HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

The Civil Division is a division of the high court. It's functions include: Hearing appeal cases from the Magistrates' courts in connection with torts committed against the person, Defamation, Bankruptcy and company winding up matters, Partnership matters,Companies matters, Real and personal property.

Physical address
Twed towers, along Kafu Road, Nakasero.
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Citation
Judgment date
August 2004
25 August 2004
16 August 2004
April 2004
A 45‑day statutory notice to scheduled corporations does not bar urgent Article 50 constitutional enforcement applications.
Constitutional rights enforcement – Article 50 – Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Enforcement Procedure) Rules (S.I. 26/1992) – Rule 7 importing Civil Procedure Act – Scheduled corporations and Cap.72 s.2 45‑day notice – urgency of remedies; preliminary objection to strike out overruled.
28 April 2004
22 April 2004
An injunction application founded on an affidavit missing mandatory jurat particulars is incurably defective and is struck out.
Civil procedure – Temporary injunction – supporting affidavit must comply with Oaths Act s.5 jurat (place and date) – omission renders affidavit incurably defective – application grounded on defective affidavit struck out – costs refused where defect caused by counsel/Commissioner for Oaths.
2 April 2004
February 2004
Court entered consent judgment revoking prior letters of administration and granted fresh administration to persons named in the consent.
* Consent judgment – court gave effect to parties' consent * Administration of estates – revocation of prior letters of administration * Fresh grant of letters of administration to persons named in consent * Costs ordered in terms of consent
26 February 2004