by amir.amirudine | Mar 25, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Criminal breach of trust – Sentence – s.406 Penal Code] Noorhayati Binti Hj Ahmad v Public Prosecutor CM/9/2021 Decision date: 25 Mar...
by amir.amirudine | Mar 18, 2021 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal law – Child abuse leading to death – Culpable homicide not amounting to murder – Causing grievous hurt – Failure to report death – Permitting child to be physically abused – s.304(2) Penal Code – s.325 Penal Code – s.176 Penal Code – s.28(1)(a) Children and...
by amir.amirudine | Mar 4, 2021 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal law – Gang robbery – Knowingly receiving property stolen in a gang robbery – Housebreaking – Sentence – ss. 395, 398, 412 and 454 of the Penal Code] Public Prosecutor v Rosizan Bin Jumat (D1), Mohammad Noh Bin Mohd Edham (D2), Mohammad Amirul Alif Bin...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 2, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law — section 144(1) Excise Order 2006 — Appeal — sentence not manifestly excessive — appeal dismissed] LAU CHIK CHIONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/26/2019 Decision date: 2 Mar...
by haziq.nordin | Feb 27, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Using criminal force intending to outrage modesty – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Appellate court will not disturb findings of fact unless they are plainly wrong or clearly reached against the weight of the evidence – Admissibility of CCTV...
by yura.yussop | Feb 26, 2021 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
Claim for unjust enrichment for costs and expenses of construction work – counterclaim for overpayment and additional costs attributable to unsatisfactory work – lack of clarity and precision in pleadings – whether the pleaded claims have been established on the...