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Commercial law RLR V3 2024

ADVANCE MATERIAL TRADING PTE LTD (AMT LTD), v. GISANDE TRADING Ltd N’ ABANDI

The Supreme Court held that respondents could not unilaterally remove mortgaged property without the creditor’s written consent, but declined to order payment of an unspecified residual debt.

  • Mortgage on immovable property
  • Enforcement of security interests
  • Breach of contract
  • Remedies for non-performance
  • Transfer of property
  • Priority of security interests
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Property law RC 00845/2020/TGI/NYGE

MANISHIMWE v NSENGIYUMVA

The court held that since the property was under security with the bank and the sale to Manishimwe was authorized and conducted lawfully, the encumbrance placed by Nsengiyumva must be removed as Gatete no longer had rights over the property. The property must be registered in Manishimwe's name as per the valid sale and applicable laws.

  • Immovable property security
  • Removal of encumbrance
  • Registration of ownership
  • Enforcement of security interests
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Commercial law RLR V3 2022

VUNINGOMA N’UNDI v. BRD LTD N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction over a second appeal where the subject matter is not capable of being valued in monetary terms, as the dispute was about the authority to sell collateral (liquidator vs receiver), not the value of the collateral itself. Therefore, the appeal was not admissible.

  • Jurisdiction of appellate courts
  • Enforcement of security interests
  • Liquidation vs receivership
  • Costs and attorney fees
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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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