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Employment law [2025] SCCA 28

Fanchette v The Attorney General (SCA14/2025 (Arising from CS 84/ 2022))

Fanchette v The Attorney General (SCA14/2025 (Arising from CS 84/ 2022)) [2025] SCCA 28 (15 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal held that Mr Fanchette’s salary reduction was unlawful because the Special Constable office had not been lawfully abolished.

  • Abolition of public office
  • Unilateral reduction of salary
  • Delict
  • Damages
  • Acquiescence
  • Promissory estoppel
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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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Civil procedure [2025] SCCA 8

Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited v Eastern European Engineering Limited ((SCA 15/2024)

Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited v Eastern European Engineering Limited ((SCA 15/2024) [2025] (Arising in CC 17/2016) (22 April 2025)) [2025] SCCA 8 (22 April 2025)

The Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of a construction contractor’s plaint, holding the pleadings failed to allege all material facts with certainty.

  • Pleadings
  • Material facts
  • Damages
  • Delict
  • Rent claims
  • 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 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 [2024] SCSC 142

Kumykov & Anor v Attorney General (CS 81 of 2021)

Kumykov & Anor v Attorney General (CS 81 of 2021) [2024] SCSC 142 (8 July 2024)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed the first plaintiff’s claim over delayed COVID-19 travel clearance, and awarded the second plaintiff SCR 21,500 for moral damages.

  • Delict
  • Negligence
  • Covid-19 protocols
  • Damages
  • Medical administration
  • Covid-19
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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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Civil procedure [2024] SCCA 3

Commercial House One (Seychelles) Ltd v Eden Island Development Company Ltd and Anor (SCA 29/2023)

Commercial House One (Seychelles) Ltd v Eden Island Development Company Ltd and Anor (SCA 29/2023) [2024] (Arising in CS 98/2022) (3 May 2024) ((SCA 29/2023) [2024] (Arising in CS 98/2022) (3 May 2024)) [2024] SCCA 3 (3 May 2024)

The Court of Appeal held that the new suit was not res judicata, but it was an abuse of process because it relitigated the same pontoon dispute.

  • Res judicata
  • Abuse of process
  • Pleas in limine litis
  • Delict
  • Injunctions
  • Res-judicata
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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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Tort/delict [2023] SCCA 10

Land Marine Ltd v Madeleine (SCA 11 of 2021)

Land Marine Ltd v Madeleine (SCA 11 of 2021) [2023] SCCA 10 (26 April 2023)

The Court of Appeal allowed Land Marine Ltd’s appeal, holding that the respondent had not adequately pleaded or proved fault, causation, or vicarious liability in delict.

  • Vicarious liability
  • Personal liability
  • Pleadings
  • Fault and causation
  • Damages
  • Delict
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