Express Electrical Engineers & Contractors v Uganda Post & Telecommunications Corporation
Express Electrical Engineers & Contractors v Uganda Post & Telecommunications Corporation (Civil Appeal 8 of 1980) [1981] UGCA 3 (3 December 1981)
The Court of Appeal held that under section 2 of Decree 15 of 1977, the Uganda Posts & Telecommunications Corporation was appointed as caretaker of the affairs of the defunct East African Posts & Telecommunications Corporation. This statutory appointment conferred full authority over the business affairs, assets, and liabilities of the defunct corporation within Uganda. The court interpreted 'affairs' broadly to include contracts and liabilities, relying on analogous case law and statutory interpretation. The respondent was not merely guarding assets but running the business and utilizing the…
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- Corporate Successor Liability
- Statutory Interpretation
- Preliminary Points Of Law
- Contract Termination