NYAMASWA v BPR Plc

NYAMASWA v BPR Plc

The Court found that NYAMASWA Raphael lost in both lower courts on the same grounds, namely failure to provide sufficient evidence of the outstanding debt. As such, the second appeal was not within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal under Article 52(3) of Law No 30/2018. The applicant's arguments regarding...

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Citation
RCOMAA 00060/2022/CA
Parties
Applicant: NYAMASWA Raphael; Respondent: BPR Plc
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
28 December 2022
Case Number
RCOMAA 00060/2022/CA
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Second Appeal (court of Appeal)
Outcome
Appeal not admitted for lack of jurisdiction
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction of Appellate Courts, Burden of Proof, Evidence in Commercial Disputes, Costs and Attorney Fees
Source Language
rw
Commercial Law Civil Procedure Jurisdiction of Appellate Courts Burden of Proof Evidence in Commercial Disputes Costs and Attorney Fees

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Parties

NYAMASWA Raphael

Applicant

BPR Plc

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Second Appeal (court of Appeal)

  1. 1 Whether the second appeal is within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal given prior decisions on the same grounds
  2. 2 Whether the applicant provided sufficient evidence regarding the outstanding loan amount
  3. 3 Whether the lower courts erred in not appointing an expert to determine the outstanding debt

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that NYAMASWA Raphael lost in both lower courts on the same grounds, namely failure to provide sufficient evidence of the outstanding debt. As such, the second appeal was not within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal under Article 52(3) of Law No 30/2018. The applicant's arguments regarding differences in reasoning between the lower courts were rejected as immaterial since the decisive grounds were the same. The Court also found that only limited costs and attorney fees were warranted given the procedural posture.

Court Disposition

Appeal not admitted for lack of jurisdiction

Orders

  • NYAMASWA Raphael to pay BPR Plc 500,000 Frw as attorney fees and 200,000 Frw as costs (ikurikiranarubanza)
  • Court fees correspond to the work done in the case