Ida Djuma

Partner, Rubeya & Co-Advocates
+257 22 2489 10
+257 76 433 105
ida@rubeya.bi

Ida Djuma advises in the management and monitoring of contentious issues and assessment of legal risks and harms. She acts for corporates in commercial-related disputes concerning the interpretation of agreements and breach of contract and damages claims resulting from the breach of the terms of agreements. She helps in the resolution of disputes arising in connection with the execution of different types of contracts and legal risk assessment, always trying to measure the appropriateness of using an amicable solution. Ida manages a large portfolio of court cases ranging from simple to complex files for an insurance company. She is involved in litigation, arbitration and legal services acquired through the assistance of numerous cases handled before all courts and tribunals in Burundi on behalf of various clients.

  Advocate admitted with the Court of Appeal of Bujumbura (2009)
  •   Université Lumière de Bujumbura, LL.B. (2008)
  •  Ranked as leading lawyer in Chambers & Partners Global, (2019)
  •  Ranked as leading lawyer in The Legal 500 EMEA, (2019)
  •  Member of the East Africa Law Society
  •  Associate member at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  •  Burundi Bar Association
  •  East Africa Law Society
  •  An international organization on the effects of a merger with two other organizations
  •  A real estate company, in drafting and negotiating a loan agreement of EUR50 million
  •  A private company in the negotiation and drafting of a purchase contract to build a convention centre worth more than USD100 million
  •  Private companies in disputes within various Burundi courts (civil and commercial) on matters of business law and business litigation (breach or termination of contracts)
  •  A multinational international transport company on a global litigation matter valued at USD3 million
  •  An oil company on a global litigation matter valued at BIF1 billion
  •  A Chinese bank in a digital television migration project of CNY219.7 million
  •  A local bank on a global litigation matter valued at BIF650 million
  •  A telecommunication company on a global matter valued at BIF661 million
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  •  Swahili