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Civil law RLR V.2-2025

NIYIGENA v. ECOBANK RWANDA PLC N’UNDI

The Supreme Court held that a mortgage securing one identified debt could not be extended to later loans without clear contractual identification and registration.

  • Guarantee agreements
  • Mortgage law
  • Enforcement of security
  • Bank liability
  • Compensation for wrongful sale of collateral
  • Mortgage-law
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Commercial law RCOMA 00078 /2022/HCC

GASIGWA v. COGEBANQUE NUNDI

The court held that a contract clause requiring arbitration barred court proceedings, so the appeal was dismissed and the lower court’s ruling upheld.

  • Arbitration clauses
  • Enforcement of contracts
  • Guarantee agreements
  • Jurisdiction of courts
  • Costs and attorney fees
  • Arbitration-clause
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Commercial law RLR V2 2023

GATETE v. ECOBANK LTD

The Supreme Court held that execution against Gatete had to stay within the guaranty tied to plot nÂş 8957 and that his objection to execution was timely.

  • Guarantee agreements
  • Scope of surety liability
  • Execution of judgments
  • Bank loan disputes
  • Guarantee-agreements
  • Surety-liability
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Commercial law COM 00011/2017/CS

GATETE v. ECOBANK LTD

The Supreme Court held that Gatete’s liability as surety was limited to the mortgaged plot nº 8957 and that the objection to execution was timely.

  • Guarantee agreements
  • Scope of surety liability
  • Enforcement of judgments
  • Mortgage security
  • Execution proceedings
  • Surety-liability
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Contract law RCOMA 0627/14/HCC

HIGIRO v. GT BANK RWANDA Ltd

The Commercial High Court dismissed Higiro’s appeal, held the 15-year term applied to mortgage registration not repayment, upheld the bank’s security rights, and awarded the bank partial appeal costs.

  • Loan agreements
  • Leasing contracts
  • Guarantee agreements
  • Mortgage
  • Damages
  • Procedural law
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