Mbaraga v Ssegawa
Mbaraga v Ssegawa (Civil Appeal 4 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 419 (17 August 2023)
The High Court found that the brokerage agreement was not founded on past consideration because the respondent's services were requested by the appellant and the respondent introduced the buyer who purchased the property. The agreement, though lacking some details, was sufficiently certain as to its subject matter and enforceability, and the absence of a handwriting expert did not invalidate the trial court's reliance on signature comparison. The respondent's use of different names was explained by religious conversion and pending administrative procedures for name change, with no evidence of…
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- Contract Enforcement
- Brokerage Agreements
- Locus Standi
- Change Of Name Procedure