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Contract law RCOMAA 0076/12/CS

BRD v. NDEZAHAYO ET AL

The Supreme Court held that contract interest and late-payment fees could generate further interest, and upheld a partial award against the guarantors.

  • Loan contract
  • Guarantee
  • Interest calculation
  • Damages
  • Suretyship
  • Contract-law
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Contracts law RLR V.3-2016

BRD v. UWIMBABAZI

The Supreme Court partly allowed BRD’s appeal, enforcing the loan contract and awarding BRD the principal debt, interest, late fees, and costs.

  • Loan contract
  • Interest and penalty for late payment
  • Damages for breach of contract
  • Surety liability
  • Procedural law
  • Loan-contract
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Contract law R.COMA 0067/15/HCC

NYIRAMANYANA v. GT BANK RWANDA Ltd

Appeal in a bank debt dispute dismissed in part and cross-appeal allowed. The court upheld liability for the loan and ordered joint payment with the surety.

  • Loan contract
  • Suretyship
  • Joint and several liability
  • Debt recovery
  • Damages
  • Advocate fees
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Contract law RCOMA 0252/14/HCC

MUNGU AKONKWA v. BPR Ltd

The Commercial High Court dismissed Mungu Akonkwa’s appeal, upheld the loan repayment schedule, rejected his claim to interest on the guaranty, and confirmed costs against him.

  • Loan contract
  • Guaranty
  • Interest on guaranty
  • Damages for court proceedings
  • Lawyer's fees
  • Evidence in civil proceedings
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Contracts RLR V. 4 - 2015

RWASIBO v. I&M BANK RWANDA Ltd et al.

The Commercial High Court held that coheirs managing inherited property could not mortgage it without all heirs’ consent, and set aside the loan security and prior damages.

  • Loan contract
  • Power of attorney
  • Co-ownership
  • Mortgage
  • Damages
  • Succession
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Commercial law RCOMA 0055/11/CS

Kalisa v BPR

The Supreme Court held that KALISA’s evidence was not illegally submitted, that the unmodified loan contract bound the parties, and dismissed his damages claims.

  • Loan contract
  • Contract modification
  • Submission of evidence
  • Damages
  • Counterclaim procedure
  • Loan-contract
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Commercial law RCOMA 0147/11/CS

RUGANGO v. BPR

BPR's act of returning the loaned funds without justification constituted a breach of contract, resulting in a loss of opportunity for the appellant. The court found no evidence of actual business loss but awarded civil damages for the lost chance, as determined by judicial appreciation.

  • Loan contract
  • Breach of contract
  • Civil damages
  • Loss of opportunity
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Commercial law RCOMA 0024/09/CS

BUHIRE ET AL v. BRD

The Supreme Court held that expulsion from a cooperative did not end appellants’ suretyship liability for a bank loan, and dismissed the appeal.

  • Loan contract
  • Suretyship
  • Guarantee
  • Expulsion from cooperative
  • Mortgage liability
  • Loan-contract
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Commercial law RCOMA 0045/09/CS

Fina bank v. Ntaganda

The Supreme Court partly allowed both appeals in a bank-loan dispute, reduced excessive damages, offset payments against the debtor’s liability, and recalculated the final sums owed.

  • Loan contract
  • Interest rate
  • Damages
  • Compensation
  • Bank liability
  • Procedural fees
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