Muwanga v Ssendagire Muteekanya
Muwanga v Ssendagire Muteekanya (Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 859 of 2021) [2021] UGHCLD 132 (14 September 2021)
The court found that the applicant's counsel had a sufficient cause for failing to attend court on the scheduled date, as he was attending to a critically ill defendant who required urgent legal assistance to make a will. The court held that sufficient cause is not rigidly defined and that the circumstances presented by the applicant met the threshold for setting aside the ex-parte proceedings. The court distinguished the respondent's cited authority, noting that the applicant here provided a detailed explanation for his absence, unlike in the cited case. The court concluded that the ex-parte…
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- Setting Aside Ex Parte Orders
- Sufficient Cause For Non Attendance
- Affidavit Evidence
- Cross Examination Of Witnesses