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Review dismissed as time‑barred under s.18 LADASA; review limited to interpretation or new relevant facts.
  • Labour law — Review of Industrial Court decisions — Time limits and grounds for review under s.18 LADASA — Application must be filed within 21 days and limited to interpretation or new relevant facts
  • Civil procedure — Applicable procedure — LADASA special provision prevails over general CPA/CPR for review of Industrial Court awards
8 May 2026
Whether a business sale effected transfer of employment or valid redundancy and the consequent terminal benefits.
  • Labour law
    • — Transfer of contract — Application of section 27 EA on sale of business — Distinction between transfer and redundancy
    • — Collective terminations — Obligations under section 80 EA to notify and consult and validity of redundancy for business cessation
  • Remedies — Severance, notice and repatriation — Equitable intervention where negotiations fail; one month’s salary per year precedent (Kamuli v DFCU)
8 May 2026
An out‑of‑time, unvalidated notice of appeal cannot support a stay of execution of a money decree.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Stay of execution pending appeal — Requirement of a competent, timely notice of appeal — Incompetent out‑of‑time notice insufficient to ground a stay
    • — Summary judgment — Disputed account reconciliations — Must be bona fide and supported by substantial credible evidence to defeat summary procedure
    • — Stay of execution — Substantial loss and security — Concrete financial evidence required (bank statements, guarantees); mere assertions inadequate
6 May 2026
Registered title prevails over an unlawful customary claim in alienated/urban land; locus in quo upheld; crops claim remanded.
  • Land law
    • — Locus in quo — Proper conduct and evidential weight of joint boundary opening using cadastral map (FRV Vol.54 Folio 1)
    • — Ownership — Customary tenure in alienated/urban land — Illegality under Public Lands Act s 24 and requirement of certainty of subject matter
    • — Registered title — Indefeasibility of certificate of title under Registration of Titles Act s 59; separate remedies for destruction of crops remitted to trial
6 May 2026
Applicant granted leave to defend summary suit after disclosing bona fide triable issues; absence of draft defence not fatal.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Summary procedure (Order 36) — Leave to appear and defend — Requirement to show bona fide triable issue
    • — Pleadings — Draft Written Statement of Defence — Absence not fatal; court to consider substance of affidavit
  • Property law — Vacant possession — Relevance of consent, improvements and alleged fraudulent sale
5 May 2026
A beneficiary’s caveat is preserved where a prima facie interest and pending suits justify its continued existence.
  • Property law
    • — Caveats by beneficiaries — Whether a beneficiary’s caveat may be removed pending resolution of estate disputes — Registration of Titles Act ss 123, 124
    • — Caveat purpose and burden — Caveats are temporary and the caveator must justify continued existence by demonstrating a recognizable interest
5 May 2026
Withdrawal of a labour reference does not bar refiling; misnomer curable; counsel disqualification requires formal application.
  • Civil procedure — Withdrawal of suit — Whether withdrawal bars refiling — Order 25 CPR — Effect limited to costs and limitation
  • Labour law — Parties and pleadings — Misnomer and identity — Curable where identity is certain and employer properly identified
  • Advocates — Conflict of interest — Disqualification requires a formal application and the advocate’s right to be heard
5 May 2026
Decree-holder may execute a consent decree despite a caveat, but removing a deceased caveator’s caveat requires notice or joining the estate.
  • Land law — Registration of Titles Act — Caveats lodged by deceased or third parties — Requirement to join successor/legal representative and serve statutory notice (s.124(2))
  • Civil procedure — Locus standi — Execution of a subsisting consent decree — Decree-holder entitled to remove impediments to execution
  • Land law — Remedies — Caveat as protective instrument; mediation ordered and automatic lapse of caveat if mediation fails
5 May 2026
Application to remove caveat dismissed; caveator has arguable interest but must commence suit within 30 days.
  • Land law — Registration of titles — Caveat and caveatable interest — Interlocutory threshold for an arguable equitable claim
  • Civil procedure — Removal of caveat — Obligation to institute ordinary action timeously and balance of convenience considerations
5 May 2026
Court granted extension to file estate inventory and final account, finding sufficient cause and beneficiary consent.
