President Patrick Herminie chaired a scheduled Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 13 May. During this meeting, several legal and policy memoranda were approved.
Cabinet approved the Seychelles Law Commission’s Work Programme for 2026. This programme aims to review and modernise key laws to ensure they align with the Constitution, current judicial practices, technological developments and international standards.
The programme includes proposed reforms to the Criminal Procedure Code, the Evidence Act, the Legal Aid Act, the Notaries Act, the Civil Code of Seychelles Act, the Legal Practitioners Act and legislation relating to the Judiciary.
According to Cabinet, the reforms aim to improve access to justice, strengthen human rights protections, modernise legal procedures, improve institutional efficiency and address outdated provisions in existing laws.
Cabinet also approved a proposed digitalisation programme for the Judiciary of Seychelles. The programme will include the Electronic Case Management System (ECMS). In addition, it will include the Legal Information and Judicial Decision Publishing System, known as LexVue.
The government said the programme forms part of efforts to modernise the justice system and improve access to judicial services.
According to Cabinet, the programme will support the digital transformation of court operations through improved case management, electronic filing, digitisation of judicial records, improved publication of judgments and legislation, and stronger cybersecurity and data management systems.