by hardy.ukit | Nov 25, 2015 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Consideration in two separate appeals of the appropriate starting points and the application of the totality principle in multiple offences of dishonesty] MOHD ZAINAL ABIDIN BIN HJ JUNAIDI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CM/16/2015 Decision date: 25 Nov...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 17, 2015 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Appeal purely on fact – trite law that in order to succeed the appellant must demonstrate that the judge’s decision was plainly wrong. In this he failed and appeal dismissed. Cross appeal allowed for interest before judgment on the sum awarded] CHIN WUI HENG v YONG...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 12, 2015 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[3 years and 10 months imprisonment imposed after plea on 55 year old man without previous convictions for smuggling 7 people into Brunei with the intention of driving them through Brunei. Prosecutor’s appeal and Defendant’s appeal dismissed and sentence of...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 12, 2015 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Crtminal – sentence -simple possession of 323.7864 grammes of cannabis – plea of guilty at first opportunity – cooperation with NCB after arrest – previous drug convictions no reason to refuse one third discount – proper starting point 9...
by haziq.nordin | Nov 10, 2015 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Payment of fine by monthly instalments.] IBRAHIM BIN HAJI DAIM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/31/2015 Decision date: 10 Nov...
by haziq.nordin | Oct 22, 2015 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Road Traffic – Sentence – Careless driving – Second offender – Lapse of time between convictions – Disqualification quashed – Section 29 (1) and 29 (2) of the Road Traffic Act.] NURUL JANNAH BINTI ABDULLAH@ LAI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/29/2015 Decision date: 22 Oct...
