Uganda Case Law

Mavid Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Royal Group of Pakistan

Mavid Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Royal Group of Pakistan (Civil Application No. 549 of 2024) [2025] UGCA 200 (27 June 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application No. 549 of 2024

Judge

Gashirabake, JA

The court found that the Respondent is a foreign company with no known address or assets within Uganda, and the only local company it sought to associate with denied any dealings. The Applicant demonstrated credible risk that, if successful in the appeal, it would face real difficulty recovering costs and decretal sums from the Respondent. The security previously deposited by the Respondent was rendered insufficient due to accumulated interest and the absence of taxed costs. The court exercised its discretion under section 282 of the Companies Act and Rule 105(3) of the Court of Appeal Rules…

Source excerpt

• Security For Costs
• Foreign Company Jurisdiction
• Enforcement Of Judgments
• Decretal Sums
• Interest On Judgment Debt

Mbuga v Raw Gold FZ-LLC

Mbuga v Raw Gold FZ-LLC (Miscellaneous Application 406 of 2024) [2024] UGCommC 221 (16 July 2024)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 406 of 2024

Judge

Tumusiime Rubagumya, J

The High Court dismissed an application for security for costs, finding the respondent had raised an arguable claim and the applicant had not proved inability to recover costs.

• Security For Costs
• Foreign Company Jurisdiction
• Contractual Disputes
• Frivolous And Vexatious Suits
• Security-for-costs
• Commercial-litigation

Ojok & 87 Ors v Torres Advanced Enterprises Solution LLC

Ojok & 87 Ors v Torres Advanced Enterprises Solution LLC (Miscellaneous Application No. 73 of 2018) [2018] UGIC 32 (5 September 2018)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 73 of 2018

The Industrial Court ordered a foreign employer to provide security for a labour claim, finding a real risk it could leave Uganda and frustrate any enforcement.

• Security For Costs
• Foreign Company Jurisdiction
• Execution Of Judgments
• Affidavit Evidence
• Security-for-costs
• Foreign-company-jurisdiction