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Judgment date
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| December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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The court found employment contracts were discharged by frustration due to legal changes under the Kampala Capital City Act, 2010.
Employment Law – contract frustration – change in legal framework – Kampala Capital City Act, 2010 – Public Accounts Committee employment contracts.
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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22 December 2021 |
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21 December 2021 |
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20 December 2021 |
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20 December 2021 |
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20 December 2021 |
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20 December 2021 |
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16 December 2021 |
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16 December 2021 |
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10 December 2021 |
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10 December 2021 |
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10 December 2021 |
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8 December 2021 |
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Court granted interim injunction preserving disputed land pending appellate application after striking off defective reply affidavit.
* Civil procedure – interim injunctions and stays pending appeal – conditions for grant: notice of appeal, substantive application pending, and serious threat of execution. * Affidavit practice – defect where an affidavit is sworn on behalf of another without showing written authority (Order 1 Rule 12 CPR) – affidavit struck off. * Stay of proceedings – cannot be ordered where there is already a judgment to be executed.
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8 December 2021 |
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8 December 2021 |
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8 December 2021 |
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6 December 2021 |
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Court granted interim stay of execution pending substantive stay application and appeal due to imminent execution threat.
Civil procedure – Interim stay of execution – Requirement to show pending appeal or substantive application and imminent threat of execution – Court’s jurisdiction under Rule 6(2)(b) and Rule 2(2) and inherent powers – Discretion to grant interim relief and to impose conditions (security) – Conduct of parties (alleged sale of disputed property) relevant to discretionary relief.
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6 December 2021 |
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6 December 2021 |
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6 December 2021 |
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5 December 2021 |
| November 2021 |
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25 November 2021 |
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18 November 2021 |
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15 November 2021 |
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Appeal dismissed and costs awarded against the appellant under court procedural rules.
Civil procedure – appeal dismissal – procedural absence of appellant's counsel – award of costs
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4 November 2021 |
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4 November 2021 |
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3 November 2021 |
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3 November 2021 |
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3 November 2021 |
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3 November 2021 |
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2 November 2021 |
| October 2021 |
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Court affirmed respondent's tenancy and held appellants jointly and severally liable for unlawful distress and resultant damages.
* Land/tenancy – determination of tenant – company separate legal personality; evidence of tenancy (rent receipts, correspondence, signage).
* Tort/damages – unlawful distress/lock-up – liability of owner, manager and bailiff acting on instructions; joint and several liability.
* Appellate review – duty of first appellate court to reappraise evidence but respect trial judge's advantage on credibility unless justification to depart; assessment of damages not upset where quantum not appealed.
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28 October 2021 |
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25 October 2021 |
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Court set aside Registrar’s taxation, re-applied taxation rules and reduced the bill of costs to 9,403,400/=.
Taxation of costs – Advocates (Remuneration and Taxation of Costs) Regulations (Sixth Schedule) 2018 – Rule 1(d) instruction fees; Rule 10(1) and 10(3) drawing court papers; Rule 11 copies; Rule 12 attendances; allowance of disbursements.
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22 October 2021 |
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21 October 2021 |
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Costs of a withdrawn stay application were ordered to be in the cause pending the related appeal.
Costs — discretion under Civil Procedure Act s.27 — general rule costs follow the event — departure where good reason shown — withdrawn stay application overtaken by events — court delay relevant — costs to be in the cause pending related appeal (Civil Appeal No. 43 of 2020).
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21 October 2021 |
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A second appeal court cannot admit additional evidence except narrowly to elucidate existing record; application dismissed.
* Civil procedure – Court of Appeal (second appeal) – admissibility of additional evidence – Rule 30(1)(b) and Rule 32(2) – exception for elucidation only; * Evidence – judicial notice of public documents (court orders, judgments) under the Evidence Act; * Application dismissed for seeking additional evidence on second appeal.
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20 October 2021 |
