PYRAMIDE MINERALS SUPPLY Ltd N’UNDI v. RADIANT N’UNDI

PYRAMIDE MINERALS SUPPLY Ltd N’UNDI v. RADIANT N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal found that both the Commercial Court and the High Commercial Court decided against the appellants on the same substantive issues and legal reasoning—namely, the enforceability of the guarantee contract, the obligation to reimburse Radiant Insurance Company Ltd, and liability for interest and...

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Citation
RCOMAA00018/2024/CA
Parties
Appellant: Pyramide Minerals Supply Ltd; Appellant: Gafaranga Ismael; Respondent: Radiant Insurance Company Ltd; Respondent: Akarere ka Kamonyi
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
19 September 2024
Case Number
RCOMAA00018/2024/CA
Procedural Posture
Civil Commercial Appeal / Second Appeal (court of Appeal)
Outcome
second appeal dismissed as inadmissible for lack of jurisdiction
Legal Topics
Appellate Jurisdiction, Guarantee Contracts, Performance Bonds, Procedural Bars, Interest on Judgment Debts
Source Language
rw
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Contract Law Appellate Jurisdiction Guarantee Contracts Performance Bonds Procedural Bars Interest on Judgment Debts

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Parties

Pyramide Minerals Supply Ltd

Appellant

Gafaranga Ismael

Appellant

Radiant Insurance Company Ltd

Respondent

Akarere ka Kamonyi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Commercial Appeal / Second Appeal (court of Appeal)

  1. 1 Whether the second appeal is admissible where the appellants lost in both lower courts on the same grounds
  2. 2 Whether the lower courts based their decisions on the same legal reasoning and issues
  3. 3 Whether the procedural bar under Article 52(3) of Law No 30/2018 applies

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal found that both the Commercial Court and the High Commercial Court decided against the appellants on the same substantive issues and legal reasoning—namely, the enforceability of the guarantee contract, the obligation to reimburse Radiant Insurance Company Ltd, and liability for interest and costs. Therefore, under Article 52(3) of Law No 30/2018, the second appeal was inadmissible.

Court Disposition

second appeal dismissed as inadmissible for lack of jurisdiction

Orders

  • Appellants (Pyramide Minerals Supply Ltd and Gafaranga Ismael) to jointly pay Radiant Insurance Company Ltd RWF 500,000 as advocate fees and RWF 200,000 as procedural costs at this level.
  • Appellants to jointly pay Akarere ka Kamonyi RWF 200,000 as procedural costs at this level.