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British American Tobacco Uganda Ltd v Muwema & 2 Ors (Civil Suit No. 751 of 2014) [2018] UGCommC 25 (3 September 2018)
The High Court rejected preliminary objections in a refund dispute over funds allegedly received by advocates, finding no res judicata or basis to stay the suit.
Okoth & Another v Hamedali (Civil Appeal 24 of 1992) [1993] UGSC 41 (2 February 1993)
The Supreme Court of Uganda struck out the company director from a land dispute but kept the advocate in the suit, finding a pleaded basis for his alleged failure to complete transfer instructions.
Singh and Another v Singh and Another (Civil Case No. 592 of 1951) [1952] EACA 294 (1 January 1952)
The court held that the defendants, as advocates, owed the plaintiffs a duty to exercise reasonable care and skill, which included the obligation to ascertain the correct limitation period applicable in Tanganyika before filing the suit. The defendants negligently assumed the limitation period was the same as in Kenya and failed to make any inquiry or verification, resulting in the plaintiffs' claim being filed out of time and subsequently abandoned. The court found that the plaintiffs would, with reasonable probability, have succeeded in their action against Teja Shariff had it been filed wi…
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