BRD v.Ngezahayo

BRD v.Ngezahayo

The Supreme Court found that the MoU of 30/09/2010 was submitted after the close of hearings and relied upon in the High Commercial Court's judgment without giving the opposing party an opportunity to contest it, thus violating the contradictory principle and conferring jurisdiction for a second appeal under Article...

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Citation
COMAA 0076/12/CS (
Parties
Applicant: BRD Ltd; Respondent: Ngezahayo Rutamu Vincent; Respondent: Kavumba Emmanuel; Respondent: Ndahumba Jean Baptiste; Respondent: Umuhoza Francine
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
10 April 2015
Case Number
COMAA 0076/12/CS (
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Preliminary Ruling on Jurisdiction
Outcome
Supreme Court has jurisdiction; hearing to continue on merits.
Legal Topics
Appellate Jurisdiction, Admissibility of Evidence, Second Appeal, Contradictory Principle
Source Language
rw
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Appellate Jurisdiction Admissibility of Evidence Second Appeal Contradictory Principle

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Parties

BRD Ltd

Applicant

Ngezahayo Rutamu Vincent

Respondent

Kavumba Emmanuel

Respondent

Ndahumba Jean Baptiste

Respondent

Umuhoza Francine

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Preliminary Ruling on Jurisdiction

  1. 1 Whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear a second appeal based on a document submitted after the close of hearings and relied upon in the lower court's judgment.

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court found that the MoU of 30/09/2010 was submitted after the close of hearings and relied upon in the High Commercial Court's judgment without giving the opposing party an opportunity to contest it, thus violating the contradictory principle and conferring jurisdiction for a second appeal under Article 28 of Organic Law no03/2012.

Court Disposition

Supreme Court has jurisdiction; hearing to continue on merits.

Orders

  • The appeal is within the Supreme Court's jurisdiction under Article 28, Organic Law no03/2012.
  • The hearing will continue on 02/06/2015.