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Fiji Islands - Court of Appeal Digest 1991-2000 - Courts |
FIJI COURT OF APPEAL
INDEX AND DIGEST
1991 – 2000
MICHAEL DISHINGTON SCOTT B.A. (Lond.)
Of Gray’s Inn, Judge of the High Court of Fiji
PARTIES
SUBJECT
DESCRIPTION
FCA
NO.
PAGE
NO.
Fong Sun Developments Ltd v Minson Fiji Ltd.
COURTS
Court of Appeal Act (Cap 12) S.12(2)(f) creates concurrent jurisdiction with High Court – payment out pending application for leave to appeal- repayment ordered.
41/96
96/405
Kaylesh Chandra v The State
COURTS
Application for bail pending trial in High Court - powers of FCA to grant bail - whether power to entertain appeal against refusal by High Court to grant bail pending trial - relevance of Section 115 of the Constitution - application dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
15/94
94/459
Mahendra P. Chaudhary v. Attorney-General
COURTS
Contempt of Court- contempt at common law- scandalising the court- whether reasonably justifiable in a democratic society- Constitution 1997 Section 13 (2) (b).
9/98
99/170
Michael Desmond Benefield v Fiji Law Society
COURTS
The power to admit a legal practitioner is conferred on the Chief Justice as a designated person and not qua Judge of the High Court accordingly the Court of Appeal has no jurisdiction to hear an appeal against a refusal to admit.
56/97
98/530
Shamsher Ali v The State
COURTS
Court of Appeal Act (Cap 12) Section 22(1)- whether a single judge has jurisdiction to grant leave to appeal against a second appeal against severity of sentence - appeal dismissed.
16/96
96/532
Suresh Sushil Chandra Charan v. Suva City Council
COURTS
Absent the "slip rule" the Fiji Court of Appeal has no power to vary a final judgment already delivered.
43/90
93/623
© Michael Dishington Scott 2000
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