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The Court of Appeal held that jurisdiction on second appeal depends on the amount awarded in the appealed judgment, not the original claim, and dismissed both appeals.
The Court of Appeal held the second appeal inadmissible because the appellant had lost in both lower courts on the same core issue: rescission of the preliminary sale contract.
The Court of Appeal held that Thomas Et Piron Grands Lacs Ltd had already lost on the same grounds in the lower courts, so its second appeal was inadmissible.
The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal by Umujyi wa Kigali was inadmissible because the appellant lost in both lower courts on the same legal grounds, specifically regarding the respondent's entitlement to compensation for expropriation. Both lower courts applied the same legal reasoning and found for the respondent, thus Article 52(3) of Law No. 30/2018 barred a second appeal. The court also confirmed the respondent's entitlement to costs and attorney fees at this level.
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The Court of Appeal held that a second appeal was inadmissible because the impugned materials were public documents, not new evidence requiring reopening of hearings.
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.
The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction because the damages awarded to Mutabazi Steven and appealed by him do not reach the statutory threshold of RWF 75,000,000. Only the amount awarded to the appellant and actually appealed is relevant for jurisdiction, not the aggregate of all awards to all parties.
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The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to hear a second appeal in commercial matters where the total damages awarded in the lower courts do not reach 75,000,000 Frw, regardless of the original value of the property in dispute, and the appeal is therefore inadmissible.
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The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction because the damages awarded to Mutabazi Steven in the appealed judgment (FRW 31,791,476) do not meet the statutory threshold of FRW 75,000,000 required for appellate jurisdiction. Only the damages awarded to the appellant and challenged on appeal are relevant for jurisdictional assessment.
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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.
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