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The Court of Appeal dismissed the appellant’s appeal for non-appearance without valid reason and left the lower court judgment in force, while awarding costs and attorney fees.
The Court of Appeal found that the applicant's documents, including the Ugandan judgment and certificate of no appeal, were properly authenticated and met all statutory requirements under Article 82 of Law No 30/2018. The High Court erred in refusing enforcement based on alleged lack of proper authentication. The Ugandan judgment is final, not contrary to Rwandan public order, and enforceable in Rwanda.
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The Court of Appeal held that provisional Belgian family orders could not be enforced in Rwanda, because exequatur requires a final foreign judgment.
The Supreme Court upheld refusal to enforce a DRC commercial judgment in Rwanda, finding the wrong party had been sued and awarding damages to the respondent.
The Supreme Court of Rwanda refused enforcement of a New York judgment because Gahiga had not been summoned or heard, violating his right of defense.
The Commercial High Court rejected Robert Sussman’s ex parte application for provisional seizure, holding he had to seek such relief within the pending exequatur case.
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