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Employment-law [2025] SCSC 66

Fanchette v The Attorney General (CS 84 of 2022)

Fanchette v The Attorney General (CS 84 of 2022) [2025] SCSC 66 (2 May 2025)

The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff’s pay was not unilaterally reduced; he was offered a new post after restructuring and accepted it, so the claim failed.

  • Unilateral-variation-of-contract
  • Restructuring-of-public-service
  • Vicarious-liability
  • Estoppel
  • Duress-in-contract
  • Employment-law
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Contract-law [2023] SCSC 186

Marie & Anor v Development Bank of Seychelles (CS 114 of 2021)

Marie & Anor v Development Bank of Seychelles (CS 114 of 2021) [2023] SCSC 186 (10 March 2023)

The court struck out a claim challenging property transfers made under a compromise, holding the relief sought was not properly pleaded.

  • Compromise-agreement
  • Judicial-sale
  • Loan-default
  • Rescission-of-contract
  • Fraud
  • Duress
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Contract-law [2016] SCCA 8

Latitude Consulting S.A v Jfa Holdings Ltd & Ors (SCA 36 of 2013)

Latitude Consulting S.A v Jfa Holdings Ltd & Ors (SCA 36 of 2013) [2016] SCCA 8 (22 April 2016)

The Court of Appeal held that a service fee agreement was void for lack of a valid object and dismissed the appeal, while partly allowing the cross-appeal without granting a remedy.

  • Object-of-contract
  • Nominee-relationship
  • Duress
  • Fraud
  • Public-policy
  • Contract-law
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Criminal-law [2016] SCSC 274

Republic V Morel (CO 72/2014)

Republic V Morel (CO 72/2014) [2016] SCSC 274 (12 April 2016)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles held that the accused’s police statement was voluntary and admissible, rejecting the claim that it was obtained under duress.

  • Admissibility-of-confession
  • Voluntariness-of-statement
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Duress
  • Criminal-law
  • Evidence-law
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Contract-law [2013] SCSC 102

Latitutes Consulting SA vs JFA Holdings Ltd & Ors

Latitutes Consulting SA vs JFA Holdings Ltd & Ors (Civil Side: Civil Suit No. 49 of 2011) [2013] SCSC 102 (23 September 2013)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a consultancy-fee claim after finding the agreement was conditional on a sale to Voyager or its nominee, which was not proved.

  • Condition-precedent
  • Secret-commission
  • Fraud
  • Duress
  • Corporate-veil
  • Public-policy
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Contract-law [1999] SCSC 3

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd v General Insurance Company of Seychelles (CS 327/1995)

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd v General Insurance Company of Seychelles (CS 327/1995) [1999] SCSC 3 (4 May 1999)

The court upheld an acknowledgment of debt, rejecting prescription and duress arguments, and found the defendant company bound by its director’s act.

  • Acknowledgment-of-debt
  • Duress
  • Director-authority
  • Prescription-of-actions
  • Interest-on-debt
  • Company-director-authority
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Criminal-law [1989] SCCA 19

Trevor Padayachy v The Republic (SCA 9 of 1988)

Trevor Padayachy v The Republic (SCA 9 of 1988) [1989] SCCA 19 (25 October 1989)

The Court of Appeal dismissed criminal appeals against murder convictions, holding the jury was properly directed on the presumption of innocence and the defence case.

  • Murder
  • Presumption-of-innocence
  • Summing-up
  • Duress
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Criminal-appeal
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