Uganda Case Law

MSS XSABO Power Limited and Others v Great Lakes Energy Company NV

MSS XSABO Power Limited and Others v Great Lakes Energy Company NV (Miscellaneous Application 1567 of 2022) [2022] UGCommC 101 (12 December 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 1567 of 2022

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The High Court refused leave to appeal in a commercial arbitration-related application, holding there was no statutory or contractual right of appeal from interim measures of protection.

• Arbitration Agreements
• Interim Measures
• Leave To Appeal
• Shareholder Disputes
• Contractual Finality
• Court Intervention In Arbitration

Ken Group of Companies Ltd v Standard Chatered Bank (U) Ltd & 2 Ors (HCT-00-CC-MA 116 of 2012)

Ken Group of Companies Ltd v Standard Chatered Bank (U) Ltd & 2 Ors (HCT-00-CC-MA 116 of 2012) [2012] UGCommC 120 (21 September 2012)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT-00-CC-MA 116 of 2012

The court found that the Applicant failed to establish any grounds for setting aside the Consent Judgment. Both parties were represented by competent counsel, and the terms of the Consent Judgment were explicit and binding. The alleged misapprehension by the Applicant's representative was unsupported by the evidence, and the Consent Judgment did not expressly state it was a final settlement of the suit, but it was clear that the audit report's findings were final and binding regarding indebtedness. Complaints about the audit report or the auditors' independence were not grounds for setting as…

Source excerpt

• Consent Judgment Review
• Receivership Lifting
• Banking Facility Dispute
• Audit Report Binding Effect
• Contractual Finality
• Estoppel