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Commercial law RCOMAA 00095/2024/CA

APEX BIOTECH LTD v. NDAYOBOTSE N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal upheld an auction sale, holding that APEX BIOTECH LTD had been properly served with auction documents through authorized persons and company emails.

  • Auction law
  • Service of process
  • Corporate procedure
  • Execution of judgment
  • Damages and costs
  • Auction-law
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Property law RS/INJUST/RC00025/2022/CA

UWIZEYE N’UNDI v. MUREREYIMANA

The Court of Appeal held that a private sale agreement for immovable property is invalid without the statutory notarial form. The notarized transfer won.

  • Land transfer
  • Validity of sale agreements
  • Notarial requirements
  • Burden of proof
  • Damages and costs
  • Land-transfer
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Civil law RCAA 00003/2024/CA-RCAA 00004/2024/CA

MUDATSIKIRA vs GISANABAGABO N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal over a disputed land sale, holding that the sale contract was invalid because it was not executed before a land notary.

  • Sale of immovable property
  • Formal requirements for sale contracts
  • Land registration
  • Agency in property transactions
  • Damages and costs
  • Sale-of-immovable-property
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Civil procedure RLR V.4-2025

GATARE v GASANA ET AL

The High Court reviewed Gatare’s challenge to a rejected appeal and auction execution, admitted the late appeal due to system failure, but upheld the auction and dismissed the review.

  • Appeal time limits
  • System failure as exceptional ground
  • Public auction legality
  • Notification procedures
  • Damages and costs
  • Appeal-time-limits
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Labour law RSOCA 00005/2023/HC/RSZ

GAHIRIMA vs. KIVU MARINA BAY Ltd

The High Court held that transport and communication allowances form part of salary for limitation purposes, upheld prescription of older claims, and reversed the lower court’s awards.

  • Employment contract
  • Wages and allowances
  • Limitation period (prescription)
  • Appeal procedure
  • Damages and costs
  • Labour-law
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Civil law RS/INJUST/RC 00007/2021/CA

Karumuhizi v Nyirakaziga

Karumuhinzi Baudoux Claire failed to prove with credible evidence that the disputed property belonged to her and not to Karumuhinzi Laura, who sold it to Nyirakaziga Kabeja Anne Marie. The sale was conducted before local authorities and the property was registered to the respondent. The applicant's claims for nullification, damages, and costs lack merit. The prior High Court judgment stands.

  • Ownership of immovable property
  • Nullity of sale contracts
  • Burden of proof
  • Review for injustice
  • Damages and costs
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RC 00002/2020/HC/MUS

COOPILAK v SEBAHIRE N’ABANDI

The High Court dismissed COOPILAK’s review for injustice, upholding the auction sale and rejecting claims of procedural defect, undervaluation, and mortgage invalidity.

  • Auction annulment
  • Land registration
  • Mortgage validity
  • Protected land (zone protégée)
  • Damages and costs
  • Procedural requirements for auction
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Commercial law

RLR V. 2-2023

The Supreme Court held that BPR ATLAS MARA Plc lost in both lower courts on the same grounds, and the issue of SGES/ATT Ltd's intervention did not alter the substance of the dispute. The Court found no error or injustice in the Court of Appeal's refusal to admit the second appeal. SGES/ATT Ltd could not be a party to the review as it was never admitted as a party in the original proceedings. The application for review lacked merit, and the applicant was ordered to pay costs to the respondent.

  • Review of judgments for injustice
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Negotiable instruments (cheques)
  • Party intervention
  • Damages and costs
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RC 00010/2021/HC/MUS

KOMEZUSENGE v MUKABERA N’ABANDI

The High Court reinstated a mortgage-related auction and held that a prior unnotarized sale to a third party did not defeat the auction.

  • Auction of mortgaged property
  • Ownership transfer
  • Bank consent for sale
  • Execution of judgments
  • Damages and costs
  • Auction-of-mortgaged-property
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Commercial law RS/INJUST/RCOM 00009/2021/SC

LETSHEGO RWANDA Ltd v UMUBYEYI

The Supreme Court held that piercing the corporate veil did not apply and upheld the award of 8,600,000 Frw to Umubyeyi Marie Claire, with limited costs.

  • Piercing the corporate veil
  • Standing to sue
  • Contractual obligations
  • Discrimination and equal treatment
  • Damages and costs
  • Piercing-the-corporate-veil
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