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Rubombora v Estate of the Late Rubombora (HCT-01-CV-MA-0043-2025) [2025] UGHC 537 (14 July 2025)
The High Court extended a grant of letters of administration and time to file a supplementary inventory and final account, citing ongoing estate disputes and beneficiary consent.
Kakeeto Hillary Ddungu v Zalwango Miriam and Others (Miscellaneous Application 18 of 2025) [2025] UGHC 492 (8 July 2025)
The High Court declined to issue a commission to record the applicant’s evidence, finding no proof that his age or illness made him unable to attend court.
Naomi Karugaba v Ronnie Rogers Amone and Ojwiya O. Nelson (Tax Reference No. 1 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCD 86 (1 July 2025)
The court found that the taxing master generally exercised discretion judiciously and applied the relevant regulations in assessing the bill of costs. However, the instruction fees allowed exceeded the prescribed scale for the subject matter value, and the sum allowed for photocopying under item 10 was duplicative. The court revised the instruction fees to UGX 10,460,000 in line with the 6th schedule and taxed off the UGX 500,000 allowed for photocopying, resulting in a revised total bill of UGX 27,024,200. The court maintained the amounts allowed for transport as reasonable and declined to i…
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Ekiring v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 144 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 484 (30 June 2025)
The High Court at Soroti dismissed Ekiring Yuventino’s bail application in a murder case, finding a risk of witness interference despite fixed abode and sureties.
Fatemabai Fazlehussein Patwa v Haruna Enterprises (U) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 1090 of 2025) [2025] UGCommC 192 (30 June 2025)
The Court found that the Applicant, a resident of the United Kingdom, was unable to file her affidavit in reply within the prescribed time due to the unavailability of notarial services during public and school holidays. The Court accepted that the Applicant acted promptly upon receiving the Notice of Motion and secured the earliest available appointment with a Notary Public, and that her delay was not due to negligence or lack of diligence. The Court held that, in the circumstances, the Applicant had shown sufficient cause for the delay. The Court exercised its discretion under Section 98 of…
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TATA (U) Ltd v Neem Cosmetics Ltd (Civil Suit No: 0766 of 2019) [2025] UGCommC 217 (19 June 2025)
The High Court dismissed this commercial suit after neither party appeared at the hearing, relying on Order 17 rule 4 of Uganda's Civil Procedure Rules.
Nashat Abdul Rahim M. Asad v Mwesigwa Joseph (Civil Suit No: 947 of 2019) [2025] UGHC 520 (19 June 2025)
The High Court dismissed this civil suit after neither party appeared at the hearing, relying on Order 17 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Arch Design Limited v Walusimbi Garage Limited (Civil Suit No: 32 of 2019) [2025] UGCommC 209 (18 June 2025)
The High Court dismissed a commercial suit after both parties failed to appear at hearing, relying on Order 17 rule 4 and emphasizing case backlog management.
Baliruno John v Canaansites Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 897 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCD 67 (13 June 2025)
The High Court set aside an ex parte order in a civil suit, but only on conditions requiring the applicant to pay outstanding and additional witness-related costs.
Kassim v Ochieng & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 52 of 2025) [2025] UGHC 366 (30 May 2025)
The High Court found the 18 March 2025 proceedings were not ex parte, declined to recall the 1st respondent for cross-examination, but allowed the applicant to present his defence.
