Uganda Case Law

Okello v Okello

Okello v Okello (Miscellaneous Application 32 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1114 (27 December 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 32 of 2024

Judge

Philip W Mwaka

The court found that while the applicant failed to file a memorandum of appeal within the prescribed thirty days and instead filed a notice of appeal (which is not the proper mode), this procedural error was not fatal to the application for leave to appeal out of time. The court accepted that the applicant's illiteracy and lack of legal representation constituted sufficient cause for the delay, especially as he attempted to pursue the appeal on his own. The court noted that certified copies of the judgment and proceedings were available from August 2023, and the applicant's delay in obtaining…

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• Enlargement Of Time
• Leave To Appeal Out Of Time
• Memorandum Of Appeal Requirements
• Ignorance Of Procedure
• Affidavit Requirements
• Judicial Discretion

Sentamu Moses and Anor vs Kenanansi Jackline

Sentamu Moses and Anor vs Kenanansi Jackline (Miscellaneous Application No. 681 of 2020) [2022] UGCommC 93 (31 October 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 681 of 2020

Judge

Boniface Wamala, J

The High Court granted leave to file a defence out of time, holding that the applicants showed sufficient cause through ignorance of procedure and counsel’s mistake.

• Extension Of Time
• Leave To File Defence
• Mistake Of Counsel
• Ignorance Of Procedure
• Extension-of-time
• Leave-to-file-defence