Uganda Case Law

Mubiru v Mwanja

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…

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• Setting Aside Consent Judgment
• Duress In Contracts
• Fraud In Civil Procedure
• Public Policy In Contracts
• Interest On Land Transactions

The Ramgarhia Sikh Society & Ors v The Ramgarhia Education Society Limited & Ors (Misc. Application No. 352 of 2015)

The Ramgarhia Sikh Society & Ors v The Ramgarhia Education Society Limited & Ors (Misc. Application No. 352 of 2015) [2016] UGHCCD 12 (15 March 2016)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Misc. Application No. 352 of 2015

Judge

Musota, J

The High Court declined to set aside a consent judgment, finding no proven fraud or lack of authority, and dismissed the application with costs.

• Consent Judgment
• Setting Aside Judgment
• Affidavit Timelines
• Trustee Authority
• Fraud In Civil Procedure
• Consent-judgment