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UBUSHINJACYAHA vs KARONGOZI
The Court of Appeal accepted the applicant’s withdrawal of a criminal review application and held that the matter was concluded, with no costs ordered against him.
- Withdrawal of review application
- Costs on withdrawal
- Finality of withdrawal
- Criminal-procedure
- Withdrawal-of-claim
- Court-costs
AFRICA PANTHERS RESOURCES Ltd v. MUNSAD MINERALS Ltd
The Court of Appeal held that an urgent application filed by a respondent in an appeal was inadmissible because the respondent had no substantive claim before the court.
- Urgent applications
- Admissibility
- Provisional measures
- Appeals
- Urgent-applications
- Provisional-measures
UBUSHINJACYAHA v NTAGOZERA
Opposition to reopen a case dismissed for non-attendance is inadmissible; only revival is permitted unless extraordinary justification is provided.
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- Failure to attend hearing
- Reopening of case
- Opposition procedure
- Compensation for damages
BANK OF KIGALI PLC v. GATE HILLS ESTATE LTD N’ UNDI
The Court of Appeal held that Bank of Kigali Plc’s second appeal was inadmissible because it had lost on the same grounds in the lower courts.
- Loan agreements
- Breach of contract
- Mortgage/collateral
- Damages
- Appeal procedure
- Rescission of security
COPCOM v SHALOM
The court held that a registered company party to a commercial lease had standing to sue COPCOM and was not required to use cooperative dispute procedures.
- Urgent applications
- Standing to sue
- Contract enforcement
- Cooperative dispute resolution
- Standing-to-sue
- Urgent-applications
IMIRONGO CoA - July -August - 2022
A Court of Appeal precedents collection summarizing criminal, civil, tax, and procedure rulings from July-August 2022, including sentencing, evidence, contracts, and appeal rules.
- Defilement of minors
- Mitigating circumstances
- Sentencing discretion
- Drug offences
- Murder
- Testimonial evidence
IMIRONGO CoA - No 5 - Febuary -2023
The Court of Appeal established binding principles on calculation of appeal deadlines, mandatory payment of withholding tax, distinction between civil and commercial acts, contract classification, recusal standards, sentencing discretion and mitigation, procedural limits on appellate arguments, modification of charges, proportionality in drug sentencing, and retroactive application of interpretive ministerial orders.
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- Sexual offenses against minors
- Withholding tax
- Civil liability (responsabilité civile)
- Recusal of judges
- Appeal deadlines
- Mitigating circumstances
NIYOYITA v UTB Ltd
The High Court held that suspension beyond 90 days is treated as termination with severance, not unlawful dismissal, and partly revised the lower court’s awards.
- Suspension of employment contract
- Termination of employment
- Severance pay
- Employment benefits
- Prescription (ubuzime)
- Covid-19 employment measures
VICTORIA MOTORS RWANDA Ltd v RWANDA UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY (RURA)
The High Court held that VMRL’s agreement with RBA was a lease, not a simple rental service, and set aside RURA’s penalty and licensing order.
- Lease agreements
- Vehicle rental licensing
- Administrative penalties
- Distinction between lease and rental
- Public transport regulation
- Lease-agreements
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