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Administrative law RADAA 00021/2024/CA

BENDA v. AKARERE KA BUGESERA

The Court of Appeal held that Benda Rosine’s second appeal was inadmissible because she had lost in the lower courts on the same grounds. Costs were awarded to the district.

  • Res judicata
  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Land disputes
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Admissibility-of-appeal
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00069/2024/CA

BAMUHONGERWA v. EUROCORP LTD N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal held that the urgent commercial claim was not barred as a second appeal, but dismissed the appeal as late under Article 188 of Law No. 22/2018.

  • Urgent proceedings
  • Appeal deadlines
  • Commercial debt recovery
  • Joinder of claims
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Appeal-deadlines
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Tax law RCOMAA 00014/2022/CA

KIGALI SUPER STAR LTD v. RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY / RRA

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

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Tax assessment disputes
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Evidentiary requirements in tax cases
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Tax-law
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Civil procedure RCAA 00030/2022/CA

GT BANK PLC VS BAZAMBANZA

The Court of Appeal held that a High Court reference to a repealed statute was only a clerical error, so GT Bank’s second appeal was inadmissible.

  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Application of repealed laws
  • Judicial error
  • Damages for wrongful prosecution
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Commercial law

RLR V. 2-2023

The Supreme Court held that BPR ATLAS MARA Plc lost in both lower courts on the same grounds, and the issue of SGES/ATT Ltd's intervention did not alter the substance of the dispute. The Court found no error or injustice in the Court of Appeal's refusal to admit the second appeal. SGES/ATT Ltd could not be a party to the review as it was never admitted as a party in the original proceedings. The application for review lacked merit, and the applicant was ordered to pay costs to the respondent.

  • Review of judgments for injustice
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Negotiable instruments (cheques)
  • Party intervention
  • Damages and costs
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00076/2022/CA

SOTRAPROMETAL Ltd v. BANQUE RWANDAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT (BRD Ltd)

The Court of Appeal found that SOTRAPROMETAL Ltd was defeated in both lower courts on the same grounds—namely, that the debt in question had already been adjudicated in a prior case and could not be relitigated. Therefore, under Article 52 of Law No 30/2018, the second appeal was inadmissible. The court also found BRD entitled to partial costs and attorney fees.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Res judicata
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Loan agreements
  • Costs and attorney fees
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00064/2022/CA,

AFRICABET CO. Ltd, v. EXCELLENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Ltd (EIC Ltd)

The Court of Appeal held AFRICABET’s second appeal inadmissible because the case did not meet the statutory jurisdictional threshold and the lower court did not rely on post-closure filings.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Contract enforcement
  • Legal costs
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Appeal-admissibility
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00064/2022/CA,

EXELLENT V AFRICABET

The Court of Appeal dismissed AFRICABET’s second appeal as inadmissible, holding that the statutory conditions were not met, including the 75,000,000 Frw threshold.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Contract enforcement
  • Legal costs
  • Jurisdiction
  • Appellate-review
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Civil procedure RCA 00002/2020/CA

Re NIYONZIMA

The Court of Appeal held that Niyonzima Théophile’s appeal was inadmissible because the underlying judgment was not itself appealable to the Court of Appeal.

  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Interpretation of judgments
  • Jurisdictional thresholds
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appeal-admissibility
  • Interpretation-of-judgments
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Commercial law RS/INJUST/RCOM 0000/2020/ SC

BANQUE POPULAIRE DU RWANDA ATLAS MARA PLC V. NKUSI

The Supreme Court held that BPR Atlas Mara’s review application lacked merit, confirmed the Court of Appeal’s ruling, and awarded Nkusi Evariste fees.

  • Review of judgments
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Negotiable instruments
  • Damages
  • Party intervention
  • Review-of-judgment
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