Uganda Case Law

Nile Breweries Limited v Soroti Municipal Council

Nile Breweries Limited v Soroti Municipal Council (Miscellaneous Application 22 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 687 (17 July 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 22 of 2024

Judge

Adonyo, J

The court found that the omission of the award of costs in the final orders of the judgment delivered on 12th October 2023 was an accidental slip, as the body of the judgment clearly indicated an intention to award costs to the plaintiff. The slip rule under Section 99 of the Civil Procedure Act empowers the court to correct such errors to reflect its true intention. The court was satisfied, upon reviewing the judgment and submissions, that the correction sought was justified and necessary to align the final orders with the court's original decision. The application was unopposed, and the cor…

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• Slip Rule
• Correction Of Judgment
• Costs Award
• Clerical Error

Iriama and Another v Otim and 2 Others

Iriama and Another v Otim and 2 Others (Civil Miscellaneous Application 156 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 522 (7 May 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Miscellaneous Application 156 of 2023

Judge

Adonyo, J

The High Court corrected its earlier ruling under the slip rule, expressly upholding the lower court judgment and orders after dismissing the appeal as incompetent.

• Slip Rule
• Correction Of Judgment
• Costs Award
• Clerical Error
• Slip-rule
• Correction-of-judgment

Iriama and Another v Otim and Others

Iriama and Another v Otim and Others (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 156 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 340 (7 May 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Miscellaneous Application 156 of 2023

Judge

Adonyo, J

The High Court corrected its earlier appeal ruling under the slip rule, expressly upholding the lower court orders and maintaining costs in the respondents’ favour.

• Slip Rule
• Correction Of Judgment
• Costs Award
• Clerical Error
• Slip-rule
• Correction-of-judgment

Bang Cheng Investment Co. Limited v Roko Construction Co. Limited

Bang Cheng Investment Co. Limited v Roko Construction Co. Limited (Miscellaneous Application 2427 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 10 (11 January 2024)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 2427 of 2023

Judge

Kahigi Asiimwe, J

The High Court allowed an amendment to correct the respondent’s name, holding the error was a curable misnomer rather than a fatal reference to a non-existent party.

• Amendment Of Pleadings
• Misnomer
• Clerical Error
• Leave To Amend
• Prejudice To Parties
• Amendment-of-pleadings

Sekitoleko v DFCU Bank Limited

Sekitoleko v DFCU Bank Limited (Civil Suit No. 460 of 2011) [2020] UGCommC 144 (31 August 2020)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 460 of 2011

Judge

Wabwire, J

The High Court corrected a clerical error in its judgment under section 99 of the Civil Procedure Act, aligning the written amount of nominal damages with the amount in figures.

• Correction Of Judgment
• Nominal Damages
• Clerical Error
• Correction-of-judgment
• Clerical-error
• Nominal-damages