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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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Contract law RCAA 00007/2025/CA - CMB RCAA 00008/2025/CA

GAKUBA N’UNDI v. MUKAMUGANGA

The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal was not receivable because the appellants had lost on the same jurisdiction issue in the lower courts. It also declined the respondent’s cross-appeal.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Loan agreements
  • Interest calculation
  • Appeals
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Appeal-procedure
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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00028/2024/CA

APADEM N’ABANDI v. DEVELOPMENT BANK OF RWANDA (BRD)

The Court of Appeal held APADEM’s appeal inadmissible, finding the appellants had lost in the lower courts on the same grounds, and awarded BRD costs.

  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Loan agreements
  • Suretyship
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Commercial-appeals
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Commercial law RLR V.3-2024

ADVANCE MATERIAL TRADING PTE LTD (AMT LTD) v GISANDE TRADING LTD ET AL.

The Supreme Court partly allowed review, ordering deregistration and re-registration of the disputed property to enable mortgage registration, but refused an order for any undetermined loan balance.

  • Mortgage enforcement
  • Loan agreements
  • Contract breach
  • Property registration
  • Guarantees
  • Damages
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Commercial law E RCOMAA 00087/2022/CA

BANK OF KIGALI PLC v. GATE HILLS ESTATE LTD N’ UNDI

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

  • Loan agreements
  • Breach of contract
  • Mortgage/collateral
  • Damages
  • Appeal procedure
  • Rescission of security
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Civil procedure RCOMAA00022/2024/CA

METAFOAM Ltd na EQUITY BANK Plc

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

  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Res judicata
  • Loan agreements
  • Banking disputes
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Second-appeal
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Commercial law RCOMAA00099/2022/CA

CRYSTAL INDUSTRIES Ltd N’ABANDI v. BPR Plc

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

  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Loan agreements
  • Surety liability
  • Procedural bars
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Commercial law RS/INJUST/RCOM 00013/2022/SC

MURWANASHYAKA v BAMU TRADE COMPANY Ltd

The Supreme Court held that the loan agreement provided for a lump-sum late payment interest of 300,000 Frw, not a monthly interest, and that further interest should be calculated at the statutory average lending rate from the date of default to the date of judgment. There was no evidence of shareholder fraud or misuse of company assets, so shareholders could not be held jointly liable. Damages and legal costs were only partially awarded based on the outcome.

  • Loan agreements
  • Interest calculation
  • Corporate veil
  • Shareholder liability
  • Damages
  • Procedural review
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Commercial law RS/INJUST/RC 00008/2021/SC

SOCOBICO INDUSTRIES S.A v ECOBANK ET AL.

SOCOBICO Industries S.A. failed to prove that any of its business assets are currently possessed by ROBA Industries Ltd or were transferred through the chain of transactions originating from the auction. The right of follow-up applies only if the assets can be specifically identified, which SOCOBICO did not do. Therefore, no order for return of assets can be made against ROBA Industries Ltd. However, to clarify the composition and value of business assets to be returned by Trust Industries Ltd as per the 2013 Supreme Court judgment, an accounting expert must be appointed to identify and value…

  • Loan agreements
  • Business assets pledge
  • Mortgage and collateral
  • Auction and enforcement
  • Resale right (droit de suite)
  • Burden of proof
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