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Judgments - Island Court

Judgments on PACLII:

Judgments since 2017 (in reverse order of Decision date):

2002 judgments
JurisdictionCase typeCase numberCase nameJudgeHearing dateDecision date
Supreme CourtCriminal1934 of 2022Public Prosecutor v TenkonJustice Viran Molisa Trief22 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal199 of 2023Estapas v The National Coordinator of Lands Dispute ManagementChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Viran MolisaTrief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough12 May 202319 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal1327 of 2022FPF Company Limited v Lou WeiChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Viran Trief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough10 May 202319 May 2023
Court of AppealCriminal Appeal1357 of 2022Stephen v Public ProsecutorChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Oliver Saksak; Justice Viran Molisa Trief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough14 May 202319 May 2023
Court of AppealCriminal Appeal601 of 2023Bakeo v Public ProsecutorChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield Justice Ronald Young; Justice Oliver Saksak; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough08 May 202319 May 2023
Court of AppealCriminal Appeal289 of 2023Public Prosecutor v MaraeChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Viran Molisa Trief Justice Edwin Goldsbrough14 May 202318 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal1918 of 2022Hocten v VillavarayenChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice Oliver Saksak; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Viran Molisa Trief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough08 May 202318 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal29 of 2023Karae v Taslamane Area Land Tribunal (Big Bay Coast)Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Viran MolisaTrief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough10 May 202318 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal1329 of 2022Siri v JohnnyJustice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Viran Molisa Trief11 May 202318 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal1270 of 2022Airports Vanuatu Limited v Belair Airways Vanuatu LimitedChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Viran Molisa Trief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough09 May 202318 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal209 of 2023Solzer v ThomasChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Oliver Saksak; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough11 May 202318 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal1344 of 2022Republic of Vanuatu v MichaelChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Viran Molisa Trief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough10 May 202318 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal535 of 2022Public Prosecutor v VinabitJustice Viran Molisa Trief17 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal1356 of 2022Police Service Commission v GesaChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Viran MolisaTrief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough08 May 202308 May 2023
Court of AppealCivil Appeal240 of 2023Matua v WilliamChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Viran MolisaTrief; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough08 May 202308 May 2023
Court of AppealCriminal Appeal3122 of 2022Public Prosecutor v RowyamaChief Justice Vincent Lunabek; Justice Oliver Saksak; Justice John Mansfield; Justice Ronald Young; Justice Dudley Aru; Justice Edwin Goldsbrough07 May 202307 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal227 of 2023Public Prosecutor v BowieChief Justice Vincent Lunabek24 Apr 202305 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal228 of 2023Public Prosecutor v VuiChief Justice Vincent Lunabek24 Apr 202305 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal229 of 2023Public Prosecutor v TokalChief Justice Vincent Lunabek25 Apr 202305 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal230 of 2023Public Prosecutor v DinChief Justice Vincent Lunabek24 Apr 202305 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal217 of 2023Public Prosecutor v UriChief Justice Vincent Lunabek24 Apr 202305 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal219 of 2023Public Prosecutor v MassingiowChief Justice Vincent Lunabek24 Apr 202305 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal2422 of 2022Public Prosecutor v VariChief Justice Vincent Lunabek25 Apr 202305 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal226 of 2023Public Prosecutor v SimoChief Justice Vincent Lunabek24 Apr 202305 May 2023
Supreme CourtCriminal227 of 2023Public Prosecutor v Bowie - Addendum to the sentenceChief Justice Vincent Lunabek23 Apr 202304 May 2023