BAMUHONGERWA v. EUROCORP LTD N’UNDI

BAMUHONGERWA v. EUROCORP LTD N’UNDI

The appeal was not received because it was filed after the statutory three working day deadline under Article 188 of Law No 22/2018. The claim was not barred as a second appeal on an urgent claim because it was independent and not based on a principal claim. The lower courts did not base their decisions on identical...

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Citation
RCOMAA 00069/2024/CA
Parties
Applicant: Bamuhongerwa Dahlia; Respondent: EUROCORP Ltd; Intervener: Lutta Fred Kalekyezi
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
28 March 2025
Case Number
RCOMAA 00069/2024/CA
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed as out of time
Legal Topics
Urgent Proceedings, Appeal Deadlines, Commercial Debt Recovery, Joinder of Claims, Admissibility of Appeals
Source Language
rw
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Urgent Proceedings Appeal Deadlines Commercial Debt Recovery Joinder of Claims Admissibility of Appeals

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Parties

Bamuhongerwa Dahlia

Applicant

EUROCORP Ltd

Respondent

Lutta Fred Kalekyezi

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the applicant was barred from a second appeal on an urgent claim
  2. 2 Whether the appeal was filed within the statutory deadline
  3. 3 Whether the lower courts based their decisions on the same grounds

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was not received because it was filed after the statutory three working day deadline under Article 188 of Law No 22/2018. The claim was not barred as a second appeal on an urgent claim because it was independent and not based on a principal claim. The lower courts did not base their decisions on identical grounds, so the bar on second appeals did not apply. Costs and attorney fees were denied to the intervener as they were not specifically requested in the submissions.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed as out of time

Orders

  • The appeal of Bamuhongerwa Dahlia is not received for late filing.
  • The decision of the High Commercial Court in RCOMA 00559/2024/HCC remains in force.