UWANYIRIGIRA N’ABANDI V SPECIAL GUARANTEE FUND

UWANYIRIGIRA N’ABANDI V SPECIAL GUARANTEE FUND

The investigation report relied upon by SGF was produced after the original judgment and thus does not qualify as new evidence under the law. Furthermore, its contents do not introduce any decisive new facts that would have changed the outcome of the original case. Therefore, the application for review is...

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Citation
RC 00002/2023/CA
Parties
Applicant: Uwanyirigira Josée; Applicant: Kirenga Manzi Loyke; Applicant: Rwema Jean Luc; Applicant: Rwamurangwa Octave; Respondent: Special Guarantee Fund (SGF)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
8 March 2023
Case Number
RC 00002/2023/CA
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Review on Grounds of New Evidence
Outcome
application for review dismissed as inadmissible
Legal Topics
Review of Judgment, New Evidence, Compensation for Road Accident, Legal Fees
Civil Procedure Review of Judgment New Evidence Compensation for Road Accident Legal Fees

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Parties

Uwanyirigira Josée

Applicant

Kirenga Manzi Loyke

Applicant

Rwema Jean Luc

Applicant

Rwamurangwa Octave

Applicant

Special Guarantee Fund (SGF)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Review on Grounds of New Evidence

  1. 1 Whether the subsequent investigation report constitutes new evidence justifying review of the prior judgment
  2. 2 Whether the applicants are entitled to legal fees and litigation costs

Ratio Decidendi

The investigation report relied upon by SGF was produced after the original judgment and thus does not qualify as new evidence under the law. Furthermore, its contents do not introduce any decisive new facts that would have changed the outcome of the original case. Therefore, the application for review is inadmissible. The applicants are entitled to a reasonable award of legal fees and litigation costs, but not in the amounts claimed.

Court Disposition

application for review dismissed as inadmissible

Orders

  • Special Guarantee Fund to pay Uwanyirigira Josée and the children she represents 500,000 Frw as legal fees and 200,000 Frw as litigation costs, totaling 700,000 Frw
  • The security deposit for court costs is deemed to correspond to the work performed in the case