Uganda Case Law

Farm Uganda Farmers Group Limited and 2 Others v Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited

Farm Uganda Farmers Group Limited and 2 Others v Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Application 777 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 76 (20 September 2023)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 777 of 2023

Judge

Kahigi Asiimwe, J

The court found that the applicants failed to demonstrate a bona fide triable issue of fact or law to justify granting unconditional leave to appear and defend the summary suit. The applicants' dispute over the amount owed was unsupported by evidence, as they did not prove payment of the disputed UGX 27,000,000. The court held that the applicants' claim against a third party (M/S Blue Cup Company Ltd) did not affect their direct obligation to the respondent under the loan agreement, as the respondent was not a party to the third-party arrangements and had not received instructions to deduct f…

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• Summary Suits
• Leave To Defend
• Loan Repayment Disputes
• Guarantees
• Bank Customer Relationships

Farm Uganda Farmers Group Limited and 2 Others v Stanvic Bank of Uganda Limited

Farm Uganda Farmers Group Limited and 2 Others v Stanvic Bank of Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Application 777 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 67 (20 September 2023)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 777 of 2023

Judge

Kahigi Asiimwe, J

The court found that the applicants failed to demonstrate a bona fide triable issue of fact or law. The applicants did not provide evidence of payment of the disputed UGX 27,000,000, nor did they prove that the respondent was party to or aware of the arrangements with the third party, M/s Blue Cup Company Ltd. The loan agreement was strictly between the applicants and the respondent, and there was no evidence of instructions to the respondent to deduct funds from any joint account. The applicants' claim against the third party did not constitute a defence to the respondent's claim, as any suc…

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• Summary Suits
• Leave To Defend
• Loan Repayment Disputes
• Guarantees
• Bank Customer Relationships

Bank of Africa (U) Ltd v Mubiru

Bank of Africa (U) Ltd v Mubiru (Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2017) [2022] UGCommC 3 (24 January 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2017

Judge

Gaswaga, J

The High Court dismissed Bank of Africa’s appeal, upholding orders requiring release of title, repayment of a wrongly debited sum, and general damages.

• Loan Facility Disputes
• Bank Customer Relationships
• Interest And Penalty Charges
• General Damages Assessment
• Loan-facility-disputes
• Bank-customer-relationships