2023 Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands Decisions

April 2023

• Winner Properties Ltd v Permanent Secretary of Communication and Civil Aviation [2023] SBCA 1; SICOA-CAC 17 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• Huang Xiaoli v Attorney General [2023] SBCA 2; SICOA-CAC 18 of 2021 (28 April 2023)
• Meapeli v Tufoal Timber Export Ltd [2023] SBCA 3; SICOA-CAC 18 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• Kokoro v Piko [2023] SBCA 4; SICOA-CAC 22 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• Taiga v R [2023] SBCA 5; SICOA-CAC 33 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• Aligao v R [2023] SBCA 6; SICOA-CAC 20 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• HDD Development Ltd v Vaike [2023] SBCA 7; SICOA-CAC 23 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• Rima Ltd v Galo [2023] SBCA 8; SICOA-CAC 34 of 2021 (28 April 2023)
• R v Ba'ai [2023] SBCA 9; SICOA-CRAC 7 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• R v Liufirara [2023] SBCA 10; SICOA-CRAC 30 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• Asabola v Sim Resources Development Co. Ltd [2023] SBCA 11; SICOA-CAC 01 of 2021 (28 April 2023)
• Wate v Wate [2023] SBCA 12; SICOA-CAC 17 of 2021 (28 April 2023)
• Manassah v R [2023] SBCA 13; SICOA-CRAC 36 of 2022 (28 April 2023)
• Ari v Eagon Pacific Plantation Ltd [2023] SBCA 14; SICOA-CAC 26 of 2019 (28 April 2023)
• Feng Sea Shipping Pty Ltd v R [2023] SBCA 15; SICOA-CRAC 19 of 2022 (28 April 2023)

October 2023

• Maka v Malaita Customary Land Appeal Court [2023] SBCA 19; SICOA-CAC 9006 of 2020 (2 October 2023)
• Haemala v Western Customary Land Appeal Court [2023] SBCA 27; SICOA-CAC 9010 of 2023 (2 October 2023)
• Olsson v Solomon Time Ltd [2023] SBCA 28; SICOA-CAC 9019 of 2021 (2 October 2023)
• Collin Tuk Fook Yow v Solomons Islands Ports Authority [2023] SBCA 29; SICOA-CAC 9035 of 2022 (2 October 2023)
• Tome v Onoi [2023] SBCA 16; SICOA-CAC 9028 of 2021 (5 October 2023)
• Attorney General v Solomon Motors Ltd [2023] SBCA 20; SICOA-CAC 9016 of 2020 (6 October 2023)
• R v Melton [2023] SBCA 30; SICOA-CRAC 9020 of 2023 (9 October 2023)
• Lihwei Lau v Land Board and Commissioner of Lands [2023] SBCA 21; SICOA-CAC 9018 of 2021 (10 October 2023)
• Tiva v Manedetea [2023] SBCA 17; SICOA-CAC 19 of 2019 (13 October 2023)
• Sogabule v Sogabule [2023] SBCA 18; SICOA-CAC 9011 of 2023 (13 October 2023)
• Commissioner of Police v Bintan Mining (SI) Ltd [2023] SBCA 22; SICOA-CAC 9014 of 2019 (13 October 2023)
• Wate v Wate [2023] SBCA 23; SICOA-CAC 9017 of 2021 (13 October 2023)
• Attorney General v Biku [2023] SBCA 24; SICOA-CAC 9029 of 2021 (13 October 2023)
• Natei v HHD Development Ltd [2023] SBCA 25; SICOA-CAC 9032 of 2022 (13 October 2023)
• Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology v Eke [2023] SBCA 26; SICOA-CAC 9041 of 2019 (13 October 2023)
• Lethy v Kuper [2023] SBCA 31; SICOA-CAC 9037 of 2021 (13 October 2023)
• Olsson v Solomon Time Ltd [2023] SBCA 32; SICOA-CAC 9037 of 2022 (13 October 2023)
• Kauai v R [2023] SBCA 33; SICOA-CRAC 9006 of 2023 (13 October 2023)
• Ulasi v Ngwaefuana [2023] SBCA 34; SICOA-CAC 9013 of 2021 (13 October 2023)
• Nathaniel v R [2023] SBCA 35; SICOA-CRAC 9001 of 2023 (13 October 2023)
• R v Pige [2023] SBCA 36; SICOA-CRAC 9014 of 2023 (13 October 2023)
• Oai v R [2023] SBCA 37; SICOA-CRAC 9021 of 2022 (13 October 2023)
• R v Sinatau [2023] SBCA 38; SICOA-CRAC 9027 of 2023 (13 October 2023)
• Bade v R [2023] SBCA 39; SICOA-CRAC 9017 of 2023 (13 October 2023)