CTM Uganda Limited & 2 Others v Alimuss Properties Uganda Limited & 3 Others [2024] UGSC 6 (29 January 2024)
Court
Supreme Court of Uganda
Judge
Mwondha, JSC, Tuhaise, JSC, Mike Chibita, JSC, Elizabeth Musoke, JSC, Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, JSC
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging a consent judgment and company name change, holding that the consent remained valid despite flaws in the name-change process.
The Supreme Court held that the application for review was in substance a disguised appeal, seeking to overturn findings of fact and law already adjudicated at all levels of court. The grounds raised by the applicant did not disclose any error apparent on the face of the record, nor did they fall within the narrow scope for review under Rule 2(2) of the Supreme Court Rules. The Court reaffirmed that its intention in the original judgment was to nullify the illegal sale and restore all property, including land, buildings, and machinery, to African Textile Mills Ltd (in liquidation). The applic…
Monitor Publications Ltd v Kampala Capital City Authority (Civil Suit No. 460 of 2015) [2016] UGCommC 204 (9 December 2016)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Suit No. 460 of 2015
The court found that although the defendant, a public body, did not follow the prescribed procurement procedures under the PPDA Act, it nevertheless benefited from the advertising services provided by the plaintiff at the request and with the endorsement of its officers. The court held that the indoor management rule applies to the defendant as a body corporate, and that the plaintiff was entitled to rely on the apparent authority of the defendant's officers who instructed and approved the publication. The court further held that it would be unjust to allow the defendant to retain the benefit…