Uganda Case Law

Mavid Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Royal Group of Pakistan

Mavid Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Royal Group of Pakistan (Civil Application No. 549 of 2024) [2025] UGCA 200 (27 June 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application No. 549 of 2024

Judge

Gashirabake, JA

The court found that the Respondent is a foreign company with no known address or assets within Uganda, and the only local company it sought to associate with denied any dealings. The Applicant demonstrated credible risk that, if successful in the appeal, it would face real difficulty recovering costs and decretal sums from the Respondent. The security previously deposited by the Respondent was rendered insufficient due to accumulated interest and the absence of taxed costs. The court exercised its discretion under section 282 of the Companies Act and Rule 105(3) of the Court of Appeal Rules…

Source excerpt

• Security For Costs
• Foreign Company Jurisdiction
• Enforcement Of Judgments
• Decretal Sums
• Interest On Judgment Debt

M and D Timber Merchants and Transporters v Hwan Sung Limited and Another

M and D Timber Merchants and Transporters v Hwan Sung Limited and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 1767 of 2022) [2023] UGHCLD 93 (14 March 2023)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 1767 of 2022

Judges

Zeija, PJ

The High Court dismissed an application for stay of execution pending appeal, holding that the applicant delayed unreasonably and failed to show substantial loss or acceptable security.

• Stay Of Execution
• Decretal Sums
• Security For Due Performance
• Appeal Procedure
• Land Ownership Disputes
• Stay-of-execution