APPOINTMENT OF TWO JUSTICES OF APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL
The Court of Appeal of Seychelles seeks to appoint two non-resident Justices of Appeal, or being resident, is not a full-time member of the Seychelles Court of Appeal or not an ex-officio member. The appointed Justices will be requested to attend sittings in the Court of Appeal sessions of August and December 2023 and any other sessions thereafter.
Applications are invited from persons who are qualified under Article 122 of the Constitution of Seychelles.
The persons must be suitably qualified in law and can effectively, competently and impartially discharge the functions of the office of Justices of Appeal under the Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles.
The appointees should preferably hold or have held high judicial office in the Apex Court in a Commonwealth country as appellate Judges for at least seven years, preferably with experience in dealing with civil and constitutional cases.
The Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from a judgement, direction, decision, declaration, decree, writ or order of the Supreme Court and such other appellate jurisdiction as may be conferred upon the Court of Appeal by this Constitution and by or under an Act.
The Court sessions are usually for three and a half weeks. The fees payable to the Justices of Appeal, when they attend a session is set out in Section 3(2) of the Judiciary(Amendment) Act 17 of 2022 read with step 1 of salary band 17 specified in the Public Service Salary Act 25 of 2013. It is SCR 107,304(Seychelles Rupees one hundred and seven thousand three hundred and four). This fee shall, on completion of each 12-month period served be progressed to the next step in accordance with that salary band.
The Seychelles Judiciary will be responsible for the airline tickets as well as accommodation on full board basis and transport to non-resident Justices whilst in Seychelles.
The attention of applicants is drawn to the “Constitutional Appointments Authority Rules on the “Selection and Appointment of Judicial Officers” and Schedule 2, which can be viewed on the Authority’s website www.caaseychelles.com.
Schedule 2 of the CAA Rules duly filled including a recent curriculum vitae, passport-size photo and, legal qualifications should reach the office of the Chairman of the Constitutional Appointments on or before 30th June 2023.
Applications may be submitted electronically.
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A vacancy exists for the position of Vice-Chairperson of the National Information Services Agency (NISA).
Applications are invited from persons who are suitably qualified under the National Information Services Agency (Amendment) Act 2017, Section 6(3).
A person suitably qualified for appointment as Vice-Chairperson should have competency in administration, management, print media, education or culture. The Vice-Chairperson together with the Chairperson shall be responsible for the policy and control of the Agency.
Applicants for this position, should not:
be a member of the National Assembly;
be an office bearer or a member of the executive committee of a political party;
be the owner, shareholder, director or manager of a media outlet including a printing or publishing house or is involved in electronic publishing or
be an employee of the Agency or was an employee of the Agency for any length of time within the three-year period immediately prior to the proposed appointment.
The allowance of the Vice-Chairperson, NISA shall be in line with the Government Remuneration Policy and Framework on Fees for Boards and Government Committees (2nd Edition 2019).
It is recommended that applicants visit the CAA website:www.caaseychelles.com in particular the CAA Rules and Guidelines on the Selection and Appointment of Constitutional Appointees (Other than Judicial Officers) and Appointees made under the Laws of Seychelles(Acts).
Applications and detailed CVs including qualifications, experience, passport-size photograph and the names of two referees should reach the Office of the Chairman, the Constitutional Appointments Authority, 1st Floor, La Ciotat Building, Mont Fleuri, on or before Friday 5th May 2023.
Applications can also be submitted by e-mail. E:mail address:- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For any queries, please Telephone: +248 4322504/4323991
Following the recommendations of the Court of Appeal for the appointment of three Special Justices of Appeal to hear the case of EEEL vs Vijay Construction Pty Ltd, the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan has received the recommendations from the Constitutional Appointments Authority (CAA) and he has accordingly appointed Justice Winston Anderson as the Chair of the Panel and two other members Justice Carl Singh and Justice William Young to hear the case and to come to a final determination.
- Justice Winston Anderson (Chair of Panel of Ad-hoc Justices of Appeal)is a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice ('CCJ’) which is the apex court in civil, constitutional, and criminal appeals from four sovereign states: Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and Guyana. He has been the Judge of the CCJ for twelve (12) years and is now the third most senior Judge on the Bench.
- Justice William Young has served on the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of New Zealand. Sir William is an honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple and an honorary Fellow Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He holds an honorary doctorate in law from· University of Canterbury.
- Justice Carl Singh has served at the Supreme Court of Guyana, followed by Chief Justice of Guyana and latterly in the Office of Chancellor and Head of the Judiciary of Guyana. He was also the Professor and Head of the Department of Law at the University of Guyana.