  • Succession law — Administration of estates
    • — Extension of time to file inventory and final account — Section 273(1) Succession Act
    • — Beneficiaries' consent and absent beneficiaries — Requirement and evidentiary proof
5 May 2026
Registrar finds oppression under s.243 and orders independent valuation and buyout of the applicant’s shares.
  • Company law — Articles of Association — Arbitration/expert valuation clause — Applicability to disputes arising from alleged oppression
5 May 2026
Court referred contractual dispute to arbitration and struck out the High Court suit pending arbitration.
  • Arbitration — Enforcement of arbitration clause — Referral to arbitration under Arbitration and Conciliation Act s.5
  • Civil procedure — Strike out vs stay — Striking out High Court proceedings appropriate where matter referred to arbitration
  • Contract law — Dispute resolution clause — Requirement to pursue internal senior-management negotiations before arbitration
4 May 2026
Court found arrest and detention violated non‑derogable rights and ordered immediate release and damages.
  • Constitutional law — Human rights enforcement — Jurisdiction to entertain complaints about execution of civil process — Article 50; Human Rights (Enforcement) Act
  • Human rights — Torture and inhuman treatment — Alleged blindfolding, incommunicado detention and assault — Absolute prohibition under Article 24 and Article 44(a)
  • Remedies — Unlawful detention tainted by non‑derogable rights — Immediate release, damages and costs
4 May 2026
Revision to set aside magistrate’s land judgment dismissed for lack of jurisdictional evidence and for valid service.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Revision under s.83 CPA — Scope of revision; jurisdiction, irregularity and injustice
    • — Service of process — Proof by affidavit of service and effect of admission by recipient
    • — Counterclaim — Joinder of non‑party under Order 8 Rules 8–9 of the Civil Procedure Rules
4 May 2026
Application for leave to appeal out of time dismissed because the issue was already finally decided (res judicata).
  • Civil procedure
    • — Leave to appeal out of time — Requirements and discretion to enlarge time — Applicant must show arguable grounds or reasonable prospects of success
    • — Res judicata — Final determination on same issue by competent court bars subsequent suit or appeal
    • — Lis pendens — Proof of pending appellate proceedings requires evidence of filing/serial number and registry acknowledgment
4 May 2026
Court corrected an apparent appellate error and ordered eviction to give effect to the appellate decree.
  • Civil procedure — Review of judgment — Error apparent on the face of the record — Correction of appellate conclusion under Civil Procedure Act s.82 and Order 46
  • Land law — Consequential orders — Eviction and vacant possession to give effect to an appellate decree
4 May 2026
Court granted conditional stay pending appeal but refused stay where applicant had paid consented taxed costs.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Stay of execution — Conditions for grant — Prima facie case, irreparable damage, balance of convenience, promptness, security
    • — Consent agreements and execution — Effect of payment under consent — Stay inappropriate where decree has been executed
    • — Security for due performance — Court discretion to condition stay on deposit of taxed costs
30 April 2026
Second appeal struck out for failing to raise pure points of law and for vague, fact‑based grounds.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Second appeal — Scope of second appeals limited to points of law under Sections 72 and 74, Civil Procedure Act
    • — Form of memorandum of appeal — Grounds must be concise, specify points wrongly decided and the orders sought — Rule 86(1) Court of Appeal Rules
  • Appeals — Re‑evaluation of evidence — Alleged failure to evaluate evidence is not a ground of law for second appeal unless the appellant specifies the legal error and the gist of omitted evidence
30 April 2026
Suit dismissed for want of prosecution where the plaintiff failed to pursue the claim after filing and service.
  • Civil procedure — Dismissal for want of prosecution — Failure to prosecute — Section 17(2)(a) Judicature Act Cap 16
30 April 2026
Plaintiff's failure to extract summons for directions rendered the suit incompetent and warranted dismissal under O. XIA r.6.
