Jo' Okello v Kayondo & Co. Advocates
Jo' Okello v Kayondo & Co. Advocates (Civil Application 17 of 1996) [1996] UGSC 31 (13 September 1996)
The Supreme Court exercised its discretion to grant extension of time for lodging a Notice of Appeal, holding that procedural blunders by counsel should not be visited upon innocent litigants. The applicant had duly instructed his lawyer, and the failure to serve the Notice of Appeal within the prescribed time was solely the lawyer's error. Striking out the appeal did not preclude the applicant from seeking leave to file a fresh appeal, and justice required that the applicant be afforded an opportunity to have his appeal heard on the merits. The court found sufficient reason to extend time, e…
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- Extension Of Time
- Notice Of Appeal
- Counsel Blunder
- Procedural Incompetence