Uganda Case Law

Bisaso v Tumuhirwe

Bisaso v Tumuhirwe (Miscellaneous Application 8 of 2021) [2023] UGHCLD 213 (25 July 2023)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 8 of 2021

Judge

Basaza, J

The court found that the learned Assistant Registrar had jurisdiction to entertain and determine the contempt proceedings arising from interlocutory orders in Misc. Applications Nos. 1043 and 1044 of 2020, pursuant to the expanded powers under the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules, 2019 and relevant Practice Directions. The Florence Dawaru case was distinguishable as it predated these amendments. The appellant's challenge to jurisdiction was overruled. On the issue of time limitation, the court held that the appeal was filed twelve days after the impugned decision, exceeding the statutory sev…

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• Appeal Time Limitation
• Registrar Jurisdiction
• Contempt Of Court Orders
• Injunctive Relief
• Affidavit Striking Out

Musiisi v Kanakulya

Musiisi v Kanakulya (Civil Appeal No. 171 of 2015) [2022] UGCA 10 (25 January 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 171 of 2015

Judge

Monica K. Mugenyi, JA, Madrama, JA, Mulyagonja, JA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal over bibanja land, holding that the appellant had not proved an out-of-time appeal or shown any basis to disturb the first appellate court.

• Bibanja Interest
• Fraud Pleading
• Appeal Time Limitation
• Burden Of Proof
• Locus In Quo Visits
• Land-and-property

Rwakifari v Kateteyi (HCT-05-CV-CA-26/2009)

Rwakifari v Kateteyi (HCT-05-CV-CA-26/2009) [2013] UGHCCD 98 (22 July 2013)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

HCT-05-CV-CA-26/2009

The High Court held that the appeal was filed within time because time stopped running while the appellant waited for the lower-court record, and it restored the appeal.

• Appeal Time Limitation
• Local Council Court Procedure
• Miscarriage Of Justice
• Service Of Memorandum Of Appeal
• Appeal-time-limitation
• Local-council-court-procedure