by syahirah.suhaili | Jun 5, 2021 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Trafficking and smuggling of Persons Order, 2004; defence of entrapment rejected; omission of mitigation in sentencing procedure; reduction of sentence; sentence to run from date of remand into custody.] DARI ANAK BILONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CM/4/2020 Decision date: 5...
by syahirah.suhaili | Jun 3, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[ Sentence – Housebreaking by night Multiple offences – 4 years and 3 strokes upheld.] MUHAMMAD SHARIN BIN MUHAMMAD NORADAM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/7/2020 Decision date: 3 June...
by syahirah.suhaili | Jun 2, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[ Sentence – Possession of 12 $10,000 counterfeit notes being smuggled through Brunei airport – 6 year starting point approved – Credit given for time spent in custody prior to sentencing] MUNTAHAR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CM/14/2020 Decision date: 2 June...
by syahirah.suhaili | May 26, 2021 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal law – Robbery – Child victim – Appellant above 50 years old – Sentence of whipping not to be executed.] Norazmi Bin Hj Tahir v Public Prosecutor COACM/8/2020 Decision date: 26 May...
by haziq.nordin | Apr 24, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law — section 420 Penal Code — Plead Guilty — imprisonment — Appeal — ill health not a mitigating factor except in the most exceptional cases — no judicial mercy — appeal dismissed] HJ ABDUL RAHIM BIN HJ MATUSIN v...
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...
