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China Communications Construction Company Limited v Kivumbi (Miscellaneous Application 1233 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCD 26 (14 February 2025)
The High Court granted a stay of execution pending appeal over a taxed costs award, finding sufficient cause and a risk of the appeal being rendered nugatory.
Nalunga v Kuteesa (Miscellaneous Application 1217 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCD 17 (14 February 2025)
The High Court granted a temporary injunction restraining alleged defamatory publications against the applicant pending trial, finding a real risk of repetition and irreparable reputational harm.
Kigezi Steel Company Limited v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause 139 of 2023) [2025] UGHCCD 23 (14 February 2025)
The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to cancellation of a mining lease, holding the application was filed outside the three-month limit and no good reason for extension was shown.
Barigye v Equity Bank Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Cause 45 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCD 16 (14 February 2025)
The court held that freezing the applicant’s bank account was unlawful because the bank failed to justify the freeze and did not comply with AML reporting duties.
Kayina v Uganda Medical & Dental Practitioner's Council (Miscellaneous Cause 163 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCD 15 (14 February 2025)
The court found that the respondent failed to comply with statutory requirements for serving notice of inquiry to the applicant, as the summons were not personally addressed or served to him, and did not meet the 21-day notice period mandated by law. The applicant was not made aware that he was the subject of the proceedings and was thus deprived of the opportunity to prepare a defense or engage legal representation. This amounted to a breach of the principles of fair hearing and natural justice as enshrined in the Constitution and the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Act. The procedur…
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Godber Wilson Tumushabe v Makerere University (Miscellaneous Application 121 of 2023) [2025] UGHCCD 19 (14 February 2025)
The court found that the respondent, after the expiry of the applicant's study leave, took reasonable steps to engage the applicant, including inviting him to appear before relevant committees and charging him with abscondment only after he failed to report or provide progress updates. The applicant was accorded a fair hearing before the Appointment Board, was notified of the charges, allowed to file a defense, and the matter was referred to mediation. The subsequent decision to caution the applicant and return him to duty was communicated to him, and he exercised his right of appeal to the S…
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Mugisha v Uganda Law Society & 7 Others (Miscellaneous Cause 263 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCD 14 (14 February 2025)
The High Court quashed ULS disciplinary and meeting decisions made without authority, holding the suspension, interim appointment, and EGM notice unlawful.
Wall v Uganda Law Society & Another (Review Cause 49 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCD 28 (14 February 2025)
The court found that the Uganda Law Society Elections Committee failed to comply with mandatory statutory requirements by setting the election date less than the required twenty-one days after nominations, rendering the process illegal. The applicant was excluded from the final nomination list without being accorded a fair hearing, in breach of the principles of fairness and natural justice enshrined in the Uganda Law Society (Elections) Regulations and the Constitution. The purported hearing was a mere formality and did not meet the standards of procedural fairness. The respondents, having d…
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Okumu v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause 284 of 2017) [2025] UGHCCD 20 (14 February 2025)
The High Court held that Okumu Martin’s challenge to the Law Council’s refusal of a certificate of eligibility was time barred and, in any event, failed on the merits.
Nassolo & 4 Others v Engola & 5 Others (Miscellaneous Application 2470 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 28 (14 February 2025)
The High Court found the respondents in contempt for failing to comply with a land title rectification order and fined them UGX 2,000,000.
