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SALEH v BAYITO N’ABANDI

Urukiko rw'Ubujurire rwemeje ko ikibanza No 531 gisubizwa Saleh Salim Al Farsy, rusanga abaguze nta buryarya ariko ku muntu utari nyiracyo bagomba kwishyurwa n’abagisize.

  • Immovable property ownership
  • Sale by non-owner
  • Proof of ownership/source of rights
  • Good faith purchaser
  • Appeal/review for injustice
  • Costs and attorney fees
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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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Administrative law RADAA00014/2024/CA

UMUJYI WA KIGALI v. MUTANGIZA N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal allowed the City of Kigali to withdraw its appeal, holding that consent of the other parties was not required and awarding appellate costs.

  • Withdrawal of appeal
  • Compensation for expropriation
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Public interest expropriation
  • Withdrawal-of-appeal
  • Appellate-costs
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Civil procedure RADAA00012/2024/CA

UMUJYI WA KIGALI v BINTUNIMANA N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal accepted Umujyi wa Kigali’s withdrawal of its appeal and held that the respondents’ cross-appeals would not be heard.

  • Withdrawal of appeal
  • Compensation for expropriation
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Withdrawal-of-appeal
  • Civil-procedure
  • Costs-and-attorney-fees
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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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Civil procedure RADAA 00011/2024/CA

UMUJYI WA KIGALI v. SAHINKUYE N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal allowed UMUJYI WA KIGALI to withdraw its appeal and held that the dependent incidental appeals could not be examined.

  • Withdrawal of claim
  • Compensation for expropriation
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Withdrawal-of-appeal
  • Civil-procedure
  • Court-costs
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Civil procedure RCAA00030/2025/CA

MUKASHEMA v KAYONGA

The Court of Appeal held it lacked jurisdiction over a second appeal because the disputed property value, excluding expropriated land, fell below 75,000,000 Frw.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Valuation of disputed property
  • Division of property for cohabiting partners
  • Effect of settlement agreements
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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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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Civil procedure RCAA 00004/2025/CA

KAYIRANGWA v. MUKARUSHAKIRO N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal held that Kayirangwa Immaculée’s second appeal was inadmissible because she had lost in both lower courts on the same grounds.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Second appeal
  • Inheritance rights
  • Legal standing
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Second-appeal
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Civil procedure RSA/INTERT/RC 00001/2024/CA

GASORE N’ABANDI v. UMUHOZA N’ABANDI

The appeal was not based solely on the clarification decision but sought to challenge the principal judgment after the statutory appeal period had expired. The law does not permit using clarification or correction as a means to reopen appeal of the main judgment after the deadline. Therefore, the appeal was inadmissible for being out of time.

  • Appeal timelines
  • Judgment clarification
  • Inheritance distribution
  • Costs and attorney fees
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