by hardy.ukit | Oct 8, 2025 | News
The Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam, Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong attended the Opening of the Legal Year of England and Wales on Wednesday 1 October 2025. This marks the second occasion on which Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 8, 2025 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Civil Procedure-Costs: (i) Trial-Order 22A, r. 9 (3) of Rules of Supreme Court, Cap. 5 not applicable-only offer to settle proceedings was from 2nd R. for BND 85,000; judgment for A. for BND 124,529.92, with interest and costs, more favourable than terms of offer;...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 2, 2025 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal Law – Sentencing – Human Trafficking – Section 4 of the Trafficking and Smuggling of Persons Order 2004 – six Bangladeshi victims recruited by deception – plead guilty during trial after 4 out of 6 victims have given evidence – 1/3 discount in sentencing not...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 2, 2025 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Bail –Appeal against Magistrate Decision – Evidence in its entirety – Appeal Allowed – Magistrate Decision set aside] Wong Chung Hong v Public Prosecutor HACM/13/2025 Decision date: 2 Oct...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 1, 2025 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
Civil. Renewed application for leave to appeal allowed: Judge’s dismissal of Registrar’s refusal to strike out Respondent’s claim, O.18, r. (1), RSC on grounds what it disclosed no reasonable cause of action, was scandalous, frivolous or vexatious or otherwise an...
