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Civil procedure RCAA 00005/2024/CA

Re RUBAKISIBO

The Court of Appeal held that a unilateral application may only be used where there is no dispute, and set aside judgments based on an irregular filing.

  • Unilateral application
  • Standing
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Succession
  • Land registration
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure RLR V.3-2024

KABAGWIRA ET.AL v SENEZA

The Court of Appeal held that a replacement judge in an ongoing case cannot invalidate prior rulings and remitted the appeal to the High Court for a merits hearing.

  • Replacement of judge
  • Admissibility of appeal
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Effect of judge replacement on prior decisions
  • Civil-procedure
  • Judge-replacement
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Criminal law RPA 00029/2022/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. HABINEZA

The Court of Appeal held that prosecution for joining an unauthorized armed group required personal authorization from the Prosecutor General, so the case was annulled.

  • Unauthorized armed groups
  • Prosecutorial prerogative
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Appeal
  • Release from custody
  • Criminal-procedure
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Commercial law RCAA 00023/2022/CA

NZATUNGA RUVUGUTA v MASTAKI MUHASHA

The Court of Appeal held that the loan dispute was a commercial matter, voided the lower judgments for lack of jurisdiction, and awarded costs and attorney fees.

  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Nature of commercial contracts
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Commercial-court-jurisdiction
  • Commercial-contracts
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Criminal law RLR V.4-2022

PROSECUTION v HABINSHUTI

The Supreme Court held that proceeding with a hearing after a defendant disowns counsel may amount to hearing the party unassisted, but dismissed the second appeal as inadmissible.

  • Right to legal counsel
  • Appeal admissibility
  • Defilement of a minor
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Right-to-counsel
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Commercial law RLR V.3-2020

HABIMANA N’UNDI v. ASIIMWE N’ABANDI

The Supreme Court nullified a 2015 mortgage auction for procedural and valuation irregularities, restored the parties to their pre-auction positions, and adjusted damages and costs.

  • Mortgage
  • Auction
  • Valuation of property
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Damages
  • Mortgage-foreclosure
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Administrative law RLR V.3-2017

MULINDAHABI v. ENERGY, WATER AND SANITATION AUTORITY (EWSA) Ltd

The Supreme Court rejected Mulindahabi’s application to review its earlier judgment, holding that the alleged new letters were not new evidence and no fraud or serious procedural error was shown.

  • Review of judgments
  • Employment termination
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Judgment-review
  • New-evidence
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