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Georgiev v JEY Labs Inc

La Corte Suprema de Seychelles halló incumplimiento contractual, misrepresentation y deber fiduciario en una inversión cripto ligada a un DAO no creado, y ordenó reembolso, daños, intereses y costas.

  • Breach-of-contract
  • Cryptocurrency-investment
  • Dao
  • Damages
  • Interest
  • Costs
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Civil-procedure [2024] SCSC 14

Jolicoeur v Leon & Anor (MA 302 of 2023 (Arising in CS 121 of 2021))

Jolicoeur v Leon & Anor (MA 302 of 2023 (Arising in CS 121 of 2021)) [2024] SCSC 14 (14 February 2024)

The Supreme Court granted leave to amend a plaint to reflect sale of a damaged vehicle, finding no abuse of process or impermissible change in the nature of the suit.

  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Jurisdiction
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Costs
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2022] SCCA 23

Bristol v Rosenbauer (SCA MA 28 of 2021)

Bristol v Rosenbauer (SCA MA 28 of 2021) [2022] SCCA 23 (29 April 2022)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to reopen a concluded appeal to vary interest and costs, holding it was functus officio and lacked jurisdiction.

  • Functus-officio
  • Inherent-jurisdiction
  • Costs
  • Interest-on-judgment-debt
  • Finality-of-judgments
  • Appellate-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2021] SCCA 78

Public Utilities Company v Chelle Medical Limited (SCA 42 of 2019)

Public Utilities Company v Chelle Medical Limited (SCA 42 of 2019) [2021] SCCA 78 (17 December 2021)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a public utility’s appeal, holding that its plaint failed to clearly plead whether liability was direct under Article 1382 or vicarious under Article 1384.

  • Pleadings
  • Cause-of-action
  • Vicarious-liability
  • Striking-out-pleadings
  • Costs
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Civil-procedure [2021] SCSC 839

Bonne v Jase Construction (MA 186/2020 (arising out of CS 62/2020))

Bonne v Jase Construction (MA 186/2020 (arising out of CS 62/2020)) [2021] SCSC 839 (18 January 2021)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles granted a defendant’s application to join a third party in a contract dispute and ordered the defendant to bear joinder costs.

  • Joinder-of-parties
  • Third-party-notice
  • Costs-of-joinder
  • Civil-procedure
  • Costs
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Civil-procedure [2018] SCSC 8264

Seychelles Pension Fund v Poiret & Ors (MA 222/2018)

Seychelles Pension Fund v Poiret & Ors (MA 222/2018) [2018] SCSC 8264 (19 September 2018)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles struck out an application to consolidate suits, holding that section 106 requires the same defendants in the cases to be joined.

  • Consolidation-of-suits
  • Competence-of-application
  • Civil-procedure
  • Applications
  • Costs
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Civil-procedure [2018] SCSC 8225

Cailachame v Low Hong (MA 54/2018)

Cailachame v Low Hong (MA 54/2018) [2018] SCSC 8225 (17 July 2018)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed an application to reinstate contempt proceedings after the applicant failed to appear and did not properly notify the court.

  • Contempt-of-court
  • Reinstatement-of-application
  • Non-appearance
  • Costs
  • Civil-procedure
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Succession [2018] SCSC 8196

Fikion v The Estate of the Late Agnes Marie Cecile (54/2015)

Fikion v The Estate of the Late Agnes Marie Cecile (54/2015) [2018] SCSC 8196 (20 June 2018)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a claim by an executrix for renovation costs, finding no proven agreement with the heirs to reimburse her from rental income.

  • Breach-of-agreement
  • Executor-duties
  • Consent-of-heirs
  • Renovation-of-estate-property
  • Costs
  • Succession
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Property-law [2017] SCSC 954

Couchene v Baker (CS 57/2016)

Couchene v Baker (CS 57/2016) [2017] SCSC 954 (5 November 2017)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a claim to nullify a land transfer, finding no proof of forgery or lack of consideration and ordering double costs.

  • Transfer-of-land
  • Forgery
  • Nullity-of-contract
  • Costs
  • Land-transfer
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Civil-procedure [2016] SCCA 22

Seychelles Petroleum Co. Ltd v Travel Services (sey) Ltd & Ors (SCA 14 of 2014)

Seychelles Petroleum Co. Ltd v Travel Services (sey) Ltd & Ors (SCA 14 of 2014) [2016] SCCA 22 (12 August 2016)

The Seychelles Court of Appeal entered judgment by consent, reducing damages to SCR 1,000,000, splitting liability equally, and ordering each party to bear its own costs.

  • Damages
  • Costs
  • Consent-judgment
  • Civil-procedure
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