Goldmine Finance Limited v Kato
Goldmine Finance Limited v Kato (Miscellaneous Application 2896 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 32 (26 February 2024)
The court found that the affidavit in reply by Counsel Busingye Michael was not fatally defective as it contained only formal matters accessible from the court record, and the exception in Regulation 9 of the Advocates (Professional Conduct) Regulations applied. The supporting affidavit by Counsel Rola Birungi Mugabe was valid, as she deponed it in her capacity as an advocate duly appointed under Order 3 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules. On the substantive issue, the court held that sufficient cause existed to set aside the ex parte judgment because the suit was filed before the rollout of…
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- Setting Aside Ex Parte Judgment
- Service Of Process
- Affidavit Capacity
- Court Electronic Systems
- Fair Hearing