JUDGMENTS

Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2017

[Sale of car. Defects arose. Damages awarded under Sale of Goods Act and for negligence. Appeal allowed on quantum of special and general damages. Awards of aggravated and punitive damages ought not to have been made. Damages reduced. Counterclaim in defamation. No evidence to support a defence of justification in respect of one statement. Appeal allowed. Retrial before a different judge.]

HAPPY MOTORING CO SDN BHD v WONG HEE SING @ BIBIANA WONG

COACV/4/2017

Decision date: 29 Nov 2017
Civil Appeal No. 7 of 2017

[Civil law, appeal against a judgment for money owed; judgment below inevitable in view of findings of fact on uncontradicted evidence; appeal dismissed with costs to respondent.]

HAJI MD HARIS BIN HAJI OMAR v STAR PUBLISHING PTE LTD

COACV/7/2017

Decision date: 27 Nov 2017
Civil Appeal No. 8 of 2017

[Appeal from a refusal to grant an amendment to a consent Summons relating to a family dispute over the ownership of land. Appeal allowed]

HAJAH LATIPAH BINTI SHEIKH HAJI YAHYA DAN HAJI ABDULLAH BIN HAJI SHEIKH YAHYA v HAJI ABD KHALID BIN SHEIKH HAJI YAHYA DAN HAJI SAID BIN HAJI SHEIKH YAHYA

COACV/8/2017

Decision date: 21 Nov 2017
Civil Appeal No. 3 of 2017

[Order 14 judgment for part of claim and interim payment granted by the registrar. The judge dismissed an appeal against the orders. The appeal against the judge’s order dismissed. No bone fide defence demonstrated.]

NGUI SZE CHIAT v KAMILA CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD

COACV/3/2017

Decision date: 22 May 2017
Civil Appeal No. 9 of 2017

[Joint Venture Agreement – Temporary Occupation Licence revocable without notice for breach of any condition or term – breach of Joint Venture condition replicating condition of Temporary Occupation licence justification for repudiation of contract – condition not a warranty. Temporary Occupation Licence cannot create any right or tenancy over land]

HASRAT TEGUH SDN BHD v WATI BINTI HAJI BUJANG

COACV/9/2017

Decision date: 12 May 2018
Civil Appeal No. 6 of 2016

[Order 88(1). Respondents as registered owners of land entitled to order for vacant possession of land. Trespassers raise no triable issue. Oral sale of the land 22 years ago]

ZAINAB BINTI HJ AWG DAMIT@ALIZAH, AWG BOL HASSAN BIN HJ IBRAHIM v YAM PADUKA SERI BAGINDA PENGIRAN ANAK PUTERI HAJAH AMAL JEFRIAH BINTI ALMARHUM SULTAN HAJI OMAR ALI SAIFUDDIEN SA’ADUL KHAIRI WADDIEN & OTHERS

COACV/6/2016

Decision date: 24 Nov 2016
Civil Appeal No. 5 of 2016

[ Road Traffic Accident – negligence – vicarious liability – Road Traffic Act (Cap 68) Section 86 – Plaintiff’s claim for damages against driver’s employer – Appeal by employer – Respondent’s (Plaintiff’s) counter-notice – damages for quantified likelihood of future medical treatment and costs of maid’s services. Substantial delay between end of trial and delivery of judgment. Appellant’s claim to disallow interest for that interim period. Appeal dismissed – Cross Appeal allowed]

MEGALIFT SDN BHD v FABIOLA NG YIOK CHIN

COACV/5/2016

Decision date: 23 May 2016
Civil Appeal No. 11 of 2015

[Application for summary possession of land pursuant order 88 rule 1 – Applicable test – whether interlocutory or final order – S.20(2)(f) CAP 5 – When leave to appeal to Court of Appeal should be granted.]

HARAZ INDUSTRIAL SDN BHD, YAU WEE WOON, WU CHAY CHIN v LEE FATT KHONG

COACV/11/2015

Decision date: 12 May 2016
Civil Appeal No. 12 of 2015

[Statement of Claim struck out under order 18 rule 18 RSC by Senior Registrar.
Plaintiff’s appeal dismissed by judge. Appeal from Judge dismissed. No reasonable
cause of action demonstrated in the pleadings]

MALAI NURIDAH SHEIKH MOHAMMAD v BRUNEI SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY SDN BHD, KEN MARNOCH

COACV/12/2015

Decision date: 11 May 2016
Civil Appeal No. 12 of 2015

[Statement of Claim struck out under order 18 rule 18 RSC by Senior Registrar. Plaintiff’s appeal dismissed by judge. Appeal from Judge dismissed. No reasonable cause of action demonstrated in the pleadings]

MALAI NURIDAH SHEIKH MOHAMMAD v BRUNEI SHELL PETROLEUM COMPANY SDN BHD, KEN MARNOCH

COACV/12/2015

Decision date: 11 May 2016
ICCS No. 43 of 2015

[application for leave to appeal against refusal to order security for costs refused. Interlocutory application – Satellite litigation – Reluctance of Court of Appeal to grant leave in satellite litigation – Reasons considered]

HAJI AWG MOHD HUSSAINI BIN PP HJ AWG AHMAD v PONNUSAMY RAJAPANDIAN

COACV/43/2015

Decision date: 21 Nov 2015
Civil Appeal No. 5 of 2015

[application to strike out action against naval noncommissioned officers for alleged assault on recruit under training – Constitution, Articles 84 (b) (2) and 84C – Order 18 rule 18(1) and Order 86 rule 4 of Brunei Supreme Court Rules]

KPL MOHD KHAIRUL MUSADEY BIN MUSA, KPL SHAHLINNORDY BIN SIDUP, L/KPL FAIZAL BIN ABDULLAH, L/KPL PG ASMAN BIN PG TEJUDIN v MD HAMIZAN BIN SALIM

COACV/5/2015

Decision date: 19 Nov 2015
Civil Appeal No. 3 of 2015

[Appeal purely on fact – trite law that in order to succeed the appellant must demonstrate that the judge’s decision was plainly wrong. In this he failed and appeal dismissed. Cross appeal allowed for interest before judgment on the sum awarded]

CHIN WUI HENG v YONG SOK GENERAL

COACV/3/2015

Decision date: 17 Nov 2015
Civil Appeal No. 9 of 2014

[Civil Law – A person adversely affected by a decision made by a public officer sued him for tort: Articles 84B (2) and 84C considered]

YONG TECK SANG, HAJAH NORAINAH BINTI HAJI KAHAR, TENGKU PUTRA AMIR FAROUK AL HAJ, PG HJH MARIAM BINTI AL-MARHUM, DPB MUDA HJ HASHIM v PG HJ ABD RAHMAN BIN PSI PH ISMAIL

COACV/9/2014

Decision date: 24 Nov 2014
Civil Appeal No. 7 of 2014

[whether a letter written by a private person to a diplomatic mission may be adduced in evidence – Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 considered]

INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM & OTHERS v RAMESH JIWATRAM BHAWNANI, ABDUL HAMID BIN ABAS

COACV/7/2014

Decision date: 24 Nov 2014

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