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Commercial law RS/INJUST/RCOM 00007/2024/SC

MIHIGO v. AKARERE KA KARONGI

The Supreme Court held that Mihigo Bernard lacked direct and personal standing to sue Karongi District for payment based on an unnotified debt assignment from CBS.

  • Assignment of debt
  • Standing to sue
  • Interest to sue
  • Enforcement of judgments
  • Standing-to-sue
  • Assignment-of-debt
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Civil procedure RCAA 00017/2019/HC/KIG

RWIBASIRA v MVUNABANDI NABANDI

The High Court held that Rwibasira Jean d’Amour lacked standing and a personal, current interest to challenge execution over land registered in Mukaruziga Anastasie’s name.

  • Standing to sue
  • Interest to sue
  • Ownership of property
  • Execution of judgment
  • Appeal admissibility
  • Standing-to-sue
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Administrative law RADA 00009/2021/HC/NYZ

NKUNDUMUKIZA vs. AKARERE KA MUHANGA N’ABANDI

The High Court held that Nkundumukiza had a personal and direct interest to challenge the administrative closure of the leased premises, set aside the dismissal, and remitted the case.

  • Standing to sue
  • Interest to sue
  • Lease agreements
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedural law
  • Standing-to-sue
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Constitutional law

RLR V.3-2023

The Supreme Court held that the petitioner had standing and upheld the challenged succession provisions as constitutional.

  • Unconstitutionality of statutory provisions
  • Interest to sue
  • Equality before the law
  • Non-discrimination
  • Right to property
  • Succession rights
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Constitutional law RLR V.3-2023

Re NGENDAHAYO KABUYE (ADD)

The Supreme Court held that Counsel Ngendahayo Kabuye had a legitimate interest to challenge the constitutionality of succession law provisions, and ordered the merits hearing to resume.

  • Interest to sue
  • Constitutionality of statutes
  • Succession rights
  • Matrimonial regimes
  • Interest-to-sue
  • Constitutional-challenge
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Civil procedure RC 00003/2020/CA

Gahizi v Umulisa

The Court of Appeal held that Gahizi Francis lacked a personal, direct and current interest to seek resolution of contradictory judgments about a debt to DREDECO Ltd.

  • Interest to sue
  • Contradictory judgments
  • Division of matrimonial property
  • Debt liability in divorce
  • Interest-to-sue
  • Contradictory-judgments
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Civil procedure RLR V.4-2018

MUSASANGOHE v. NTAKIRUTIMANA_en

The Supreme Court held that children cannot sue for registration on a parent’s property based on a future succession interest, and upheld damages for unnecessary litigation.

  • Interest to sue
  • Succession
  • Damages
  • Admissibility of claims
  • Interest-to-sue
  • Admissibility-of-claims
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Civil procedure RLR V.4-2017

HABIYAKARE v. GAHONGAYIRE ET AL (1)_304105_en

The Supreme Court held that the death of a spouse extinguished the deceased spouse’s pending claim, but the surviving spouse had to continue the case involving the property.

  • Death of party
  • Succession and inheritance
  • Community property
  • Party substitution
  • Interest to sue
  • Death-of-party
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