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Victoria Constrution Limited & Another v Yiga & 3 Others (Civil Suit 212 of 2019) [2024] UGCommC 212 (31 July 2024)
The High Court struck out a company suit for want of authority, holding that the 2nd plaintiff lacked standing to sue on behalf of the company.
National Chairman Democratic Party & anor v Haji Sebagala & 3 ors (Misc. Application No. 146 of 2014) [2014] UGHCCD 160 (30 May 2014)
The High Court held that an application could not be amended to add parties after the applicant had already withdrawn the underlying application.
Navichandra Kakubhai Radia v Kakubhai And Co. Ltd [1995] UGSC 9 (16 June 1995)
The Supreme Court held that the preliminary objection regarding lack of authority for the respondent's advocates to institute the suit was premature. The appellant failed to adduce evidence supporting the allegation that the respondent's advocates lacked authority. The burden of proof lay on the appellant, who did not discharge it. The question of authority to sue is a matter of evidence and should be determined at trial, not at the preliminary stage, unless lack of authority is manifest. The trial judge was correct in overruling the objection and allowing the suit to proceed. Attempts to int…
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