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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00069/2024/CA

BAMUHONGERWA v. EUROCORP LTD N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal held that the urgent commercial claim was not barred as a second appeal, but dismissed the appeal as late under Article 188 of Law No. 22/2018.

  • Urgent proceedings
  • Appeal deadlines
  • Commercial debt recovery
  • Joinder of claims
  • Admissibility of appeals
  • Appeal-deadlines
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Administrative law RS/RECT/RC 00001/2022/HC/KIG

Re NYANDEKWE N’ABANDI

The High Court dismissed an application to correct a judgment, holding that omitted claims and parties cannot be added through correction because that would change the substance.

  • Correction of judgments
  • Procedural errors
  • Joinder of claims
  • Correction-of-judgments
  • Clerical-errors
  • Joinder-of-claims
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Administrative law RS/RECT/RC 00001/2022/HC/KIG

Re NYANDEKWE N’ABANDI

The High Court held that omitted claims could not be added through correction because doing so would change the substance of the judgment.

  • Correction of judgments
  • Procedural errors
  • Joinder of claims
  • Correction-of-judgment
  • Procedural-errors
  • Joinder-of-claims
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Administrative law RS/RECT/RC 00001/2022/HC/KIG

Re NYANDEKWE N’ABANDI

The High Court dismissed an application to rectify a judgment, holding that omitted claims and parties not heard in the original case could not be added through rectification.

  • Rectification of judgments
  • Procedural errors
  • Joinder of claims
  • Rectification-of-judgments
  • Procedural-errors
  • Joinder-of-claims
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Land law RADA 0030/13/CS

RUTAZIBWA ET AL v. MUKANDUTIYE ET AL

The Supreme Court held that an emphyteutic lease over land belonging to an estate pending succession was invalid and the land should return to the estate.

  • Emphyteutic lease
  • Succession of estate
  • Registration of land
  • Joinder of claims
  • Legal personality of government agencies
  • Emphyteutic-lease
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