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Civil Procedure [2022] UGHCCD 257

East Africa Cocoa & Commodities -SMC- Ltd v D'alessandro Logistics Ltd

East Africa Cocoa & Commodities -SMC- Ltd v D'alessandro Logistics Ltd (Civil Revision 10 of 2022) [2022] UGHCCD 257 (14 December 2022)

Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Revision 10 of 2022
Judge
Musa Ssekaana, J

The High Court held that a magistrate became functus officio after delivering a ruling and could not reverse it under section 99. The earlier ruling was confirmed.

  • Revision Of Magistrate Orders
  • Functus Officio Principle
  • Correction Of Judicial Errors
  • Attachment And Release Of Property
  • Civil-procedure
  • Functus-officio
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Criminal Law [2020] UGCA 2101

Swaliki Gguta v Uganda

Swaliki Gguta v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 231 of 2016) [2020] UGCA 2101 (15 September 2020)

Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. 231 of 2016
Judge
Cheborion, JA, Egonda-Ntende, JA, Kibeedi, JA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to a plea bargain in an aggravated defilement case, holding the trial court was functus officio after endorsing the agreement.

  • Plea Bargain Agreements
  • Aggravated Defilement
  • Functus Officio Principle
  • Sentencing Guidelines
  • Plea-bargain
  • Functus-officio
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Civil Procedure [1991] UGHC 35

Attorney General v Turyamureeba

Attorney General v Turyamureeba (Civil Suit 436 of 1989) [1991] UGHC 35 (10 April 1991)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Suit 436 of 1989
Judge
Tsekooko, J

The High Court held it was not functus officio and could hear a review application after judgment. The preliminary objection was overruled with costs.

  • Review Of Judgment
  • Functus Officio Principle
  • Procedural Irregularity
  • Review-of-judgment
  • Functus-officio
  • Civil-procedure
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Land And Property [1952] EACA 314

Shariff and Another v Gaga

Shariff and Another v Gaga (Civil Appeal No. 5 of 1952) [1952] EACA 314 (1 January 1952)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 5 of 1952
Judge
De Lestang J

The court held that the Rent Control Board could not review a merits-based decision after a full hearing and that no appeal lay from setting it aside.

  • Rent Control Board Powers
  • Review Of Decisions
  • Appealability Of Orders
  • Functus Officio Principle
  • Rent-control-board-powers
  • Review-of-decisions
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