Uganda Case Law

Leads Insurance Company v Attorney General

Leads Insurance Company v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 056 of 2015) [2016] UGHCCD 31 (30 March 2016)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit No. 056 of 2015

Judge

Musota, J

The defendant, through its agents, acted illegally and unconstitutionally by failing to comply with a valid court order requiring the release of the plaintiff's land titles. This defiance undermined the authority and effectiveness of the judiciary, violated the plaintiff's constitutional right to property, and caused significant business loss and inconvenience. The court found that the defendant's actions were reckless and malicious, warranting punitive damages. The plaintiff was entitled to general damages for the inconvenience and deprivation suffered, but special damages were not strictly…

Source excerpt

• Contempt Of Court
• Right To Property
• Failure To Comply With Court Order
• Damages For Unconstitutional Action
• Company Separate Legal Personality
• Judicial Independence

Desai v Jiwa

Desai v Jiwa (Civil Suit No. 77 of 1952) [1953] EACA 47 (1 January 1953)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Suit No. 77 of 1952

Judge

Connell J

The court held it could set a deadline for payment of taxed costs and, if the defendant defaulted, strike out the defence and let the suit proceed ex parte.

• Striking Out Defence
• Interlocutory Costs
• Failure To Comply With Court Order
• Civil-procedure
• Striking-out-defence
• Interlocutory-costs

Desai v Jiwa

Desai v Jiwa (Civil Suit No. 77 of 1952) [1953] EACA 19 (1 January 1953)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Suit No. 77 of 1952

Judge

Connell J

The court held it could require payment of taxed interlocutory costs within a set time and, if unpaid, strike out the defence and let the suit proceed ex parte.

• Striking Out Defence
• Interlocutory Costs
• Failure To Comply With Court Order
• Civil-procedure
• Striking-out-defence
• Interlocutory-costs