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Latest judgments

Contract - claim for damages for breach of contract - Commercial Code - arbitration agreement - stay of proceedings - Respondent conceding that  the arbitration agreement is not null and void - arbitration agreement is valid and subsisting - no argument before the Supreme Court that the dispute did not fall within the scope of the arbitration agreement. Appeal allowed. With costs. Whether or not a foreign arbitral award (a Convention Award) is enforceable in Seychelles does not arise for the determination of this Court in the context of the present appeal.

Appeal against a decision of the Supreme Court- Employment Act – Sections 56 (1), 56 (3), and 62 A (1) - whether the resignation letter issued by the Appellant complied with the law – whether or not the Appellant is entitled to three months’ salary following the termination of his employment.

Employment Law – In cases of unlawful dismissal, an employee is entitled to compensatory wages until the Tribunal’s decision is delivered.

Paternity- Appeal against the decision of Supreme Court declaring the respondent the father of Grace Heidi Trisha Nicette and grant of an order that the Civil Status Officer rectifies the Act of Birth to reflect the declaration

Matrimonial Property- Appeal against property adjustment order.Where legal ownership of matrimonial assets is vested in one party, but there is evidence that the other party contributed significantly towards the property, court can order that the property be vested in both parties.

Divorce - Property adjustments - section 20(1)(g) of the Matrimonial Causes Act -  Home that the parties occupied after their marriage - Appellant continued to occupy the home with the three children - Beneficial share of the parties in the matrimonial home