Uganda Case Law

KPI Health Care Limited v Unipharma Limited & Another

KPI Health Care Limited v Unipharma Limited & Another (Miscellaneous Application 1328 of 2022) [2023] UGCommC 229 (21 February 2023)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 1328 of 2022

Judge

Anna B. Mugenyi, J

The High Court of Uganda referred a contract dispute to arbitration because the parties had a clear arbitration clause and their pleadings showed a live dispute.

• Arbitration Agreement Enforcement
• Contractual Dispute
• Quality Of Goods
• Referral To Arbitration
• Arbitration-agreement-enforcement
• Referral-to-arbitration

Nawa Multi-Services Ltd v Kirangi Enterprises Ltd

Nawa Multi-Services Ltd v Kirangi Enterprises Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 3 of 2020) [2022] UGCommC 42 (28 June 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 3 of 2020

Judge

Rwakakooko, J

The High Court rejected a challenge to an arbitral award, holding the application was timely and that no statutory ground under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act was proved.

• Arbitral Award Setting Aside
• Contractual Dispute
• Time Bar Limitation
• Scope Of Reference
• Judicial Review Of Arbitration
• Arbitral-award-setting-aside

Pan Africa Logistics Limited v Sophie Shipping Logistics Limited (COMPANY CAUSE NO. 28 OF 2015)

Pan Africa Logistics Limited v Sophie Shipping Logistics Limited (COMPANY CAUSE NO. 28 OF 2015) [2017] UGHCCD 160 (7 July 2017)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

COMPANY CAUSE NO. 28 OF 2015

Judge

Mugambe, J

The High Court partly allowed a winding-up petition, ordered payment of the admitted USD 27,302.16 debt, and dismissed jurisdiction and prematurity objections.

• Winding Up Petition
• Insolvency
• Contractual Dispute
• Jurisdiction Clauses
• Winding-up-petition
• Jurisdiction-clause

Farmland Industries Limited v Globe Exports Limited (Arbitration Cause 3 of 1991)

Farmland Industries Limited v Globe Exports Limited (Arbitration Cause 3 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 36 (25 October 1991)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Arbitration Cause 3 of 1991

Judge

Kireju, J

The court found that the contract between the parties expressly required that all disputes be settled amicably by negotiation before resorting to arbitration. The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence or detail as to what negotiation efforts, if any, had been made prior to seeking the appointment of an arbitrator. The affidavits submitted by the applicant did not specify the method, content, or occurrence of negotiations, and the respondent's evidence indicated willingness to negotiate. The court held that the applicant had not discharged the burden of proving that the condition pre…

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• Arbitration Agreement
• Condition Precedent
• Contractual Dispute
• Appointment Of Arbitrator