Uganda Case Law

Tebajanga and 3 Otheers v Gukina

Tebajanga and 3 Otheers v Gukina [2023] UGSC 30 (12 September 2023)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Judge

Owiny-Dollo, CJ, Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, JSC, Mike Chibita, JSC

The Supreme Court held that Rule 106(5) prescribes a seven-day timeline only for making an application for a reference to the Registrar, not for filing the entire record of reference. The respondent complied with this requirement by filing written applications within seven days of the taxation ruling. The subsequent filing of the record of reference after obtaining certified copies of the ruling and proceedings was reasonable and did not render the references out of time. The Court further held that service of the references was properly effected when the Registrar signed and sealed the docum…

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• Taxation References
• Court Timelines
• Preliminary Objections
• Application For Reference

Ssentongo v Orient Bank Limited (Consolidated Civil Suit No. 466 of 2018)

Ssentongo v Orient Bank Limited (Consolidated Civil Suit No. 466 of 2018) [2022] UGCommC 85 (19 May 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Consolidated Civil Suit No. 466 of 2018

Judge

Wabwire, J

The High Court granted the defendant leave to file written submissions in rejoinder after the plaintiff filed belated submissions outside the court timetable.

• Written Submissions
• Court Timelines
• Rejoinder Rights
• Abuse Of Process
• Written-submissions
• Commercial-court