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Sanlam Assurance Générales Plc was properly notified of the hearing and judgment date via legal and electronic means; the appeal period commenced from the date of judgment (23/05/2022). Sanlam's appeal, filed on 20/07/2022, was out of time and therefore inadmissible.
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The Supreme Court held that an appeal period starts from the judgment date when parties were present at the last hearing and informed of the delivery date.
The Supreme Court held that Nsangiranabo Raphaël’s criminal appeal was timely because prison delays and missing notice could not be used against him.
The High Court held Mwizerwa’s appeal was timely because the appeal period ran from notification of the judgment, not the original hearing date, and upheld the sentence.
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