Rwanda Case Law

IMIRONGO SC - November 2022 -January 2023

Court

Supreme Court

Supreme Court clarified calculation of damages, eligibility for economic loss, solidary payment, property division for cohabitants, wrongful dismissal after acquittal, mortgage contract validity, reduction of excessive delay interest, broad standing in constitutional challenges, and strict procedural time limits for review.

Source excerpt

• Personal injury compensation
• Economic loss damages
• Solidary obligation
• Property division
• Wrongful dismissal
• Mortgage contracts

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Ese USENGIMANA v. NIKOBASANZWE

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RCOMAA 0012/13/CS

The Supreme Court quantified payment for roadworks under a subcontract, relying on expert evidence, awarding net damages and refusing delay interest.

• Performance of contract
• Subcontracting
• Quantification of debt
• Expert evidence
• Delay interest
• Costs

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SORAS Ltd v. I&M BANK Ltd

Court

Commercial High Court

Case number

R COMA 00111/15/HCC

The Commercial High Court partly allowed SORAS’s appeal, rejecting an additional claim as inadmissible but confirming principal liability, delay interest, and reduced costs.

• Amendment of pleadings
• Additional claims
• Delay interest
• Damages
• Attorney fees
• Amendment-of-pleadings

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