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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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Commercial law RCOMAA 00087/2024/CA

NYABYENDA N’UNDI v. BONANZA INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD

The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal was not admissible because no lower court had awarded damages of at least 75,000,000 Frw.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Quantification of damages
  • Contract enforcement
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Commercial-appeal
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Commercial law RCOMAA 00061/2024/CA

3RAG COMPANY LTD N’UNDI v. BHACHU INDUSTRIES LTD

The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal was inadmissible because the appellants had lost in both lower courts on the same legal grounds.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Piercing the corporate veil
  • Contract enforcement
  • Interest on commercial debts
  • Res judicata
  • Commercial-appeal
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00083/2024/CA

BANK OF KIGALI PLC v. NKUNDIMANA N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal dismissed Bank of Kigali Plc’s appeal, holding the bank failed to prove an outstanding debt and upheld the finding that the loan had been repaid.

  • Burden of proof
  • Loan repayment
  • Evidence law
  • Appeals
  • Contract enforcement
  • Burden-of-proof
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00086/2024/CA

AB BANK RWANDA PLC v. EDECON CONSULTANTS LTD

The Court of Appeal held that AB Bank Rwanda PLC’s second appeal was inadmissible because the lower courts decided the dispute on the same grounds.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Contract enforcement
  • Settlement agreements
  • Excessive debt recovery
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Contract law RCOMAA 00081/2024/CA

DISTRUBITION CENTER v. UNIVERSITY OF GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY (UGHE)

The Court of Appeal found Discentre Ltd had not proved the disputed debt in full, accepted UGHE’s proof of payment for part of it, and dismissed the claim.

  • Burden of proof
  • Contract enforcement
  • Commercial debt recovery
  • Evidence assessment
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Commercial-debt-recovery
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Commercial law RCOMAA 00035/2024/CA

SHAW N’ABANDI v KAZINA (ADD)

The Court of Appeal held that the respondents were not defeated on the same grounds in both lower courts, so the preliminary objection failed and the appeal was admissible.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Appeals
  • Shareholding disputes
  • Contract enforcement
  • Commercial-law
  • Civil-procedure
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Commercial law 002/MOH/2019 OF 08/04/2019

COPCOM v SHALOM

The court held that a registered company party to a commercial lease had standing to sue COPCOM and was not required to use cooperative dispute procedures.

  • Urgent applications
  • Standing to sue
  • Contract enforcement
  • Cooperative dispute resolution
  • Standing-to-sue
  • Urgent-applications
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Criminal law

IMIRONGO CoA - July -August - 2022

A Court of Appeal precedents collection summarizing criminal, civil, tax, and procedure rulings from July-August 2022, including sentencing, evidence, contracts, and appeal rules.

  • Defilement of minors
  • Mitigating circumstances
  • Sentencing discretion
  • Drug offences
  • Murder
  • Testimonial evidence
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