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Commercial law RCOMAA 00103/2024/CA

SHALOM METAL SUPPLY LTD v. COPCOM

The Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal by SHALOM METAL SUPPLY LTD, holding it had no jurisdiction because the alleged conciliation defect did not prove lack of jurisdiction.

  • Jurisdiction of courts
  • Lease agreements
  • Pre-litigation procedures
  • Appeals process
  • Court-of-appeal
  • Jurisdiction
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Commercial law RCOMAA00017/2024/CA

TRUST FOR SUSTAINABLE GROUP LTD vs RUGAMBWA

The Court of Appeal held that Trust For Sustainable Group Ltd’s second appeal was not admissible because it lost below on the same grounds and the damages awarded were below the statutory threshold.

  • Lease agreements
  • Second appeal jurisdiction
  • Quantum of damages
  • Procedural bars
  • Second-appeal-jurisdiction
  • Commercial-contract-dispute
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00023/2024/CA

PYRAMIDE MINERALS SUPPLY LTD v. BUSINESS ANCHOR RWANDA LTD

The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal was inadmissible because both lower courts decided the case on the same essential grounds, so it lacked jurisdiction.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Lease agreements
  • Debt recovery
  • Costs and legal fees
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Commercial-appeal
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Contract law RADA 000115/2023/HC/KIG

VICTORIA MOTORS RWANDA Ltd v RWANDA UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY (RURA)

The High Court held that VMRL’s agreement with RBA was a lease, not a simple rental service, and set aside RURA’s penalty and licensing order.

  • Lease agreements
  • Vehicle rental licensing
  • Administrative penalties
  • Distinction between lease and rental
  • Public transport regulation
  • Lease-agreements
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Contract law RCOMA 00423/2022/HCC

NTAWUGAYUMUGABO v. BRALIRWA Ltd

The Commercial High Court held BRALIRWA liable for damage caused by its advertising sign, rejecting force majeure and partly increasing the award on appeal.

  • Lease agreements
  • Force majeure
  • Damages
  • Burden of proof
  • Force-majeure
  • Contract-liability
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Administrative law RADA 00009/2021/HC/NYZ

NKUNDUMUKIZA vs AKARERE KA MUHANGA NABANDI

The High Court held that Nkundumukiza had standing to challenge a district closure decision affecting his leased premises and belongings, set aside the dismissal, and remitted the case.

  • Standing to sue
  • Lease agreements
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedural dismissal
  • Standing-to-sue
  • Administrative-law
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Administrative law RADA 00009/2021/HC/NYZ

NKUNDUMUKIZA vs. AKARERE KA MUHANGA N’ABANDI

The High Court held that Nkundumukiza had a personal and direct interest to challenge the administrative closure of the leased premises, set aside the dismissal, and remitted the case.

  • Standing to sue
  • Interest to sue
  • Lease agreements
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedural law
  • Standing-to-sue
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Administrative law RADAA 00007/2022/CA

MUNYANEZA v AKARERE KA RULINDO NA RAZAK

The appellant failed to prove that Barikunde Joseph or his family had legal title or a valid lease to the disputed land, as prior judgments established ownership in Aslam Mohamed. Since the appellant already settled with the landowner and paid compensation, there is no basis for a further claim against the District. The District cannot be ordered to compensate for property it does not own or control.

  • Burden of proof
  • Compensation for expropriation
  • Lease agreements
  • Ownership dispute
  • Court costs
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Civil law RLR V.1 -2023

SEMAPONDO v RWASIMPENZI ET AL

The Supreme Court rejected a review for injustice and upheld the Court of Appeal’s ruling that the disputed plot belonged to Rwasimpenzi Wellars.

  • Land ownership dispute
  • Review for injustice
  • Burden of proof
  • Damages
  • Lease agreements
  • Review-for-injustice
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Civil law RLR V. 1-2023

SEMAPONDO v RWASIMPENZI ET AL

The Supreme Court dismissed Semapondo Charles’s review application, holding there was no injustice in the Court of Appeal’s judgment and that the disputed plot belongs to Rwasimpenzi Wellars.

  • Land ownership
  • Evidence
  • Judicial review
  • Damages
  • Lease agreements
  • Land-ownership
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