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Civil procedure RCOMAA00049/2022/CA

CONSULTANCY IN BUILDING SERVICES (CBS) Ltd vs. SAHASRA ELECTRONICS RWANDA PVT (SERP) Ltd

The Court of Appeal dismissed the commercial appeal after both parties failed to appear at the hearing without valid reason, finding no interest in pursuing the case.

  • Dismissal for non-appearance
  • Contract enforcement
  • Appeal procedure
  • Dismissal-for-non-appearance
  • Appeal-procedure
  • Commercial-law
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Civil procedure RCOMA 0066/11/CS

DEMIMPEX v. COGEBANQUE n’abandi

The Supreme Court struck DEMIMPEX’s commercial appeal from the record after it failed to appear without justification and ordered it to pay costs and attorney fees.

  • Dismissal for non-appearance
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Jurisdiction
  • Enforcement of security interests
  • Dismissal-for-non-appearance
  • Costs-and-attorney-fees
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Civil procedure RCOMA 0121/10/CS

LA BAGUETTE v. MICHAEL

The Supreme Court held that after a case is dismissed for non-appearance, the party must seek reinstatement within the legal period; filing a new identical claim is not allowed.

  • Dismissal for non-appearance
  • Re-filing of claims
  • Res judicata
  • Procedural bars
  • Dismissal-for-non-appearance
  • Reinstatement-of-case
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