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Criminal law RPAA 00129/2023/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA vs NIKUZE

The Court of Appeal held that late appeal grounds raising new issues were inadmissible and, in any event, the appellant failed to show errors in the judgment.

  • Appeal procedure
  • Time limits for appeal
  • Drug offences
  • Burden of proof on appeal
  • Admissibility of late submissions
  • Criminal-procedure
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Civil procedure RCOM 00005/2025/CA

AFRICA PANTHERS RESOURCES Ltd v. MUNSAD MINERALS Ltd

The Court of Appeal held that an urgent application filed by a respondent in an appeal was inadmissible because the respondent had no substantive claim before the court.

  • Urgent applications
  • Admissibility
  • Provisional measures
  • Appeals
  • Urgent-applications
  • Provisional-measures
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Civil procedure RCA00006/2024/CA

UWIMANA vs SHYIRAMBERE

The Court of Appeal dismissed Uwimana Catherine’s appeal, holding that she did not identify errors in the High Court’s refusal to admit her urgent application.

  • Urgent applications
  • Admissibility of claims
  • Appeal requirements
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appeals
  • Urgent-applications
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Constitutional law RLR V.2-2024

Re: FAST TRUCK INTERIOR AND HARDWARE LTD

The Supreme Court of Rwanda held that a constitutional challenge is inadmissible if the impugned law has already been repealed and is no longer in force.

  • Unconstitutionality of repealed laws
  • Admissibility of constitutional petitions
  • Tax procedures
  • Judicial review
  • Constitutional-law
  • Admissibility
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Civil procedure [2023] 4 RLR

Re MHAYIMANA

The Supreme Court held that a judge-disqualification request was inadmissible because the applicant alleged enmity but produced no supporting evidence.

  • Disqualification of judges
  • Admissibility of applications
  • Evidence requirements
  • Judge-disqualification
  • Judicial-recusal
  • Admissibility
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RC 00007/2020/CA

Abiyita abazungura ba Nakabonye v Bugingo

The Court of Appeal held that a claim filed in the name of a deceased person is inadmissible because the deceased lacked legal personality and capacity.

  • Locus standi
  • Legal personality after death
  • Admissibility of claims by deceased persons
  • Locus-standi
  • Legal-personality
  • Civil-procedure
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Constitutional law

RLR V.1 - 2021

ASSAR failed to demonstrate a legitimate public interest as required by law, as it primarily represented the interests of insurance companies rather than the general public. The annexed study did not meet statutory requirements for an expert report, lacking evidence of seriousness, failed resolution attempts, and consequences. Therefore, the petition was inadmissible.

  • Public interest litigation
  • Minimum wage
  • Admissibility
  • Standing
  • Burden of proof
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RC 00019/2018/SC

MUKARUGWIZA v NZAMUGURA N’ABANDI

The Supreme Court held that withdrawing a related claim barred the applicant from seeking review for miscarriage of justice over the same matter.

  • Withdrawal of claim
  • Res judicata
  • Review for miscarriage of justice
  • Inheritance
  • Admissibility of claims
  • Civil-procedure
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Criminal law RS/INJUST/RP00006/2018/SC

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. RUKUNDO

The Supreme Court held that the Prosecution’s retrial application was governed by the law in force when filed, and dismissed the preliminary objection as unfounded.

  • Retrial on grounds of injustice
  • Admissibility of retrial applications
  • Application of procedural law
  • Retrial-on-grounds-of-injustice
  • Admissibility
  • Procedural-law
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Constitutional law RLR V.2-2019

RE_MUGISHA___Constitutional_petition__419490_en

The Supreme Court held that a petitioner challenging the constitutionality of a law need not prove personal harm where the petition is brought in the public interest.

  • Standing in constitutional petitions
  • Unconstitutionality of laws
  • Public interest litigation
  • Admissibility of petitions
  • Constitutional-law
  • Standing
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