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Family law RSA/RS/REV/RC 00001/2024/CA

NYIRANSABIMANA v UWINEZA N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal held that no appeal or tierce opposition lies against a judgment revised for injustice, and dismissed the appeal.

  • Revision for injustice
  • Tierce opposition
  • Jurisdiction
  • Distribution of property
  • Child support
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure RS/REV/RC00001/2023/HC/MUS

NYIRANSABIMANA v UWINEZA N’ABANDI

The High Court held that tierce opposition was inadmissible against a judgment rendered on review for injustice, and awarded costs to Uwineza Jacqueline.

  • Tierce opposition
  • Res judicata
  • Division of matrimonial property
  • Extraordinary remedies
  • Tierce-opposition
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RC 00003/2023/HC/KIG

GIHANA v RWABUHIHI N’UNDI

The High Court held that a judgment rendered on extraordinary review for injustice is final and cannot be challenged by tierce opposition or any other means of appeal or review. The applicant's claim was therefore inadmissible.

  • Res judicata
  • Extraordinary remedies
  • Tierce opposition
  • Finality of judgments
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Civil procedure RC 0002/09/CS

KHALID v. AHMED ET AL

The Supreme Court of Rwanda held that tierce opposition is not admissible against its final judgments, and dismissed Khalid Foz’s application.

  • Tierce opposition
  • Finality of supreme court judgments
  • Extraordinary remedies
  • Jurisdiction of supreme court
  • Tierce-opposition
  • Supreme-court-finality
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