Esheria Rwanda Case Law
Sign in
Rwanda Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

Rwanda Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
4 court collections
Last checked

Search and filter Rwanda case law

Results update automatically as you type.

Rwanda decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Civil law RCA 00337/2021/HC/KIG

MUJAWAMARIYA NUNDI v ECOMEM CO LTD

Court
High Court
Case number
RCA 00337/2021/HC/KIG

The High Court found that both Mujawamariya Devota and AMFM are jointly liable for the debt and damages arising from the dishonoured cheque, but reduced the awarded interest to match the principal loan agreement, holding that interest must not exceed the principal. The lower court's use of a repealed law was noted but did not affect the outcome. Moral damages were denied due to lack of prior claim. Costs were partially awarded to the appellants.

Source excerpt

  • Loan agreements
  • Dishonoured cheque
  • Damages
  • Interest calculation
  • Joint liability
Read case analysis
Criminal law [2023] 4 RLR

PROSECUTION v. NSABIMANA ET AL

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPA 00060/2021/CA

Court of Appeal held that MRCD-FLN leaders were liable for committing acts of terrorism, rejected an irregular armed group claim, and addressed sentencing and damages.

  • Terrorism
  • Command responsibility
  • Sentencing
  • Damages
  • Appeal procedure
  • Guilty plea
Read case analysis
Criminal law RS/INJUST/RP 00001/2020/SC

UBUSHINJACYAHA v MAGARA GAHAKWA N’ABANDI

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RS/INJUST/RP 00001/2020/SC

The Supreme Court held that Kamanzi Charlotte and Magara Gahakwa John, having acted to assist authorities and provided key information, are acquitted under whistleblower protection. The remaining defendants, having been convicted of related crimes (embezzlement, corruption), must jointly pay full restitution to SONARWA, regardless of the absence of a civil claim, as the law allows restitution in criminal cases. The amount is based on the internal audit, which was not effectively rebutted.

Source excerpt

  • Embezzlement
  • Corruption
  • Joint liability
  • Restitution
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Internal audit evidence
Read case analysis
Civil procedure RC 00025/2021/HC/KIG

MUKAKALISA v AFRICA NEW LIFE MINISTIRIES

Court
High Court
Case number
RC 00025/2021/HC/KIG

The High Court held that a jointly liable debtor may be pursued for the full judgment debt, so Mukakalisa could recover all sums from Africa New Life Ministries.

  • Solidarity in obligations
  • Execution of judgments
  • Joint liability
  • Civil-procedure
  • Execution-of-judgments
  • Joint-liability
Read case analysis
Criminal law RS/INJUST/RP/00001/2018/HC/KIG

UBUSHINJACYAHA v NKUNZIMANA N’ABANDI

Court
High Court
Case number
RS/INJUST/RP/00001/2018/HC/KIG

The High Court held that acquitted accused could not be convicted or penalized on appeal where the prosecution did not appeal, and limited damages accordingly.

  • Appeal procedure
  • Acquittal and retrial
  • Compensation for damages
  • Burden of proof
  • Joint liability
  • Criminal-appeal
Read case analysis
Commercial law RCOMA 00119/2019/CHC/HCC

KIVU FOREX BUREAU LTD N’UNDI v. EGEMEM OZBEY

Court
Commercial High Court
Case number
RCOMA 00119/2019/CHC/HCC

The Commercial High Court dismissed KIVU FOREX BUREAU LTD and Kagenza Isidore’s appeal, upheld liability on a USD 100,000 loan, and partly allowed EGEMEM OZBEY’s cross-appeal.

  • Foreign litigant security
  • Loan agreements
  • Corporate veil
  • Joint liability
  • Evidence of payment
  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
Read case analysis
Tort law RCOMA 0031/11/CS

RRA v. NDEKEZI v HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL-RWANDA

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RCOMA 0031/11/CS

The Supreme Court held both parties vicariously liable for their employees’ faults in a tax-payment dispute, ordered Heifer Project International-Rwanda to pay half the tax liability, and denied damages.

  • Vicarious liability
  • Embezzlement
  • Tax payment dispute
  • Damages
  • Joint liability
  • Vicarious-liability
Read case analysis
Criminal law RPA0038/10/CS

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. TWAGIRAYEZU

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RPA0038/10/CS

The Supreme Court upheld damages in part, reducing moral damages to 2,000,000 Frw and confirming joint and several liability for 2,145,000 Frw.

  • Damages
  • Joint liability
  • Appeal effect
  • Compensation for crime
  • Assessment of damages
  • Criminal-damages
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

Rwanda decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.

Source links and collection timestamps are retained alongside the indexed records.