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BIHOYIKI v MUSENGIMANA

Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko amasezerano y’ubwumvikane yo ku wa 05/06/2026 asoza urubanza, bityo impaka zari zikiriho zirangizwa.

  • Amicable settlement
  • Effect of settlement agreement
  • Division of property
  • Child maintenance
  • Amicable-settlement
  • Settlement-agreement
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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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Public procurement RS/INJUST/RCOM 00014/2024/SC

REB v. LITTLE STEPS LTD

The Supreme Court held that fraudulent procurement guarantees required termination of the contract and award, ordered return of the advance payment, and reversed prior judgments.

  • Contract termination
  • Fraudulent documents
  • Advance payment guarantee
  • Performance guarantee
  • Public procurement procedures
  • Public-procurement
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Civil law RCAA 00003/2023/CA

ZIMURINDA v. MUSABYIMANA N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal gave full effect to a settlement signed by all parties on 7 November 2025, terminating the appeal and ordering compliance with the agreed terms.

  • Inheritance
  • Partition of property
  • Settlement agreements
  • Enforcement of settlement
  • Settlement-agreements
  • Land-partition
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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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Contract law RCOMAA 00052/2024/CA

GASIBIREGE v. BPR BANK RWANDA PLC

The Court of Appeal held that a settlement agreement signed on 14 November 2025 resolved the mortgage dispute and ended the appeal.

  • Mortgage agreement
  • Settlement
  • Forensic signature analysis
  • Contract-law
  • Banking-law
  • Mortgage-agreements
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Commercial law RS/INJUST/RCOM 00013/2024/CA

NZEYIMANA v. EBENEZER MIXED FARMING AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE LTD

The Court of Appeal partly granted review for injustice, reducing the amounts payable for maize and bean seeds and declining legal costs and attorney fees.

  • Burden of proof
  • Contract performance
  • Evidence in civil proceedings
  • Quantification of damages
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Contract-performance
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Civil law RCAA00045/2024/CA

RUCAMIHIGO vs MUREKATETE VERVELDE N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal held that Rucamihigo had lost on the same substantive ground in both lower courts, so his second appeal was inadmissible for lack of jurisdiction.

  • Res judicata
  • Jurisdiction of appellate court
  • Contract performance
  • Specific performance
  • Damages
  • Costs and attorney fees
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