by hardy.ukit | Aug 29, 2026 | Intermediate Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law – Counterfeit currency — Use of forged note as genuine —s.489B of the Penal Code, read with s.34 — Mental element: actual knowledge, wilful blindness, or reason to believe — Held: Prosecution failed to exclude reasonable doubt; forgery undetectable to...
by hardy.ukit | Aug 27, 2026 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Appeal allowed – Landowner’s claim for liquidated and ascertained damages (“LAD”) for delay in Practical Completion in a Development Project, certified by Project Architect to be 16 March 2020, summarily determined in Developer’s favour under O.14A, RSC...
by hardy.ukit | Aug 10, 2026 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law – s.376(3)(c) Penal Code – Rape by a person of trust or authority – Complainant below age of 14] Public Prosecutor v MABO HCCT/11/2024 Decision date: 4 Jul...
by hardy.ukit | Aug 8, 2026 | Intermediate Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal law – sentence – Section 451 of the Penal Code – early guilty plea – house trespass – theft – Human dwelling – multiple value items – original coffee] Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Nurilham bin Mohammad Nasri...
by hardy.ukit | Aug 5, 2026 | Intermediate Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal – housebreaking – theft – employer – Sentencing — multiple offences – Plea of guilty — Mitigation — Reduction in sentence for guilty plea — Timing of plea — Whether one-third discount appropriate — Aggravating factors — Deterrence — Totality...
