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Commercial And Corporate [2006] UGCA 59

Okoth v Ogolla

Okoth v Ogolla (Civil Appeal No. 9 of 2005) [2006] UGCA 59 (4 April 2006)

The Court of Appeal held that land used for Premier Secondary School was partnership property, upheld winding up of the partnership, and dismissed the appeal with costs.

  • Partnership Dissolution
  • Partnership Property
  • Winding Up Of Partnership
  • Distribution Of Assets
  • Appointment Of Receiver
  • Partnership-property
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Commercial And Corporate [1952] EACA 321

In Re: of Hughes and Comapny Limited; In Re: of the Companies Ordinance (Misc. Civil Case No. 4 of 1952)

In Re: of Hughes and Comapny Limited; In Re: of the Companies Ordinance (Misc. Civil Case No. 4 of 1952) [1952] EACA 321 (1 January 1952)

The court held that tax paid by the liquidator on electing shareholders’ behalf must be charged against those shareholders’ respective shares, not the company’s general assets.

  • Company Liquidation
  • Distribution Of Assets
  • Shareholder Tax Liability
  • Income Tax On Undistributed Profits
  • Company-liquidation
  • Shareholder-tax-liability
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Commercial And Corporate [1938] EACA 95

Official Receiver v Sontag (Civ. App. No. 8 of 1938.)

Official Receiver v Sontag (Civ. App. No. 8 of 1938.) [1938] EACA 95 (1 January 1938)

The Court held that the process of attachment and seizure of immovable property as prescribed by the Tanganyika Civil Procedure Code, and carried out in this case prior to the winding-up order, constituted 'execution completed by seizure' within the meaning of section 263(2) of the Companies Ordinance. This completion of execution prior to liquidation preserved the judgment creditor's rights against the liquidator and other creditors. The Court found no grounds to exercise its discretion under section 176 to refuse the sale in execution, as the creditor acted bona fide and no fraud or bad fai…

  • Company Liquidation
  • Execution Of Judgments
  • Attachment Of Property
  • Secured Creditors
  • Distribution Of Assets
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Commercial And Corporate [1937] EACA 209

In Re: Durant Radford and Co. Ltd (C.C. No. 242/1934)

In Re: Durant Radford and Co. Ltd (C.C. No. 242/1934) [1937] EACA 209 (1 January 1937)

The court granted ancillary winding-up relief in Kenya for a company already in liquidation in England, while restricting the provisional liquidator’s powers.

  • Cross Border Insolvency
  • Ancillary Liquidation
  • Creditor Priority
  • Distribution Of Assets
  • Cross-border-insolvency
  • Ancillary-liquidation
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