Arbitration.
Being part of the New York convention of 1958 and having a national set of applicable rules and namely Law N° 005/2008 of 14/02/2008, Rwanda is a friendly environment for arbitrating international disputes, and for enforcement proceedings, which are very common.
Our Dispute Resolution team offers assistance and representation at every stage of the proceeding thanks to extensive experience in preparing customized national and international arbitration agreements.
We act in ad hoc arbitrations as well as in domestic and international arbitrations in Kigali covering both Rwandan and foreign rules, including those of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC), Nairobi Centre For International Arbitration (NCIA) in East Africa, and ……… International Court of Arbitration (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), ICSID, and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL/CNUCID).
Furthermore, our department has valuable expertise in other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) such as mediation.
Litigation.
We assist you in all local courts in Rwanda, including all East African jurisdictions member of East Africa Law Society.
Working on a wide range of areas from significant commercial matters to high stake international disputes, no matter how complex, we advise you through every stage of contentious matters (including in the pre-litigation stage):
- Business disputes
- Contractual disputes
- Employment disputes
- Construction and building claims
- Financial disputes
- Shareholder disputes
- and we strive to do so in your native language whether it is Kinyarwanda, English or French.
Our litigators also encourage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes with the aim to alleviate cost burdens and to offer you a faster and confidential alternative to traditional litigation. Therefore, we endeavor to provide strategic legal advice in the early stages and prevent any dispute before the Courts.
