NKUSI v. GUARANTY TRUST (GT) BANK RWANDA PLC

NKUSI v. GUARANTY TRUST (GT) BANK RWANDA PLC

Where parties agree during pre-trial conference to appoint a new expert for property valuation and neither party substantively contests the resulting report, the auction must be based on that agreed valuation. Legal costs imposed on the applicant by the lower court are reversed where the applicant partially...

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Citation
RCOMAA 00016/2019/CA
Parties
Applicant: Nkusi Godfrey; Respondent: Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank Rwanda Plc
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
8 November 2019
Case Number
RCOMAA 00016/2019/CA
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal allowed in part; lower court decision modified.
Legal Topics
Valuation of Collateral, Forced Sale (auction), Appeals Process, Legal Costs, Compensation for Legal Expenses
Banking and Finance Property Law Civil Procedure Valuation of Collateral Forced Sale (auction) Appeals Process Legal Costs Compensation for Legal Expenses

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Parties

Nkusi Godfrey

Applicant

Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank Rwanda Plc

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment

  1. 1 What is the proper valuation to be used for mortgaged property subject to auction?
  2. 2 Is the applicant liable for legal fees awarded in the lower court?
  3. 3 Are either party entitled to damages or legal costs for unnecessary litigation?

Ratio Decidendi

Where parties agree during pre-trial conference to appoint a new expert for property valuation and neither party substantively contests the resulting report, the auction must be based on that agreed valuation. Legal costs imposed on the applicant by the lower court are reversed where the applicant partially succeeded on appeal and did not act in bad faith.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed in part; lower court decision modified.

Orders

  • Auction of mortgaged property to be based on the agreed expert valuation: 1,008,362,415 Frw for UPI 1/02/10/02/4225 and 464,867,749 Frw for UPI 1/02/10/01/187.
  • Order for Nkusi Godfrey to pay 500,000 Frw in legal fees to GT Bank is reversed.