Kinyara Sugar Works v Hajji Kasimbiraine
Kinyara Sugar Works v Hajji Kasimbiraine (Miscellaneous Application No. 151 of 2017) [2017] UGCommC 63 (6 July 2017)
The court found that the arbitral award addressed matters not contemplated by the Cane Production Contract, specifically the inclusion of molasses and bagasse, which required an amendment only possible by consensus or statutory intervention. The arbitrator lacked authority to amend the contract unilaterally. The appointment of the arbitrator was not in accordance with the parties' agreement, as the President of the Law Society was not involved, breaching the contract and statutory requirements. There was sufficient evidence of partiality, including the arbitrator's prior involvement with out-…
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- Setting Aside Arbitral Award
- Arbitrator Partiality
- Contract Amendment Procedure
- Arbitral Tribunal Composition
- Cane Production Contract Dispute