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Civil Procedure [2025] UGCommC 74

Mutebi v Kitalemire

Mutebi v Kitalemire (Miscellaneous Application 608 of 2025) [2025] UGCommC 74 (17 April 2025)

The High Court held that summons were effectively served through the applicant’s co-worker with phone authorization, and dismissed the application to set aside default judgment.

  • Service Of Summons
  • Default Judgment
  • Leave To Defend
  • Civil Imprisonment
  • Execution Of Decree
  • Service-of-summons
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Civil Procedure [2024] UGHC 1046

George Spencer v Agaba Mugisha

George Spencer v Agaba Mugisha (Miscellaneous Application 79 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1046 (11 October 2024)

The High Court ordered the applicant’s release from civil prison on medical grounds, but only if he pays 30% of taxed costs and secures the balance.

  • Civil Imprisonment
  • Release On Medical Grounds
  • Execution Of Decrees
  • Security For Judgment Debt
  • Civil-imprisonment
  • Release-on-medical-grounds
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Criminal Law [2024] UGHCCRD 15

Mukalazi v Uganda

Mukalazi v Uganda (Criminal Revision 2 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCRD 15 (15 February 2024)

The High Court set aside a magistrate’s order committing a surety to civil prison for bond forfeiture, holding that the required procedure and fair hearing were not followed.

  • Bail Forfeiture
  • Surety Liability
  • Civil Imprisonment
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Bail-forfeiture
  • Surety-liability
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Civil Procedure [2023] UGCommC 35

KCB Bank Limited v Gichohi and 2 Others

KCB Bank Limited v Gichohi and 2 Others (Civil Appeal 323 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 35 (20 March 2023)

High Court allowed an appeal against refusal to execute a money decree by arrest and detention, holding the registrar misdirected herself on stay and civil imprisonment.

  • Execution Of Decrees
  • Civil Imprisonment
  • Guarantees And Suretyship
  • Judicial Discretion
  • Stay Of Execution
  • Execution-of-decrees
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Civil Procedure [2020] UGHC 118

Labeja v Ojera

Labeja v Ojera (Miscellaneous Application No. 133 of 2019) [2020] UGHC 118 (22 May 2020)

The High Court partly allowed a stay application, ordering security for costs, but rejected the bid to set aside taxation because the applicant’s advocate attended the taxation.

  • Stay Of Execution
  • Civil Imprisonment
  • Taxation Of Costs
  • Service Of Process
  • Security For Costs
  • Stay-of-execution
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Civil Procedure [2014] UGHCEBD 3

Muramira v Centinary Rural Developmnet Bank

Muramira v Centinary Rural Developmnet Bank (Miscellaneous Application No. 1849 of 2013) [2014] UGHCEBD 3 (30 May 2014)

The High Court dismissed an application to set aside sale of vehicles used as security, holding the sale arose from the mortgage agreement and parties’ consent, not a court order.

  • Execution Of Decree
  • Mortgage Enforcement
  • Sale Of Secured Property
  • Civil Imprisonment
  • Natural Justice
  • Execution-of-decree
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Civil Procedure [2014] UGHCEBD 11

Muramira David v Centenary Rural Development Bank

Muramira David v Centenary Rural Development Bank (Miscellaneous Application No. 1849 of 2013) [2014] UGHCEBD 11 (30 May 2014)

The High Court dismissed an application to set aside sale of vehicles used as security, holding the sale flowed from the parties’ mortgage arrangement, not a court order.

  • Execution Of Decree
  • Mortgage Enforcement
  • Sale Of Secured Assets
  • Civil Imprisonment
  • Natural Justice
  • Execution-of-decree
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