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The Supreme Court dismissed GAMECO Ltd’s review application and upheld liability for compensation to Mukabideri Cécile arising from a workplace-related accident.
The High Court dismissed Bikorimana’s appeal, holding that he failed to prove RDB was liable for damage caused by an employee acting within employment duties.
The incident was not a road traffic accident but a general accident caused by misuse of vehicle equipment while stationary; the employer (Bugingo Bashir) is vicariously liable for the employee's actions performed in the course of employment; damages were properly awarded at the court's discretion as no statutory formula applies; the appeal lacks merit and is dismissed.
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The incident was not a road traffic accident but a workplace accident involving misuse of vehicle equipment; thus, the employer is vicariously liable for damages caused by the employee acting within the scope of employment. The lower court's award of damages was within its discretionary powers, and the appeal lacked merit.
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The High Court held GT Bank liable in tort for negligence by its employees and ordered damages after Bazambanza was wrongfully detained and later acquitted.
The High Court partly allowed an appeal arising from a fatal accident during electricity pole relocation, finding REG liable beyond the insurer’s payment.
The Court of Appeal held that, in the absence of a specific statutory standard for medical malpractice damages, the trial court correctly exercised its discretion to award damages based on the severity and permanence of the injury (50% permanent disability). The High Court erred by applying the presidential decree on motor vehicle accident compensation, which is inapplicable to medical malpractice. The original damages award of 35,000,000 Frw was reinstated, with the insurance company liable up to its contractual limit of 2,000,000 Frw. Prior payments for medical care and expert fees were not…
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Damages for medical malpractice resulting in permanent bodily injury must be assessed by the court in its discretion (ex aequo et bono), not by reference to the Presidential Decree on motor vehicle accidents, as there is no statutory scale for such injuries in Rwanda. The High Court erred by reducing damages based on an inapplicable statute. The original damages awarded by the Intermediate Court are reinstated, with the insurer's liability limited to the contractual amount.
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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.
The Supreme Court held the Ministry of Health vicariously liable for an employee’s negligent injection that caused the appellant paralysis, and awarded damages.
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