by syahirah.suhaili | Oct 22, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Civil Procedure – Transfer of proceedings – Magistrate’s Court to Intermediate Court – Section 25(3)(g) Subordinate Courts Act – Absence of Rules of Court – Supervisory jurisdiction – Inherent powers – Whether High Court may order transfer – Counterclaim...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 22, 2025 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Law – Prevention of Corruption Act, Cap 131 and Penal Code, Cap. 22 – Appeal by Prosecution against acquittal on all charges – Failure of a Magistrate to determine if defendants have rebutted presumption under Section 25 of Prevention of Corruption Act...
by syahirah.suhaili | Oct 9, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Civil Procedure — Interlocutory applications — Payment into court — Whether defect in summons fatal or curable under O.2 r.1 and O.86 r.4 — Scope of O.29 r.2(3) — Application at post-judgment stage — Outstanding costs and pending appeal — Whether sufficient to...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 2, 2025 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Bail –Appeal against Magistrate Decision – Evidence in its entirety – Appeal Allowed – Magistrate Decision set aside] Wong Chung Hong v Public Prosecutor HACM/13/2025 Decision date: 2 Oct...
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....
