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Okodi v Ejoku (Civil Miscellaneous Application 211 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 596 (2 July 2024)
The High Court of Uganda at Soroti found an application for extension of time to appeal was premature because the appeal period had not yet expired.
National Housing & Construction Company Limited v Ambitious Construction Company Limited (Miscellaneous Cause 54 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 147 (20 December 2023)
The court held that the application to set aside the arbitral award was filed out of time. The 30-day period for filing such an application under section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act began on 9 May 2023, the date the award was delivered at CADER, as agreed by the parties in their procedural directions. The applicant filed the application on 9 June 2023, after the lapse of the mandatory 30 days, rendering the application incompetent and barred by law. The court emphasized that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act is a specific law that governs arbitration proceedings and compu…
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Emorut (suing through alawful Attorney) v Anyango and Others (Miscellaneous Application 78 of 2023) [2023] UGHCCD 307 (5 October 2023)
The High Court granted leave to appeal out of time, holding that delay in obtaining certified proceedings justified the extension and validated the filed appeal.
Okot v Omara and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 3 of 2023) [2023] UGHCCD 36 (28 February 2023)
The High Court held that the applicant was still within time to appeal because he had requested the lower-court record in time. The application for extension of time was dismissed.
Dr. Okech Abe and 3 Others v Dr. Wokorach and 2 Others (Civil Appeal No. 315 of 2019) [2022] UGCA 211 (12 July 2022)
The Court of Appeal held that the certified copy of proceedings was ready by 16th September 2019, as evidenced by the Registrar's stamp. The Registrar's subsequent certificate dated 12th November 2019 did not properly indicate the time required for preparation and delivery as required by Rule 83(2). The appeal was filed on 20th November 2019, which was five days outside the prescribed 60-day period. No application for extension of time was made. The Court found that the appeal was filed out of time and the Registrar's certificate could not be relied upon to extend the time for filing. The pre…
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