GLOBAL SERVICES ENTERPRISE (GSE) v AKARERE KA NGORORERO

GLOBAL SERVICES ENTERPRISE (GSE) v AKARERE KA NGORORERO

Global Services Enterprise, as a business name of an individual (entreprise individuelle), lacks legal personality and cannot sue in its own name; only the individual owner (Nkiranuye Théophile) has standing. Therefore, the appeal filed by GSE is inadmissible and all judgments based on its claim are void.

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Citation
RCOMAA 00009/2019/CA
Parties
Applicant: Global Services Enterprise (GSE); Respondent: Akarere ka Ngororero
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
3 August 2019
Case Number
RCOMAA 00009/2019/CA
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Court of Appeal – RCOMAA 00009/2019/ca
Outcome
Appeal dismissed for lack of standing; prior judgments voided.
Legal Topics
Legal Personality of Business Names, Standing to Sue, Jurisdiction of Appellate Courts, Contract Enforcement, Business Registration
Commercial Law Civil Procedure Legal Personality of Business Names Standing to Sue Jurisdiction of Appellate Courts Contract Enforcement Business Registration

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Parties

Global Services Enterprise (GSE)

Applicant

Akarere ka Ngororero

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Court of Appeal – RCOMAA 00009/2019/ca

  1. 1 Whether a business name (entreprise individuelle) has legal personality and standing to sue in court
  2. 2 Whether the appeal was within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal based on the value of the subject matter
  3. 3 Whether the applicant was defeated in both lower courts on the same grounds, precluding a second appeal

Ratio Decidendi

Global Services Enterprise, as a business name of an individual (entreprise individuelle), lacks legal personality and cannot sue in its own name; only the individual owner (Nkiranuye Théophile) has standing. Therefore, the appeal filed by GSE is inadmissible and all judgments based on its claim are void.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed for lack of standing; prior judgments voided.

Orders

  • The objection to jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal is dismissed as unfounded.
  • The appeal is within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal based on value.