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Kokeyo v Peacock Paints Limited (Labour Dispute Reference 110 of 2019) [2023] UGIC 19 (6 September 2023)
The Industrial Court dismissed a Kenyan employee’s labour claim after finding his employment in Uganda was illegal because he lacked a valid work permit.
C & 11 Others v Attorney General & Another (CIVIL SUITS NO.278,280,283,284,285,286,289,290,291,292,293,296 of 2013) [2020] UGHCCD 55 (14 April 2020)
The court found that it had jurisdiction to hear the matter as the contracts and recruitment of the plaintiffs occurred in Uganda, and the plaintiffs were Ugandan citizens. The cause of action arose partly in Uganda and partly in Iraq, but the plaintiffs were entitled to bring their claims in Uganda. The evidence showed that the plaintiffs knowingly applied for and signed contracts as housemaids, and the documentary evidence contradicted their oral claims of deception. The court held that the plaintiffs were not trafficked into slavery by the 2nd defendant, as there was no sufficient proof of…
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Muwanga v Lint Marketing Board (In Liquidation) (Civil Appeal 15 of 1998) [1999] UGCA 35 (11 January 1999)
The Court of Appeal allowed an employment appeal, holding the appellant remained the respondent’s employee and was entitled to terminal benefits and redundancy indemnity.
