Welcome to the new SeyLII website. Enjoy an improved search engine and new collections. If you are used to accessing SeyLII via Google, note Google will take some time to re-index the site.

We are still busy migrating some of the old content. If you need anything in particular from the old website, it will be available for a while longer at https://old.seylii.org/

Judgment Databases

Constitutional Court
Court of Appeal
Supreme Court

Latest judgments

Charles and Parekh v The Republic (SCA CR 10 of 2022, SCA CR 13 of 2022) [2023] SCCA 6 (26 April 2023);

Appeal against conviction for murder

The Estate of the late Andre Delhomme and Others v The Attorney- General (SCA 15 of 2020) [2023] SCCA 16 (26 April 2023);

Contracts and obligations ― action for breach of contract ― extinctive prescription Articles 2271 and 2262 of the Civil Code of Seychelles ― the Civil Code of Seychelles distinguishes between real actions and personal actions ― Respondent pleaded that the five-year extinctive prescription appli

Petrescu v Iliescu (SCA MA 3 of 2021) [2023] SCCA 5 (13 April 2023);

Rule 31 (1) of the Seychelles Court of Appeal Rules, 2005, as amended ― Discretionary power of the Court of Appeal to receive further evidence ― the form of foreign affidavit ― defective application ― the defect is fatal ― application is dismissed with costs

Woodlands Holdings Ltd & Anor v Ministry of Environment Energy and Climate Change & Ors (CP 4 of 2021) [2023] SCCC 3 (30 March 2023);

Eastern European Engineering Limited v Vijay Construction (Seychelles) Proprietary) Limited (MC 87 of 2021) [2023] SCSC 211 (24 March 2023);

Norwich Pharmacal Disclosure Order

Ernestine (in his capacity as Executor to the Estate of the late Leon Augustine Ernestine) v The Government of Seychelles & Anor (CP 2 of 2021) [2023] SCCC 2 (14 March 2023);

Compulsory Acquisition of Land, Constitution, Compensation already paid. Part III of Schedule 7 paragraph 14(1) (a) of the Constitution