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Administrative law RADA 00068/2019/HC/KIG

KAYIRABA v UMUJYI WA KIGALI

The High Court held that demolition was unlawful where the applicant had already been fined for unauthorized construction and no new violation had occurred.

  • Building permits
  • Administrative sanctions
  • Urban construction violations
  • Appeals against administrative decisions
  • Administrative-law
  • Urban-planning-law
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Administrative law RADA 00006/2022/HC/KIG

NYIRANDAYAMBAJE vs. UMUJYI WA KIGALI

The High Court held that demolition was unlawful because building without a permit does not automatically justify removal; compensation was awarded.

  • Building without permit
  • Administrative sanctions
  • Compensation for demolition
  • Procedural fairness
  • Authority to sanction
  • Administrative-law
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Contract law RLR V.1-2021

PHOENIX OF RWANDA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD v. TRANSCORP

The Court of Appeal held that regulatory breaches by an insurer do not void a valid insurance contract and that vignettes are proof of insurance, not payment.

  • Insurance contracts
  • Proof of payment
  • Administrative sanctions
  • Contract validity
  • Debt recovery
  • Insurance-contracts
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Contract law RLR V.1- 2021

PHOENIX OF RWANDA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD v. TRANSCORP

The Court of Appeal held that breaching insurance-credit regulations leads to administrative sanctions, not contract invalidation, and ordered payment of the proven premium debt.

  • Insurance contracts
  • Proof of payment
  • Administrative sanctions
  • Contract validity
  • Interest on debt
  • Insurance-law
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