Uganda Case Law

Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited v Kanabolic Group of Companies Limited

Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited v Kanabolic Group of Companies Limited (Civil Appeal 57 of 1995) [1996] UGSC 33 (16 August 1996)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 57 of 1995

Judge

Odoki, JSC, Oder, JSC, J.W.N.Tsekooko, JSC

The Supreme Court held that the application to set aside the arbitrator's award was barred by res judicata, as the issue of illegality could and should have been raised in the previous application challenging the award. Both applications were brought under the same statutory provisions and sought the same relief. The court further found that the arbitrator had the power to extend the time for making the award under Schedule 1 to the Arbitration Act, which was implied in the submission, and therefore no illegality occurred. The appeal was dismissed as lacking merit, and the orders of the High…

Source excerpt

• Res Judicata
• Arbitration Award Challenge
• Illegality In Arbitration
• Extension Of Time By Arbitrator