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Civil procedure RCOMAA 00075/2024/CA

ECOBANK RWANDA PLC v. ABAZUNGURA BA RWIGEMA N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal held that a dispute over registering collateral property turned on ownership, not a commercial claim, and upheld dismissal of ECobank's appeal.

  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Registration of property
  • Mortgage enforcement
  • Standing of heirs
  • Procedural default
  • Commercial-court-jurisdiction
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Commercial law RCA 00016/2022/HC/RSZ

MWEZI COFEE v MATABARO NABANDI

The High Court held that a cooperative’s sale of its coffee factory was a commercial dispute within the Commercial Court’s jurisdiction and dismissed Mwezi Coffee’s appeal.

  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Validity of contracts
  • Cooperative disputes
  • Jurisdiction
  • Commercial-court-jurisdiction
  • Cooperative-law
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Commercial law RCOMAA 00113/2022/CA (

BIMENYIMANA V KYUMBU

The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal was inadmissible because both lower courts had rejected the same jurisdictional argument over a commercial contract.

  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Nature of commercial contracts
  • Appeal admissibility
  • Loan agreements
  • Attorney fees
  • Commercial-court-jurisdiction
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Commercial law RCAA 00023/2022/CA

NZATUNGA RUVUGUTA v MASTAKI MUHASHA

The Court of Appeal held that the loan dispute was a commercial matter, voided the lower judgments for lack of jurisdiction, and awarded costs and attorney fees.

  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Nature of commercial contracts
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Commercial-court-jurisdiction
  • Commercial-contracts
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Civil procedure RCOMA 00008/2022/CA

UMUHUMUZA vs ENGIN Ltd (1)

The Court of Appeal held that the enforcement claim was properly before the Commercial High Court, but dismissed the appeal as filed out of time.

  • Enforcement of judgments
  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • State-owned enterprises
  • Appeal timelines
  • Enforcement-of-judgments
  • Appeal-timelines
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Civil procedure RCOMA 00008/2022/CA

UMUHUMUZA v. ENGIN LTD

The Court of Appeal held that a claim to compel compliance with a judgment against WASAC Ltd was properly brought, but dismissed the appeal as out of time.

  • Enforcement of judgments
  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • State-owned enterprises
  • Appeal timelines
  • Enforcement-of-judgments
  • Jurisdiction
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Commercial law RCOMA 00100/2021/HCC

BEREXINVEST LTD v MINICOM n’abandi

The Commercial High Court held that a MINICOM-BEREXINVEST collaboration over a business week was not a commercial contract, so the commercial court lacked jurisdiction.

  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Nature of administrative contracts
  • Government liability
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Commercial-court-jurisdiction
  • Administrative-contracts
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Commercial law RLR V.1 -2023

UBURIYEMUYE v HOME BASKET SACCO KIMIRONKO N’UNDI

The Supreme Court held that HOME BASKET SACCO could intervene, but that the High Commercial Court lacked jurisdiction over auction-procedure disputes.

  • Mandate vs. service contract
  • Standing to intervene
  • Execution of judgments
  • Auction procedure
  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Commercial-procedure
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Commercial law RLR V.1-2022

ERJB v. UWAMARIYA

The Commercial Court held it had jurisdiction over an application to enforce an arbitral award against the Ministry of Education and joined the Permanent Secretary compulsorily.

  • Enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Compulsory joinder of parties
  • Execution of judgments against the state
  • Arbitral-award-enforcement
  • Commercial-court-jurisdiction
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Commercial law RLR V.1-2023

ERJB v. UWAMARIYA

The Commercial Court held it had jurisdiction to hear ERJB Ltd’s enforcement claim, dismissed the preliminary objection, and joined the Permanent Secretary as a party.

  • Enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Jurisdiction of commercial courts
  • Joinder of parties
  • Execution against the state
  • Arbitration-award-enforcement
  • Commercial-court-jurisdiction
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