  • Civil procedure — Case management — Failure to extract summons for directions — Incompetence and dismissal — Civil Procedure Rules Order XIA r 6
30 April 2026
Absence of a notice of motion rendered the miscellaneous cause irregular and led to its dismissal.
  • Civil procedure — Miscellaneous cause — Procedural irregularity for failure to file notice of motion — Dismissal
30 April 2026
The court dismissed the applicant's suit for want of prosecution under s 17(2)(a) of the Judicature Act.
  • Civil procedure — Dismissal for want of prosecution — Failure to prosecute — Court's power under Judicature Act Cap 16 s 17(2)(a)
30 April 2026
Failure to extract summons for directions rendered the plaintiffs' suit incompetent and led to dismissal under Order XIA r6.
  • Civil procedure — Case management — Summons for directions — Failure to extract summons for directions renders suit incompetent — Order XIA r 6, Civil Procedure Rules
30 April 2026
Bail refused where applicant failed to prove fixed abode and sureties were neither credible nor financially substantial.
  • Constitutional law — Bail — Application under Articles 23 and 28 — Criteria: presumption of innocence, risk of absconding, ends of justice
  • Criminal procedure — Sureties — Requirement that sureties be substantial, compellable and financially capable — Forged introduction letters vitiate suitability
  • Criminal law — Money laundering and obtaining by false pretence — Seriousness and magnitude of alleged sums justify stringent bail terms
30 April 2026
Failure to comply with a valid statutory demand permits winding up and appointment of a provisional liquidator.
  • Insolvency law — Liquidation as debt recovery — Use of statutory demand and presumption under s 2(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act
  • Civil procedure — Service of statutory demand — Registered mail permitted where personal service fails (Insolvency Regulations, 2013 Reg 5)
  • Insolvency law — Remedies on non-compliance — Declaration of inability to pay, winding up, appointment of provisional liquidator, and costs as priority debt
30 April 2026
Applicant showed serious issues but no irreparable harm; injunction refused and respondent ordered to shortlist applicant.
  • Administrative law
    • — Interim injunction — Requirements: prima facie case, irreparable harm, balance of convenience
    • — Judicial review of recruitment — Compliance with internal tribunal directives and substance over form
  • Employment law — Public university recruitment — Protective relief where respondent gives undertaking
30 April 2026
Court ordered consolidation of two interrelated suits over the same loan and security to avoid multiplicity of proceedings.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Consolidation of suits — Where same or similar questions of law or fact between same parties — Order 11 Rule 1 CPR
    • — Multiplicity of suits — Consolidation to avoid abuse of process and expedite disposal
30 April 2026
Bail refused for applicant charged with aggravated trafficking and defilement due to risk of interfering with the victim.
  • Criminal procedure — Bail
    • — Application pending trial — Exceptional circumstances and section 15(1) Trial on Indictment Act
    • — Risk of interference with victim and absconding — Consideration of factors in section 15(4) and Bail Guidelines 2022
30 April 2026
Commissioner exceeded jurisdiction and breached mandatory notice in cancelling the applicant's disputed certificate of title.
  • Administrative law
    • — Land registration — Commissioner’s jurisdiction — Cancellation of certificate of title where ownership dispute or allegations of fraud require court determination
    • — Procedural fairness — Mandatory 21‑day notice under s.88(10)(a) Land Act — Failure to give notice is fatal to proceedings
  • Land law — Cancellation and re‑registration — Registrar prohibited from effecting changes that prejudice parties while appeals or related litigation remain pending
30 April 2026
Commissioner exceeded jurisdiction by cancelling registered title; such ownership disputes require full trial, not administrative cancellation.
  • Administrative law — Judicial review — Amenability where decision involves want of jurisdiction or procedural irregularity — Exceptions to exhaustion rule
  • Land law — Registration and title — Cancellation of certificate of title — Commissioner’s power limited; competing ownership disputes require full trial
  • Administrative law — Natural justice — Service and right to fair hearing — substituted service and publication may be effective where no evidence of non‑service
30 April 2026