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Medical-negligence [2024] SCSC 120

Laurence v Attorney General & Anor (CS 90 of 2019)

Laurence v Attorney General & Anor (CS 90 of 2019) [2024] SCSC 120 (26 July 2024)

Medical negligence claim dismissed after the court found the hospital’s treatment of a child with sepsis was timely, scientific, and not shown to be negligent.

  • Medical-malpractice
  • Vicarious-liability
  • Pain-and-suffering
  • Moral-damages
  • Hospital-acquired-infection
  • Standard-of-care
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Contract-law [2023] SCCA 42

Hari Builders (Pty) Ltd v S A Fabrication (SCA 31 of 2021)

Hari Builders (Pty) Ltd v S A Fabrication (SCA 31 of 2021) [2023] SCCA 42 (25 August 2023)

The Court of Appeal upheld awards for loss of rental income and moral damages, but set aside a separate award for loss of use and enjoyment as repetitive.

  • Breach-of-contract
  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Moral-damages
  • Loss-of-rental-income
  • Contract-law
  • Construction-disputes
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Tort-law [2023] SCCA 44

Kumar v Low-Hang (SCA 6 of 2022)

Kumar v Low-Hang (SCA 6 of 2022) [2023] SCCA 44 (25 August 2023)

Court of Appeal reduced damages in a civil trespass appeal, holding that only nominal damages were justified for obstruction and moral harm.

  • Civil-trespass
  • Delictual-liability
  • Damages
  • Faute
  • Obstruction-of-property
  • Moral-damages
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Contract-law [2023] SCSC 462

Santache v Housing Finance Company Limited (CS 19 of 2018)

Santache v Housing Finance Company Limited (CS 19 of 2018) [2023] SCSC 462 (12 June 2023)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles held the defendant must recalculate the loan from SCR 15,383.27, refund excess payments with interest, and pay SCR 20,000 moral damages.

  • Loan-agreements
  • Mistake-in-contract
  • Jurisdiction
  • Moral-damages
  • Refund-of-excess-payments
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Tort-law [2023] SCSC 242

Marengo v Gamatis (CS 120 of 2018)

Marengo v Gamatis (CS 120 of 2018) [2023] SCSC 242 (16 March 2023)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles awarded SCR50,000 in moral damages after finding the defendant liable for an assault causing physical and psychological injury.

  • Delict
  • Moral-damages
  • Assault
  • Compensation
  • Tort-law
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Contract-law [2022] SCCA 77

Longobardi and Anor v Rocchi (72 of 2022)

Longobardi and Anor v Rocchi (72 of 2022) [2022] SCCA 77 (16 December 2022)

The Court of Appeal of Seychelles dismissed an appeal over repayment of funds in an oral business arrangement, upholding the refusal to admit oral proof under Article 1348 and the award of damages.

  • Oral-agreements
  • Moral-impossibility-exception
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Company-law
  • Damages
  • Pleadings-and-appellate-procedure
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Insurance-law [2021] SCCA 70

Pool v H. Savy Insurance (SCA 27 of 2019)

Pool v H. Savy Insurance (SCA 27 of 2019) [2021] SCCA 70 (17 December 2021)

The Court of Appeal dismissed Jose Pool’s appeal, holding that he had not proved the quantum of damages claimed for loss of vehicle, loss of use, or moral damages.

  • Quantum-of-damages
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Default-judgment
  • Moral-damages
  • Loss-of-use
  • Loss-of-property
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Tort-law [2021] SCSC 1031

Sauzier v Bibi & Anor (CS 103/2020)

Sauzier v Bibi & Anor (CS 103/2020) [2021] SCSC 1031 (26 October 2021)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a police officer’s delict claim, finding no proven faute or moral damage from the defendants’ conduct or filming.

  • Faute
  • Moral-damages
  • Police-conduct
  • Social-media-liability
  • Delict
  • Fault
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Contract-law [2021] SCCA 55

Monthy v Payet (SCA 17 of 2019)

Monthy v Payet (SCA 17 of 2019) [2021] SCCA 55 (10 September 2021)

The Court of Appeal held that most advances were loans, not gifts, upheld moral damages, excluded WhatsApp admissions, and partly allowed the appeal.

  • Loan-agreements
  • Gifts
  • Unjust-enrichment
  • Appellate-review
  • Moral-damages
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Property-law [2021] SCSC 838

Sinon v Wang (CS 22/2019)

Sinon v Wang (CS 22/2019) [2021] SCSC 838 (18 January 2021)

The court awarded SCR95,000 for a 53-square-metre property encroachment, refused demolition, and declined moral damages because they were not proven.

  • Encroachment
  • Damages
  • Compensation
  • Demolition
  • Moral-damages
  • Property-law
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