Uganda Case Law

National Housing & Construction Company Limited v Ambitious Construction Company Limited

National Housing & Construction Company Limited v Ambitious Construction Company Limited (Miscellaneous Cause 54 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 147 (20 December 2023)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause 54 of 2023

Judge

Harriet Grace Magala, J

The court held that the application to set aside the arbitral award was filed out of time. The 30-day period for filing such an application under section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act began on 9 May 2023, the date the award was delivered at CADER, as agreed by the parties in their procedural directions. The applicant filed the application on 9 June 2023, after the lapse of the mandatory 30 days, rendering the application incompetent and barred by law. The court emphasized that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act is a specific law that governs arbitration proceedings and compu…

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• Arbitral Award Enforcement
• Setting Aside Award
• Computation Of Limitation Periods
• Court Intervention In Arbitration

MSS XSABO Power Limited and Others v Great Lakes Energy Company NV

MSS XSABO Power Limited and Others v Great Lakes Energy Company NV (Miscellaneous Application 1567 of 2022) [2022] UGCommC 101 (12 December 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 1567 of 2022

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The High Court refused leave to appeal in a commercial arbitration-related application, holding there was no statutory or contractual right of appeal from interim measures of protection.

• Arbitration Agreements
• Interim Measures
• Leave To Appeal
• Shareholder Disputes
• Contractual Finality
• Court Intervention In Arbitration