The Court of Three Judges recently backed the Law Society’s findings on a lawyer’s gross misconduct and ordered a three-year suspension from practice. Counsels Navasiwayam Kanasan Palaniandy and Abdul Muqtadir Haji Suhaime for the Law Society stated that Lim Chin Wah was found to have not recorded BND20,000 in payments from clients in July 2019 […]
The Court of Appeal dismissed a sexual offender’s appeal against his conviction and sentence recently. Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong and Justices Michael Peter Burrell and Conrad Seagroatt refused Dr Matthew Tan’s application on November 16. His counsel, Ahmad Basuni Abbas of messrs Abrahams Davidson and Co, contended the Magistrate’s Court findings citing […]
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a High Court decision in handing a sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment with 15 whippings for incestuous sexual offences he committed against his two young daughters. Presiding Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong, flanked by Justices Michael Peter Burrell and Conrad Seagroatt, said the sentence passed is “justifiable […]
The Court of Appeal recently came to an inevitable decision to uphold an arsonist’s sentence of three years’ jail and six whippings. Awangku Muhammad Hafiz Dzulfadhly bin Pengiran Hassanal Ariffin received the sentence after he pleaded guilty on December 22, 2022 to a charge of mischief by fire. Prosecutor Syafina binti Abdul Hadzid said the […]
The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the decision made by Royal Brunei Armed Forces’ court martial in sentencing its personnel to 20 years’ jail and eight whippings on multiple charges of sodomy and sexual assault of fellow personnel during the first-of-its-kind hearing. Awang Mohammad Khairul Hazwan bin Haji Maidin, who was a captain at […]