The President of the Republic, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan witnessed the swearing-in of Justice Brigitte Alexandra Madeleine as Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles, during a swearing-in ceremony yesterday morning at State House. President Ramkalawan has appointed Justice Madeleine upon recommendations made by the Constitutional Appointments Authority pursuant to Article 127 of the Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles.
During the ceremony, Justice Madeleine took two oaths; the Oath of Allegiance to the Constitution and the Judicial Oath before the President and various distinguished guests and family members.
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Madeleine was an Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public since July 2016. She has 14 years of experience in the practice of law including 6 years in private practice. Throughout her career, she has gained judicial bench attributes while serving on the Rent Board, Employment, and Family Tribunals. Ms. Madeleine is also a part-time Lecturer- Criminal Law and Procedure at the University of Seychelles since 2016.
Justice Madeleine studied A’ Levels as well as O’ Level with the National Youth Service and Seychelles Polytechnic between 1999 to 2000. She holds a Degree of Master of Laws (Petroleum and Policy) with Distinction from the University of Dundee, Scotland. She also holds a Post Graduate Certificate of Proficiency in Legal Drafting from the Ghana School of Law and received a Bachelor of Laws with Honours LLB (HONS) from the University of Mauritius. Ms. Madeleine qualified as a Barrister-at-Law in Mauritius in 2008.
Ms. Madeleine started her legal career as a part-time Legal Researcher in December 2004. She later served as a Legal Officer for the Ministry of Land Use and Habitat/ Ministry of National Development in 2007. She then joined the Attorney General’s Chambers, Department of Legal Affairs in July 2009 as a State Counsel where she has gained promotions up to Assistant Principal State Counsel in June 2012. Ms. Madeleine has served on a number of Boards, which includes the Rent Board as a member, Vice-Chairperson of the Family Tribunal, Vice Chairperson of the Employment Tribunal, a member of the Industrial Relations Tribunal, secretary and member of the Estate Agents Board and member of the Marine Board.
Speaking to the local press after the ceremony, Justice Madeleine said that she is honoured and humbled to have been appointed as Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Seychelles, where she will join other members of the Judiciary in their tasks in prevailing justice. She noted that today marks a big achievement in her career path and that she is looking forward to start this new journey.
Also present for the ceremony at State House, to witness the swearing-in yesterday morning were the First Lady, Mrs. Linda Ramkalawan, the Vice-President, Mr. Ahmed Afif, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Roger Mancienne, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Rony Govinden, the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Anthony Fernando, the Leader of Government Business in the National Assembly, Hon. Bernard George, Senior members of the Judiciary of the Supreme Court of Seychelles, the Secretary of State for Cabinet Affairs, Mr. Mohammed Afif, Members of the Constitutional Appointments Authority, and relatives of Justice Madeleine.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS AUTHORITY
APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE
ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION
Applications are invited from persons who are qualified under Section10 (2) of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act (No 19) of 2021 for appointment to the Advisory Council of the Anti-Corruption Commission.
The functions of the Advisory Council are to:
(a) oversee the administrative policy of the Commission;
(b) review and recognize provisions of laws for the prevention of corruption and make recommendations to the President for their effective implementation.
The Advisory Council shall not interfere with the functioning or operation of the Commission in respect of any enquiry or conduct of investigation under this Act or any matter relating thereto. The Commissioner may seek the advice and guidance of the Advisory Council on any matter under this Act. However, where the Advisory Council is of the opinion that the Commissioner is susceptible to disqualification under section 7(2) of the Anti-Corruption Act, the Advisory Council shall make a report to the President.
A person is qualified for appointment as a member of the Advisory Council on the basis of integrity and qualification or experience in the field of (a) anti-corruption, (b) law or law enforcement, (c) accounting, finance or administration, or (d) investigation, including forensic investigation.
A person appointed as a member of the Advisory Council shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
The remuneration or allowance of the member of the Advisory Council shall be such as may be prescribed.
Applications and detailed CVs including qualifications, experience and the names of two referees should reach the Office of the Chairman, the Constitutional Appointments Authority, 1st Floor, La Ciotat Building, Mont Fleuri, on or before Friday 12th August 2022. Applications can also be submitted by e-mail. E:mail:- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For any queries, please telephone : +248 4322504
It is recommended that applicants visit the CAA website:www.caaseychelles.com in particular the CAA Rules and Guidelines on the Selection and Appointment of Constitutional Appointees (Other than Judicial Officers) and Appointees made under the Laws of Seychelles(Acts).