NDAYAMBAJE v. KIGALI CEMENT COMPANY Ltd n’undi

NDAYAMBAJE v. KIGALI CEMENT COMPANY Ltd n’undi

Ndayambaje's intervention was inadmissible because he had no legal interest in a case already executed between REIC Ltd and KCC Ltd, and there was no evidence that REIC Ltd consented to any debt transfer making Ndayambaje liable. Thus, his claim was not receivable.

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Citation
RCOM A 0572/14/HCC
Parties
Applicant: Ndayambaje Jean Damascène; Respondent: Kigali Cement Company Ltd; Respondent: Rwanda Enterprise Investment Company Ltd (REIC Ltd)
Court
Commercial High Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
13 March 2015
Case Number
RCOM A 0572/14/HCC
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Judgment on Admissibility of Intervention
Outcome
Application for intervention declared inadmissible; applicant ordered to pay costs.
Legal Topics
Share Sale Agreements, Debt Liability, Intervention in Proceedings, Standing to Sue
Commercial Law Contract Law Civil Procedure Share Sale Agreements Debt Liability Intervention in Proceedings Standing to Sue

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Parties

Ndayambaje Jean Damascène

Applicant

Kigali Cement Company Ltd

Respondent

Rwanda Enterprise Investment Company Ltd (REIC Ltd)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Judgment on Admissibility of Intervention

  1. 1 Whether Ndayambaje Jean Damascène had legal interest to intervene in the concluded case between REIC Ltd and KCC Ltd
  2. 2 Whether REIC Ltd is entitled to costs and attorney fees

Ratio Decidendi

Ndayambaje's intervention was inadmissible because he had no legal interest in a case already executed between REIC Ltd and KCC Ltd, and there was no evidence that REIC Ltd consented to any debt transfer making Ndayambaje liable. Thus, his claim was not receivable.

Court Disposition

Application for intervention declared inadmissible; applicant ordered to pay costs.

Orders

  • Application by Ndayambaje Jean Damascène not received for lack of legal interest.
  • Ndayambaje Jean Damascène ordered to pay REIC Ltd Frw 600,000 for costs and attorney fees.