by azizi.kamarudjaman | May 23, 2016 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[ Road Traffic Accident – negligence – vicarious liability – Road Traffic Act (Cap 68) Section 86 – Plaintiff’s claim for damages against driver’s employer – Appeal by employer – Respondent’s (Plaintiff’s) counter-notice – damages for quantified likelihood of future...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | May 18, 2016 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Theft and attempted theft from place of worship contrary to s380A Penal Code – sentences of 12 months and 18 months to be served concurrently due to exceptional personal circumstances] MOHAMMAD AMLI BIN HAJI MATAYIR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/7/2016 Decision date: 18...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | May 14, 2016 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Public Prosecutor’s appeal for an increase in sentence. Sentence of 14 years imprisonment after a guilty plea to 9 counts of rape on 3 of the defendant’s young daughters (contrary to ss 376(1) and (2) CAP 22) considered to be inadequate – many aggravating features –...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | May 12, 2016 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Appeal against total sentence of 5 years imprisonment with 2 strokes after pleas to 7 offences of dishonesty to support a drug habit. A persistent, opportunist, small-time offender. Offences not professional. Offences began shortly after his release from prison for...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 30, 2015 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Sentence for gang robbery (s.39L CAP 22) and rape (s.376(L) CAP22). Totality principle considered 18 years qnd 72 strokes reduced to L4 years and 72 strokes] MUHAMMAD AZRI BIN AZMAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/19/2015 Decision date: 30 Nov...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 25, 2015 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[multiple offences committed over 5 months of serious professional housebreaking and the like – 27-year-old appellant without previous convictions – Sentenced to a total of 8 years imprisonment and 4 strokes with starting point of 12 years. In the...
