Curated case-law topic
Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. This curated Rwanda collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.
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9 May 2025
Review dismissed: the Court upheld the arbitral award, finding no excess of authority or procedural unfairness and awarding costs to the respondent.
12 Aug 2024
Supreme Court review judgment on SIRWA SARL: invalid 1997 meeting, share value, unpaid dividends, interest, and legal costs awarded.
16 Oct 2023
Appeal dismissed: no piercing of the corporate veil; Uwimana Jeannine was not jointly liable with Rusenyi Coffee Growers Ltd for the debt.
22 Mar 2023
Appeal dismissed; land ownership upheld for Dr Karibushi Ndengeye Blaise and damages/costs confirmed.
17 Jun 2022
Court of Appeal ruling on lawyers’ fees, contract validity, company authority, mediation requirements, and reduced damages in a commercial dispute.
26 Nov 2021
Appeal allowed: the Court of Appeal held that the director was sued personally in error because the underlying transaction belonged to the company.
17 Oct 2021
Court of Appeal upheld company-only liability, finding no proof of fraud or misuse of the corporate form. New rescission claim was inadmissible on appeal.
27 Sept 2019
Appeal dismissed in a loan dispute; commercial jurisdiction confirmed, no security for costs required, and the company with its shareholder held jointly liable.
26 Apr 2019
Court of Appeal affirms dismissal for lack of standing where a shareholder sued over funds belonging to ECOMIL-PASSAG Ltd without court authorization.
26 Apr 2019
Appeal dismissed. A shareholder seeking to protect company interests must first obtain court authorization and sue in the company’s name.
23 Jun 2017
Shareholder status depends on registration in the share register, not full payment of shares; unilateral dismissal by another shareholder was unlawful.
13 May 2016
Rwanda Supreme Court dismissed RRA’s appeal, holding the transaction was a transfer of shares, not company assets, so the VAT assessment failed.