Uganda Case Law

Genegri Plantation Limited v SWATT Security Limited

Genegri Plantation Limited v SWATT Security Limited (Civil Application 193 of 2024) [2025] UGCA 2 (24 January 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application 193 of 2024

Judge

Cheborion-Barishaki, JA, Gashirabake, JA, Asa Mugenyi , JA/JCC

The Respondent, having lodged a Notice of Appeal and requested for certified proceedings, was required by Rule 83 of the Judicature (Court of Appeal Rules) Directions to file the Memorandum and Record of Appeal within sixty days, excluding the period taken to prepare the proceedings. The Respondent failed to file these documents within the prescribed time and did not seek leave for extension or validation of belated filing. Attempts to obtain a second certified record after the lapse of the timeline were deemed dilatory and an abuse of process. The Respondent's conduct, including failure to c…

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• Striking Out Notice Of Appeal
• Failure To Take Essential Step
• Appeal Timelines
• Stay Of Execution
• Land Title Cancellation

Kiviiri v Mubiru

Kiviiri v Mubiru (Election Petition Application No. 30 of 2022) [2022] UGCA 149 (21 March 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition Application No. 30 of 2022

Judge

Kiryabwire, JA, Musota, JA, Gashirabake, JA

The Court of Appeal of Uganda deemed a notice of appeal withdrawn and struck it out after finding no essential step had been taken to prosecute the intended appeal.

• Notice Of Appeal Withdrawal
• Failure To Take Essential Step
• Service Of Process
• Costs Award
• Notice-of-appeal
• Appeal-withdrawal

Kiviri Tumwehe v Mubiru

Kiviri Tumwehe v Mubiru (Election Petition Application No. 30 of 2022) [2022] UGCA 117 (21 March 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition Application No. 30 of 2022

Judge

Kiryabwire, JA, Musota, JA, Gashirabake, JA

The Court of Appeal of Uganda struck out a notice of appeal as withdrawn after finding no essential step had been taken to institute the appeal.

• Withdrawal Of Appeal
• Notice Of Appeal Requirements
• Failure To Take Essential Step
• Withdrawal-of-appeal
• Notice-of-appeal
• Election-petitions

Bahinguza & Anor v Attorney General

Bahinguza & Anor v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application No. 269 of 2013) [2015] UGCA 5 (20 January 2015)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 269 of 2013

The respondent failed to take an essential step in prosecuting the intended appeal by not filing the Memorandum and Record of Appeal within the prescribed sixty-day period after receiving notice that the court proceedings were ready for collection. The court found that service of the Registrar's letter was legally effective, as the Attorney General's Chambers received and acted upon it. The respondent's explanations regarding internal file movements and the status of the staff who received the letter were rejected, as they amounted to attempts to benefit from their own procedural lapses. Give…

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• Notice Of Appeal Striking Out
• Failure To Take Essential Step
• Delay In Prosecution
• Service Of Documents
• Consent Judgment Enforcement