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Civil procedure

GASANA v MUNYAMASHYAKA N’ABANDI

Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko agaciro k’ikiburanwa ari ak’agace k’ubutaka kaburanwaga, rukanga kwakira ubujurire bwa kabiri bwa Gasana Emmanuel kubera kutuzuza imbibi z’amafaranga.

  • Value of the subject matter
  • Mutation of land rights
  • Admissibility of second appeal
  • Litigation costs
  • Agaciro-k-ikiburanwa
  • Ubujurire-bwa-kabiri
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Civil procedure

MBABAZI v NDAYOBOTSE N’ABANDI

Urukiko rw’Ikirenga rwatesheje agaciro icyemezo cy’Urukiko Rwisumbuye, rwemeza ko ubujurire bwa Ndayobotse bwatanzwe mu buryo budakurikije igihe kandi ko cyamunara yari yarateshejwe agaciro.

  • Revision of judgment for injustice
  • Auction sale annulment
  • Appeal timelines
  • Judicial inspection authority
  • Restitution after annulled auction
  • Costs and attorney’s fees
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Civil procedure

ABAMUHOZA SACCO v TWIZERIMANA N’ABANDI

Urukiko rw’Ikirenga rwemeye kureka urubanza rwa ABAMUHOZA SACCO, ariko rusanga nta gihembo cy’avoka cyangwa ikurikiranarubanza kigomba guhabwa Ngabonziza Pacifique.

  • Discontinuance of proceedings
  • Intervention
  • Conflict of judgments
  • Mortgage/security interest
  • Attorney fees and litigation costs
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure

SINAYOBYE v KAJEGUHAKWA

Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwabanje kwemeza ko ikiburanwa gifite agaciro ka 47.100.000 Frw, munsi ya 75.000.000 Frw; ubujurire bwa kabiri ntibwakiriwe.

  • Value of the subject matter
  • Appeal admissibility
  • Court competence
  • Costs and lawyer’s fees
  • Expert valuation
  • Appeal-admissibility
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Civil law

SALEH v BAYITO N’ABANDI

Urukiko rw'Ubujurire rwemeje ko ikibanza No 531 gisubizwa Saleh Salim Al Farsy, rusanga abaguze nta buryarya ariko ku muntu utari nyiracyo bagomba kwishyurwa n’abagisize.

  • Immovable property ownership
  • Sale by non-owner
  • Proof of ownership/source of rights
  • Good faith purchaser
  • Appeal/review for injustice
  • Costs and attorney fees
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RC 00001/2025/SC

NSABIMANA v MUREKEZI N’UNDI

The Supreme Court dismissed a revision application, upheld the prior land judgment, and ordered correction of lease records to match the original allocated plot sizes.

  • Land ownership
  • Land registration
  • Revision of judgments
  • Evidence in civil cases
  • Boundary correction
  • Land-law
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RC 00029/2024/SC

NTIJYINAMA N’UNDI v GAHIRWA N’UNDI

The Supreme Court held that second-appeal jurisdiction depends on the value of the dispute at filing. Because the 2022 value was below 50,000,000 Frw, the appeal could not be admitted.

  • Jurisdiction based on value
  • Second appeal requirements
  • Valuation of property in litigation
  • Execution of judgments
  • Auction annulment
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil law

NKURIKIYEYEZU v NGOBOKA

Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa kabiri bwa Nkurikiyeyezu Michel butakiriwe kuko yatsinzwe mu nkiko zombi ku mpamvu zimwe.

  • Second appeal admissibility
  • Same reasons for losing in both lower courts
  • Sale agreement over immovable property
  • Jurisdiction of the court of appeal
  • Costs and advocate fees
  • Second-appeal-admissibility
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Insurance law RS/INJUST/RC 00016/2024/SC

BK GENERAL INSURANCE Co Ltd v IRAGUHA

The Supreme Court held that the correct daily income for a motorcycle taxi operator is 6,444 Frw/day, the disability percentage is 56% as per the state hospital report, and the deposit rate to be used is 10.10% as published by BNR on the date of the High Court judgment. Only the calculation of economic damages was adjusted; all other awards from the High Court were upheld. Legal fees and follow-up costs were denied as the respondent was not entirely successful.

  • Calculation of damages
  • Personal injury compensation
  • Deposit rate application
  • Assessment of disability
  • Motorcycle taxi income estimation
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