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Commercial law RCOMAA00036/2022/CA

LETA Y’U RWANDA (MINAGRI) v. ECOBANK RWANDA Plc

The Court of Appeal held that second-appeal jurisdiction depends on damages actually awarded below, not the amount claimed by the appellant.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Performance guarantees
  • Advance payment guarantees
  • Calculation of damages
  • Settlement agreements
  • Procedural bars to appeal
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Contract law RCOMAA 00093/2022/CA

AKARERE KA NYABIHU vs. GM CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS (GM CEC) Ltd.

The Court of Appeal held that Akarere ka Nyabihu’s second appeal was inadmissible because the lower courts rejected it on the same essential grounds.

  • Contract termination
  • Public procurement disputes
  • Appeal jurisdiction
  • Damages for breach of contract
  • Procedural bars to appeal
  • Second-appeal-admissibility
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Commercial law RCOMAA 00067/2022/CA

BCEG RWANDA Ltd v. SEBATIGITA

The Court of Appeal held BCEG Rwanda Ltd’s second appeal inadmissible, finding it had lost in the lower courts on the same substantive grounds.

  • Consultancy agreements
  • Commission payment
  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Res judicata
  • Interest and damages
  • Procedural bars to appeal
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Civil procedure RCOMAA00060/2021/CA

GENERAL ELECTRICALS AND MECHANICALS RWANDA (GEM RWANDA) Ltd vs. FAIR CONSTRUCTION Ltd

The Court of Appeal held that although the value of the subject matter exceeded the statutory threshold for jurisdiction, the appeal was inadmissible because GEM Rwanda Ltd lost in both lower courts on the same grounds—failure to prove its claims. Therefore, the procedural bar under Article 52(3) of Law No 30/2018 applied, and the appeal could not be entertained.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Contract enforcement
  • Damages
  • Procedural bars to appeal
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