Nsubuga v Kawuulu Maize Millers SMC Ltd (Civil Appeal 101 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 371 (12 December 2024)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal 101 of 2023
Judge
Tumusiime Rubagumya, J
The High Court upheld dismissal of a civil appeal, finding WhatsApp service effective, striking a vague ground of appeal, and rejecting claims of stay and duress.
Mubiru v Mwanja (Miscellaneous Application 1092 of 2020) [2023] UGHCCD 324 (24 October 2023)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 1092 of 2020
Judge
Boniface Wamala, J
The court found that the applicant failed to establish any grounds for setting aside the consent judgment and order. The alleged duress related to the original agreement, not the execution of the consents, and the applicant had opportunities to challenge the agreement but chose to consent. The evidence showed that the applicant freely entered into the consents in the presence of his lawyer and judicial officers, and there was no proof of unlawful or wrongful pressure amounting to duress. The claims of fraud were unsupported by evidence, and the transaction was a land sale, not a money lending…
Kagumaho v Ninsima (Civil Suit No. 531 of 2019) [2022] UGHCCD 140 (20 September 2022)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 531 of 2019
Judge
Nambayo, J
The High Court held that charging 20% monthly interest without a money lending licence was illegal, found no debt proved beyond the principal loan, and dismissed the counterclaim.
Ultra Cellular Services (U) Ltd & 2 Ors v Stanbic Bank (U) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 504 of 2015) [2016] UGCommC 37 (8 April 2016)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application No. 504 of 2015
The High Court dismissed an application to set aside a consent judgment, finding no proven duress or lack of authority and no prejudice from late service.
Margaret Mirembe Lubwama & Ors v Priscilla Lopdrup (Miscellaneous Application No. 599 of 2015) [2015] UGCommC 181 (4 December 2015)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application No. 599 of 2015
The High Court set aside an ex parte judgment against the second and third applicants, finding triable issues over service and alleged duress, and granted them leave to defend.