174, finding the plaintiff and her husband consented to the documents and dismissing both the claim and counterclaim.
Butler-Moos & Anor v Butler (CS 16/2018 and CS 03/2020) [2021] SCSC 855 (8 March 2021)
Seychelles Supreme Court dismissed consolidated defamation claims over family emails and messages, finding limited publication and no proven injury to reputation.
Ernesta v Bastienne (SCA 38 of 2018) [2020] SCCA 37 (18 December 2020)
The appellant failed to prove the truth of the defamatory allegations or to meet the standard of responsible journalism required for qualified privilege or publication in the public interest. The damages awarded were consistent with precedent, adjusted for inflation, and not manifestly excessive.
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Herminie v Dugasse (CS 107/2019) [2020] SCSC 583 (8 August 2020)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles held that a Facebook post defamed Patrick Herminie, awarded SR50,000 in damages, and granted an injunction.
Leon v The Seychelles United Party & Ors (CS 34/2014) [2018] SCSC 8179 (28 May 2018)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a libel claim over a newspaper article, holding the plaintiff had not established the defendants’ legal status in the pleadings.
Ramkalawan v Parti Lepep (formerly The Seychelles Peoples Progressive Front) & Anor. (CS 458/2006) [2017] SCSC 868 (29 May 2017)
The Defendants published statements imputing violence, sabotage, and criminality to the Plaintiff without adducing evidence of truth or fair comment. The statements were defamatory, and the defences of fair comment and qualified privilege were not established. The Plaintiff’s high standing warranted damages, but the award was set at SR 100,000, reflecting comparative case law and the context of publication.
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Ramkalawan v Parti Lepep (formerly The Seychelles Peoples Progressive Front) & Anor. (CS 423/2006) [2017] SCSC 867 (29 May 2017)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles held that newspaper articles about the plaintiff were defamatory and awarded him SR 100,000 in damages, plus interest and costs.
Ramkalawan v Gill (CS 111/2013) [2015] SCSC 613 (25 November 2015)
The defendant was found, on the balance of probabilities, to have published defamatory statements on a public blog referring to the plaintiff as a drug trafficker, which were untrue and likely to cause serious harm to the plaintiff's reputation; the defence of lack of publication and fair comment failed as the defendant authored and made the statements public, and the seriousness threshold was met.
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Cesar v Scully & Anor (CS 242/2011) [2012] SCSC 25 (28 June 2012)
The plaint fails to disclose a cause of action in slander as the words were not published to a third party, and in libel as the publication does not refer to the plaintiff and no innuendo is pleaded; therefore, the plaint is struck out.
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Suzette v Toulon (32 of 2008) [2009] SCSC 8 (3 December 2009)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a slander claim after finding the plaintiff had not proved, on a balance of probabilities, what words were actually spoken.
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