by amir.amirudine | Mar 20, 2025 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Law – Revision – s.406 Penal Code – Magistrate has jurisdiction to hear] Public Prosecutor v Faridah Norhayati Binti Ta’ai & Public Prosecutor v Rency Morales CM/9/2025 & CM/10/2025 Decision date: 20 Mar...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 10, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Law – Appeal against Rehabilitation Order imposed under section 29(4) of Misuse of Drugs Act – Rehabilitating is an opportunity to change rather than punishment – Appeal dismissed] NURUL IZZAH BINTI DRAISE v Public Prosecutor HACM/21/2024...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 1, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Appeal – Appeal against Magistrate’s sentence – manifestly excessive and Magistrate failed to consider – all mitigating factors – Magistrate’s sentence appropriate – Appeal dismissed] DURAMAN BIN HAJI JAPAR v Public...
by syahirah.suhaili | Feb 17, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Application for leave to appeal out of time – procedural irregularity – leave to appeal granted – contract law – appeal against magistrate’s decision in dismissing plaintiff’s case – magistrate’s decision upheld – application dismissed] CHIA SOO KHENG v...
by amir.amirudine | Dec 12, 2024 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Law – Section 78(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act – leave to appeal out of time – leave to appeal for extension of grace period and payment by installment – in dismissing appeal and not granting leave, no reasonable prospect of success as grace period afforded by...
by haziq.nordin | Dec 11, 2024 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Appeal – Appeal against sentence – plea of guilty on 1st day of trial – full discount of 1/3 not afforded – delay in prosecution – disproportionate total sentence of 7 years – Section 4(1) Computer Misuse Act – Section 379 Penal Code] ON CHEE WEI v PUBLIC...
