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Aitel Uganda Limited v Waste Masters Limited (Civil Appeal 23 of 2022) [2023] UGHCCD 400 (19 September 2023)
The High Court dismissed Airtel Uganda Limited’s appeal, upholding the trial court’s award for waste disposal services after finding the contract partly oral and partly written.
Matovu v Kanyije and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 579 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 87 (31 March 2023)
The High Court stayed Civil Suit No. 132 of 2019 pending Civil Suit No. 2230 of 2016, finding the issues and title questions substantially overlapped.
Hardware Deals (U) Ltd v Alam Construction EA Ltd (HCT-00-CC-CS 658 of 2003) [2005] UGCommC 25 (30 May 2005)
The High Court Commercial Court dismissed a claim for payment for goods supplied, finding no proof that the alleged agent had ongoing authority to bind the defendant.
Valabhdas v Andrew and Another (Civil Appeal No. 86 of 1955) [1950] EACA 232 (1 January 1950)
The court held that “buy back” included a mercantile covering purchase, and that the agents acted within authority when they allocated bought cloves to open contracts.
Nanji v Ex Parte the Creditors D.R. Gandhi and Co (Bankruptcy Cause No. I of 1938) [1938] EACA 176 (1 January 1938)
The court found that the debtor's manager, acting under explicit instructions from the debtor, gave notice to the creditors of the suspension of payment, thereby committing an act of bankruptcy on behalf of the debtor. The court distinguished prior case law that required personal acts where not authorized, holding that agency is sufficient where the agent acts with the debtor's authority. Furthermore, substituted service of the petition on the debtor's agent was deemed valid, as the debtor received actual notice and had ample time to respond. The court relied on statutory provisions and relev…
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