by amir.amirudine | Aug 26, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Procedure – Bail – Appeal against refusal – Application filed out of time – Delay of 107 days – Ignorance of law not a satisfactory explanation – Merits of appeal considered – Multiple serious charges – Strong prosecution case – High risk of reoffending and...
by haziq.nordin | Aug 26, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Law – Road Traffic Offence – Driving without insurance – Section 3(1) & (2) Motor Vehicle Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act, Cap. 90 – Mandatory disqualification – Appeal for reduction – “Special reasons”...
by syahirah.suhaili | Aug 18, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Civil Procedure – appeal against two registrar’s decision – (i) granting leave to amendment defence and counterclaim, including joinder of third party – (ii) direction that expert evidence proceed via single joint expert – plaintiffs opposed amendments as late,...
by syahirah.suhaili | Aug 18, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Application for leave to appeal – Bankruptcy – Proof of debt – Whether debt to 2nd Respondent had been satisfied – Sale of property by Official Receiver – No challenge to debt owed to 1st Respondent – Appeal filed out of time – Section 98 Bankruptcy Act (Cap....
by syahirah.suhaili | Aug 12, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[ Remittance Licensing – Sections 9 and 10 of the Money-Changing and Remittance Business Act Cap. 174 – Whether letter issued by BDCB constituted revocation of licence – Applicant relied on verbal assurance of renewal – BDCB issued retrospective, time limited licence...
by haziq.nordin | Aug 2, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Law – Appeal against sentence imposed under section 146(1)(d) of the Excise Order 2006 – Extension of grace period – second offender – Appeal dismissed] USAINI BIN MORNI v Public Prosecutor HACM/7/2025 Decision date: 2 Aug...