by haziq.nordin | Jan 4, 2018 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Conviction – Dealing with cigarettes with intent to evade excise duty – Magistrate’s findings of fact challenged – Approach of appellate court.] HASRIN BIN JINGGAN (D1), MOHD HAFIZ BIN MOHAMMAD AZMAN @ AZNI BIN BALANDA (D2) MOHAMMAD SALIHIN BIN HAJI KAMARUDIN (D3) v...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 27, 2017 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Civil law, appeal against a judgment for money owed; judgment below inevitable in view of findings of fact on uncontradicted evidence; appeal dismissed with costs to respondent.] HAJI MD HARIS BIN HAJI OMAR v STAR PUBLISHING PTE LTD COACV/7/2017 Decision date: 27 Nov...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 22, 2017 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Criminal law – Sentence – s.409 CAP 22 breach of trust. Sentence reduced because of 3 years delay in prosecution. 18 months imprisonment upheld] MATNOR BIN HAJI PAWEH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/13/2017 Decision date: 22 Nov...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 22, 2017 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Criminal law –Appeal against two convictions of keeping a brothel and one people smuggling. Appeal dismissed] FRANCIS VIBAN BAYONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/6/2017 Decision date: 22 Nov...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 21, 2017 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Criminal law, sentence, appeal by prosecutor, misappropriation of $4,802.00, whether sentence of 12 months imprisonment, manifestly inadequate. Appeal dismissed] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v YAHYA/YAHAYA BIN HAJI BUDIN COACM/15/2016 Decision date: 21 Nov...
by amir.amirudine | Nov 18, 2017 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law – Criminal Procedure – Accused voluntarily causing hurt – Defence – Automatism – Insanity – Onus of Proof – whether the Defendant has the intention to cause hurt] Public Prosecutor v Pg Mohammad Ezul Hazrin Bin Pg Hj Zohaini CM/24/2016 Decision date: 18...
