Uganda Case Law

Mesco Limited v Gulf Badr Group (U) Limited

Mesco Limited v Gulf Badr Group (U) Limited (Civil Suit 344 of 2020) [2024] UGCommC 336 (21 October 2024)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 344 of 2020

Judge

Kahigi Asiimwe, J

The court found that the Defendant, Gulf Badr Group (Uganda) Ltd, was merely an agent of the disclosed principal, Evergreen Line, as evidenced by the bill of lading and the communications between the parties. There was no contract between the Plaintiff and the Defendant; the contractual relationship existed only between the Plaintiff and Evergreen Line. The Defendant's role was limited to acting as an agent, and the Plaintiff was aware of this status. Under established legal principles, an agent of a disclosed principal cannot be held liable for the principal's contractual obligations unless…

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• Agency Liability
• Bill Of Lading
• Jurisdiction Objections
• Contractual Privity
• Demurrage Claims

Alcon International Ltd v National Social Security Fund

Alcon International Ltd v National Social Security Fund (Miscellaneous Application No. 509 of 2014) [2017] UGCommC 124 (27 October 2017)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 509 of 2014

The High Court dismissed Alcon International Ltd’s application to amend a plaint, holding the proposed amendment would change the cause of action and promote illegality.

• Amendment Of Pleadings
• Contractual Privity
• Fraud In Contract
• Limitation Of Actions
• Amendment-of-pleadings
• Contractual-privity

Alcon International Ltd v N.S.S.F & Anor (HCT-00-CC-CS 1255 of 1998)

Alcon International Ltd v N.S.S.F & Anor (HCT-00-CC-CS 1255 of 1998) [2014] UGCommC 127 (3 September 2014)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT-00-CC-CS 1255 of 1998

The High Court ruled that Alcon International Limited (Uganda) was the plaintiff on record and struck Kampala Associated Advocates off the record for lack of instructions.

• Locus Standi
• Party Representation
• Contractual Privity
• Advocate Instructions
• Locus-standi
• Party-representation

Ssekamwa v UMEME Ltd

Ssekamwa v UMEME Ltd (Civil Suit No. 482 of 2013) [2014] UGCommC 105 (6 August 2014)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 482 of 2013

The court found that the plaintiff was not a stranger to the contract for electricity supply, as evidenced by the Deed of Acknowledgement of Debt and Undertaking to Pay attached to the plaint, which was executed between the plaintiff and the defendant. The agreement established a direct contractual relationship and assigned rights and obligations to the plaintiff. Therefore, the plaintiff enjoyed a right under the contract, and the pleadings disclosed facts indicating a possible violation of that right by the defendant. The preliminary objection did not raise a pure point of law capable of di…

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• Cause Of Action
• Contractual Privity
• Preliminary Objection
• Locus Standai
• Pleadings
• Assignment Of Contracts

Raremet Limited v SGS Uganda Limited (HCT 00 - CC - CS -186 - 2009)

Raremet Limited v SGS Uganda Limited (HCT 00 - CC - CS -186 - 2009) [2011] UGCommC 2008 (8 November 2011)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT 00 - CC - CS -186 - 2009

Judge

Kiryabwire, J

The High Court held that SGS’s role was limited to sampling, weighing, tallying, and dispatching samples for analysis, so it was not liable in negligence.

• Negligence Liability
• Scope Of Duties
• Contractual Privity
• Certification Services
• Negligence
• Privity-of-contract