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Contract law RS/INJUST/RCOM 00002/2025/SC

PYRAMIDE MINERALS SUPPLY LTD v. BUSINESS ANCHOR RWANDA LTD

The Supreme Court held that signed delivery or work sheets can prove a contract even without a formal written agreement, and dismissed PMS Ltd’s review claim.

  • Evidence of contract
  • Machine rental agreement
  • Payment dispute
  • Interest on late payment
  • Legal fees
  • Contract-evidence
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Civil procedure RCOM 00001/2024/SC

UJENGE RWANDA LTD N’ABANDI v. ECOBANK RWANDA PLC N’ABANDI

There is no contradiction between the judgments because the parties and subject matter are not identical, and the judgments can be executed concurrently. The applicants' claim lacks merit, and they are liable for costs to the respondents for unnecessary litigation.

  • Contradictory judgments
  • Mortgage law
  • Execution of judgments
  • Banking law
  • Real estate transactions
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Tax law

INGUFU GIN LTD v. RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY

Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwatesheje agaciro umusoro kuri 41.971.000 Frw, rwemeza ko wari washatsewa umusoro mbere; rwemeza ariko ko 450.114.953 Frw na 996.101.280 Frw bigomba gusoreshwa.

  • Burden of proof
  • Income tax
  • Value added tax
  • Excise duty
  • Tax assessment
  • Accounting evidence
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RCOM 00012/2024/SC

ACOADI Ltd v. LETA Y’U RWANDA (MINAGRI/LWH/RSSP)

The Supreme Court held that ACOADI Ltd’s application was barred by res judicata, because the same parties had already litigated the same debt claim.

  • Res judicata
  • Claim preclusion
  • Contractual debt recovery
  • Procedural barriers
  • Res-judicata
  • Claim-preclusion
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00078/2024/CA

MUSABYIMANA N’UNDI v. ECOBANK RWANDA Plc N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against refusal to admit intervention, holding that intervention is unavailable unless the underlying case was decided on the merits and is no longer appealable.

  • Intervention in proceedings
  • Admissibility of claims
  • Appeal procedure
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Intervention-in-proceedings
  • Admissibility-of-claims
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Contract law RS/INJUST/RCOM 00019/2024/SC

NAEB v. RNECO LTD

The Supreme Court held that RNECO Ltd proved no compensable loss from NAEB’s failure to sign a new cooperation agreement, so claimed damages were denied.

  • Breach of contract
  • Interpretation of contract clauses
  • Damages for lost opportunity
  • Burden of proof
  • Contract-law
  • Commercial-law
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RC 00030/2024

NIYONZIMA vs DABA SUPPLIERS LTD N’UNDI

The Supreme Court held that, even if the value of the property was not previously litigated, the ascertainable value of the auctioned property (shares) must be used to determine the court's jurisdiction for a second appeal. Since the value exceeded 50,000,000 Frw, the High Court, Nyanza Chamber, had jurisdiction to hear the second appeal by Daba Suppliers Ltd.

  • Judicial jurisdiction
  • Auction annulment
  • Valuation of auctioned property
  • Appeals process
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Commercial law RCOMAA 00077/2024/CA

UBUZIMA POLYCLINIC Ltd v. SGB FUND RWANDA

The Court of Appeal held that UBUZIMA Polyclinic Ltd’s second appeal was inadmissible because it had lost in both lower courts on the same grounds.

  • Loan agreements
  • Jurisdiction
  • Appeals
  • Contract enforcement
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Appeal
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