Rwanda Case Law

KAYITESI vs. ADEPR

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

RS/INJUST/RSOC 00005/2023/CA

Kayitesi Joselyne was unlawfully dismissed because ADEPR failed to notify the labour inspector of the redundancy list before her dismissal, violating Article 21 of the Labour Law and established Supreme Court precedent. She is entitled to compensation for unfair dismissal and for untaken annual leave, calculated on her net salary. Other claims, including for salary arrears, additional damages, and legal costs, were not substantiated or are not legally justified.

Source excerpt

• Unlawful dismissal
• Redundancy for economic and technological reasons
• Notice to labour inspector
• Compensation for unfair dismissal
• Annual leave compensation
• Burden of proof in civil cases

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CODENYA MULTISERVICES LTD v MUNYAKARAMBI N’UNDI

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

RS/INJUST/RC 00030/2022/CA

The Court of Appeal dismissed CODENYA MULTISERVICES Ltd’s retrial claim, upheld the land sale arrangements, and confirmed expropriation compensation belonged to Nzeyimana Fred.

• Authority of cooperative board president
• Validity of land sale agreements
• Expropriation compensation
• Burden of proof in civil cases
• Expropriation-compensation
• Cooperative-law

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