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Lexington Properties Limited v Alliance Media Uganda Limited (Civil Suit 682 of 2021) [2025] UGCommC 3 (22 January 2025)
The High Court held that the defendant did not validly terminate the licence and that Covid-19 did not frustrate the agreement. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff.
God is Able Graphic Designers & Suppliers Limited v Damanico Properties Limited (Civil Suit 306 of 2021) [2024] UGCommC 225 (19 June 2024)
Commercial tenancy dispute over rent arrears and wrongful detention of goods. The court held the tenant breached the lease, but also awarded the tenant damages for wrongful retention of property, then set off the claims.
Komakech & 7 Ors Vs Ayaa & Anor (CIVIL APPEAL No. 0028 OF 2016) [2018] UGHCCD 54 (11 October 2018)
The High Court found that the 5th and 6th appellants were the lawful owners of the premises and that an oral tenancy agreement existed with the respondents, who defaulted on rent for over twenty-one months. The court held that, under the Rent Restriction Act, tenants holding over after expiry of a tenancy are statutory tenants and cannot be evicted except by court order. The appellants' self-help eviction was therefore unlawful. However, the respondents failed to strictly prove special damages for loss of property, as there was no evidence directly attributing the loss to the appellants or es…
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Impala Associates Ltd v Okware & Anor (Misc. Applic. No. 80 of 2015) [2015] UGCA 30 (29 April 2015)
The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for interim injunction and stay, finding no prima facie case, irreparable loss, or balance of convenience in the applicant’s favor.
Joseph Akol V Innovative Masters Holding Group Ltd & Another (Civil Suit No. 175 of 2013) [2014] UGHCLD 141 (15 April 2014)
The High Court held that the 2nd defendant was not personally liable under the tenancy agreement, but found the 1st defendant in breach for unpaid rent and granted re-entry, vacant possession, damages, and costs.
Francis Jaya Salongo v Mukono District Council & Anor (HCT-00-CC-MA 496 of 2006) [2006] UGCommC 64 (27 September 2006)
The court held that Section 92 of the Civil Procedure Act applies only where a decree has been varied or reversed, and dismissed the claim for additional rent.
D Namutebi and Anor v Kawempe Division (HCT-00-CC-CS 15 of 2005) [2005] UGCommC 62 (19 October 2005)
The High Court held that part of a rent claim against Kawempe Division was time-barred, but found an agreement to pay monthly rent and awarded arrears, interest, and damages.
Khan v Din (Civil Appeal No. 27 of 1955) [1956] EACA 2 (1 January 1956)
Appeal on stay of execution of a Rent Control Board order. The court granted stay of eviction but refused stay of rent payment for lack of exceptional circumstances.
Williamson and Another v Walmsley (Civil Suit No. 522 of 1955.) [1955] EACA 281 (1 January 1955)
The court held that the first plaintiff, as original lessor, had the right to forfeit the lease for non-payment of rent by commencing proceedings and serving summons on the defendant, thereby terminating the tenancy before the transfer of the property. Although the first plaintiff could not obtain an order for possession after disposing of her interest, her right to possession passed to the second plaintiff upon transfer. The transferee, however, could not forfeit the lease for arrears of rent due before transfer, but since the forfeiture and right to possession had already accrued to the fir…
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Oriental Dairy v De Souza (Civil Appeal No. 22 of 1946) [1948] EACA 53 (1 January 1948)
The court held that an unframed issue raised by the pleadings still had to be tried, set aside the decree, and remitted the case for determination of arrears due.
