by hardy.ukit | Nov 15, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Law – Bail – Murder charge under Section 302 Penal Code (Cap 22) – Death penalty – Application for bail pending investigation – Gravity of offence – strength of case – likelihood of interference with witnesses – balance of probabilities that bail should not...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 25, 2025 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Ruling
[-] AL-MARHUM YANG AMAT MULIA PENGIRAN PUTERA NEGARA PENGIRAN HAJI OMAR BIN PENGARAH DATO PENGHULU PENGIRAN HAJI APONG v MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD COACV/19/2024 Decision date: 25 Oct...
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...
