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Private international law [2024] SCSC 132

Ex-parte Meron Amare (XP 10 of 2023)

Ex-parte Meron Amare (XP 10 of 2023) [2024] SCSC 132 (19 June 2024)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles declared executory an Ethiopian divorce judgment and property settlement, allowing enforcement for a Seychelles condominium transfer.

  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Divorce
  • Matrimonial property settlement
  • Service of process
  • Public policy
  • Fraud
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Family law [2023] SCSC 333

Ex parte Amare (XP 10 of 2023)

Ex parte Amare (XP 10 of 2023) [2023] SCSC 333 (27 April 2023)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles held that an application to register a foreign divorce-related judgment had to be served on the ex-husband in Ethiopia.

  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Service of process
  • Matrimonial property settlement
  • Divorce
  • Foreign-judgment-recognition
  • Service-of-process
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Insolvency [2022] SCSC 1059

Ex parte Fisher & Anor (XP 172/2021)

Ex parte Fisher & Anor (XP 172/2021) [2022] SCSC 1059 (28 January 2022)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed an ex parte bid to register South African insolvency orders, holding Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 2013 was not yet operational.

  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Cross-border insolvency
  • Appointment of trustees
  • Asset tracing
  • Ex parte procedure
  • Recognition-and-enforcement-of-foreign-judgments
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Private international law [2021] SCSC 1079

In Touch Sports Ltd v Persons Unknown & Ors (MC 71/2021)

In Touch Sports Ltd v Persons Unknown & Ors (MC 71/2021) [2021] SCSC 1079 (9 December 2021)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed an ex parte bid to recognise and enforce an Isle of Man freezing injunction and disclosure order in a crypto-fraud matter.

  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Freezing injunctions
  • Disclosure orders
  • Jurisdiction
  • Fraud
  • Cryptocurrency
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Private international law [2000] SCSC 9

Dhanjee v Dhanjee (CS 65/2000)

Dhanjee v Dhanjee (CS 65/2000) [2000] SCSC 9 (3 July 2000)

The court held that a UK child-custody consent judgment could be declared executory in Seychelles under section 227 and granted exequatur.

  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Child custody
  • Exequatur
  • Jurisdiction
  • Public policy
  • Recognition-enforcement-foreign-judgments
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