Uganda Case Law

DAJ Communications Limited v Kihika

DAJ Communications Limited v Kihika (Miscellaneous Application 18 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 136 (30 November 2023)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 18 of 2023

Judge

Wagona, J

The court held that under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, a party who has filed a notice of appeal is barred from seeking review of the same judgment or order. The applicant in this case had already lodged a notice of appeal and requested certified copies of proceedings, actions which transferred jurisdiction over the matter to the appellate court. As such, the High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the application for review or to grant a stay of execution. The application was therefore incompetent and struck out with costs to the…

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• Review Of Judgment
• Appeal Vs Review
• Stay Of Execution
• Locus Standi

Hoima District NGO Forum & Ors v Murungi & Ors

Hoima District NGO Forum & Ors v Murungi & Ors (Civil Revision 21 of 2013) [2013] UGHCCD 131 (1 October 2013)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Revision 21 of 2013

The High Court dismissed a review application, holding that review cannot be used after a notice of appeal has been filed and that the complaints raised were appellate in nature.

• Review Of Court Orders
• Procedural Requirements For Review
• Appeal Vs Review
• Judgment Writing Standards
• Review-vs-appeal
• Civil-procedure