M.T.N (U) Ltd v Uganda Telecom Ltd. (Civil Appeal 13 of 2004) [2005] UGSC 10 (23 June 2005)
Court
Supreme Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal 13 of 2004
Judge
Odoki, CJ, Oder, JSC, Karokora, JSC, Mulenga, JSC
Uganda’s Supreme Court held that interest under an interconnection agreement accrued from invoice issuance, not merely 45 days after traffic reports were received.
Adam v Bhagwanji and Company (Civil Appeal No. 24 of 1949) [1949] EACA 13 (1 January 1949)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 24 of 1949
Judge
Graham Paul CJ, Gray CJ, Nihill P
The Court of Appeal held that the parties’ written arrangement was one of agency, not sale, and that the import-control rules did not make it illegal.
Mayer and Teja v Martin (Civil Appeal No. 19 of 1948) [1948] EACA 56 (1 January 1948)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 19 of 1948
Judge
Bourke J
The court held that the agreement, despite being termed a 'licence', granted the respondent exclusive possession and control of the hotel premises for a fixed term, with rights and obligations characteristic of a lease. The substance of the arrangement, including the right to quiet enjoyment, assignment, and re-entry for breach, indicated a transfer of interest in land rather than a mere personal privilege. The court applied established legal tests and authorities, concluding that the instrument was a lease and not a licence. Consequently, the consent of the Rent Control Board was required un…