Electricity Disputes Tribunal - 2013

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Citation	Judgment date
September 2013
UMEME Limited v Electricity Regulatory Authority (EDT Appeals 9 of 2012) [2013] UGEDT 1 (5 September 2013) Tribunal rejects oral stay, finds appeals competent despite procedural gaps, and consolidates two licence-amendment appeals. • Administrative law – appeals against regulatory licence amendments – competence of appeal despite procedural gaps in tribunal rules. • Interim relief – status quo injunction requires sworn evidence of status quo and irreparable harm; oral applications insufficient. • Tribunal procedure – tribunal empowered by statute to hear appeals and to apply Civil Procedure Rules to fill lacunae. • Civil procedure – consolidation of related appeals where questions of law/fact are substantially similar.	5 September 2013

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September 2013

UMEME Limited v Electricity Regulatory Authority (EDT Appeals 9 of 2012) [2013] UGEDT 1 (5 September 2013)

Tribunal rejects oral stay, finds appeals competent despite procedural gaps, and consolidates two licence-amendment appeals.

• Administrative law – appeals against regulatory licence amendments – competence of appeal despite procedural gaps in tribunal rules. • Interim relief – status quo injunction requires sworn evidence of status quo and irreparable harm; oral applications insufficient. • Tribunal procedure – tribunal empowered by statute to hear appeals and to apply Civil Procedure Rules to fill lacunae. • Civil procedure – consolidation of related appeals where questions of law/fact are substantially similar.

5 September 2013