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Succession RLR V.1-2025

SANLAM AG PLC v NYIRANEZA N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal confirmed a mediation agreement settling a succession and land-registration dispute, holding that it should be executed as written.

  • Inheritance dispute
  • Land registration
  • Mediation agreement
  • Execution of judgments
  • Mediation-agreement
  • Land-registration
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Civil law RS/INJUST/RC 00014/2020/HC/KIG

AIFAYI NABANDI v BIZIMANA

The court held that only Ruticumugambi Innocent, who received the sale proceeds, is liable to reimburse the buyers for the purchase price; the other heirs are only jointly liable for the value of improvements made to the property. Restitution orders against respondents for properties no longer in their possession or acquired from third parties are invalid. No party is entitled to damages as each prevailed on some claims.

  • Inheritance dispute
  • Restitution of property
  • Liability for proceeds of sale
  • Effect of prior judgments
  • Expropriation
  • Standing in rehearing for injustice
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Civil procedure RLR V.2-2016

KARANGWA v. MUKASHARANGABO ET AL

The Supreme Court held that it could hear an urgent application to suspend execution of a judgment pending review for injustice, and it granted the suspension.

  • Jurisdiction of supreme court
  • Summary procedure claims
  • Provisional suspension of judgment execution
  • Review of judgment due to injustice
  • Inheritance dispute
  • Supreme-court-jurisdiction
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