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Civil law [2025] SCCA 36

Gregoire’s Company Limited v Payet ((SCA 19/2025)

Gregoire’s Company Limited v Payet ((SCA 19/2025) [2025] (Arising in CS 112/2022) (15 December 2025)) [2025] SCCA 36 (15 December 2025)

The appellant failed to prove ownership of the Manager's House and the relevant land parcel, and the respondent had a valid licence to occupy the Manager's House with her father's consent. The acts complained of, except for the August 2022 incident and changing the office lock, did not amount to trespass. Even where trespass was established, the appellant failed to prove actionable damage as required by Article 1382. The trial court's findings on credibility and lack of damage were upheld, and the appeal was dismissed.

  • Trespass
  • Corporate personality
  • Damages
  • Injunctions
  • Delictual liability
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Tort law [2025] SCSC 83

Gregoire’s Company Limited v Payet (MA 16 of 2025)

Gregoire’s Company Limited v Payet (MA 16 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 83 (12 June 2025)

The Supreme Court dismissed a company’s trespass claim and injunction request, finding the defendant had consent to occupy the house and no proven damages.

  • Trespass
  • Faute (delict)
  • Damages
  • Injunctions
  • Delict
  • Civil-procedure
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Tort law [2025] SCSC 74

Pauline v Guichard (CA 23 of 2023)

Pauline v Guichard (CA 23 of 2023) [2025] SCSC 74 (14 March 2025)

The Supreme Court upheld liability for assault under Seychelles delict law, maintained damages for injuries and moral harm, but quashed the unsupported loss-of-earnings award.

  • Delict
  • Personal injury
  • Damages
  • Appeal procedure
  • Personal-injury
  • Appeal-procedure
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Tort law [2025] SCSC 28

DB v Mathiot & Anor (CS 97 of 2021)

DB v Mathiot & Anor (CS 97 of 2021) [2025] SCSC 28 (12 March 2025)

The 1st Defendant was negligent in reversing and hitting the Plaintiff, and the 2nd Defendant is vicariously liable as employer. The insurance payment of SCR 50,000 was not a full and final settlement as Plaintiff was still undergoing treatment. Plaintiff is entitled to damages for moral injury, pain and suffering, and loss of amenities, but not for permanent disability or loss of future earnings due to lack of medical evidence. The SCR 50,000 insurance payment is deducted from the total award.

  • Employer's vicarious liability
  • Negligence
  • Quantum of damages
  • Insurance settlements
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Tort law [2025] SCSC 39

Rakotoasimbola & Or v Sinon (CS 94 of 2021)

Rakotoasimbola & Or v Sinon (CS 94 of 2021) [2025] SCSC 39 (3 March 2025)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a fatal road accident delict claim, holding that the driver rebutted strict liability by proving the deceased was solely at fault.

  • Delict
  • Strict liability
  • Road traffic accident
  • Burden of proof
  • Pleadings
  • Strict-liability
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Tort law [2024] SCSC 174

Filippo v Huobi Global Limited (CS 92 of 2023)

Filippo v Huobi Global Limited (CS 92 of 2023) [2024] SCSC 174 (15 November 2024)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles found Huobi Global Limited liable in fault for permitting stolen cryptocurrency to remain on its platform and ordered transfer of 24.61 bitcoins to the plaintiff.

  • Fault under article 1382
  • Due diligence obligations
  • Asset recovery
  • Platform liability
  • Aml compliance
  • Cryptocurrency-law
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Tort law [2024] SCSC 134

Bill v Public Utilities Corporation (CS 140 of 2022)

Bill v Public Utilities Corporation (CS 140 of 2022) [2024] SCSC 134 (27 June 2024)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles held PUC liable for electrocution from a live wire on a public pole, rejected prescription and notice objections, and awarded damages.

  • Faute
  • Electrocution
  • Public utilities liability
  • Damages assessment
  • Prescription
  • Tort-law
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Environmental law [2024] SCSC 53

Lesperance v Jeannie (CS 50 of 2021)

Lesperance v Jeannie (CS 50 of 2021) [2024] SCSC 53 (22 May 2024)

The Supreme Court dismissed a neighbour dispute over manure storage, holding that ordinary farm smells in an agricultural zone did not amount to actionable nuisance or pollution.

  • Nuisance
  • Neighbourhood disputes
  • Trespass
  • Delict
  • Agricultural land use
  • Neighbourhood-disputes
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Property law [2024] SCSC 25

Underwood v Pool (CS 41 of 2023)

Underwood v Pool (CS 41 of 2023) [2024] SCSC 25 (29 February 2024)

A Seychelles court rejected a major encroachment claim, found only minor trespass, and awarded the defendant SR8,000 in damages with costs.

  • Encroachment
  • Trespass
  • Damages
  • Survey disputes
  • Property-law
  • Survey-disputes
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Civil procedure [2023] SCCA 68

Sinon v Public Utilities Corporation and Anor (SCA 25/2022)

Sinon v Public Utilities Corporation and Anor (SCA 25/2022) [2023] (Arising in CS 1/2015) (18 December 2023) ((SCA 25/2022) [2023] (Arising in CS 1/2015) (18 December 2023)) [2023] SCCA 68 (18 December 2023)

The Court of Appeal held that the trial ruling and judgment were invalid because they were based on an outdated plaint. The matter was quashed and remitted.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Vicarious liability
  • Effect of amended pleadings
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Vicarious-liability
  • Civil-procedure
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