Uganda Case Law

Matovu v Uganda

Matovu v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 50 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCRD 34 (16 August 2021)

Court

HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 50 of 2021

Judge

Asiimwe, J

The High Court determined that the appeal was improperly before it because it arose from an interlocutory and discretionary order of the trial magistrate, not a final decision. The law, as clarified in Charles Harry Twagira and Section 216 of the Magistrates Act, does not confer a right of appeal to the High Court in respect of such orders in criminal matters. Any challenge to discretionary orders must be made by way of revision, not appeal. As the trial magistrate had not made a final decision and no witness had testified, the appeal was dismissed for lack of merit and jurisdiction.

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• Interlocutory Appeals
• Discretionary Orders
• Locus Standi
• Defective Charge Sheet
• Multiplicity Of Proceedings

Nankindu v Uganda

Nankindu v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 66 of 2020) [2021] UGHCCRD 61 (4 August 2021)

Court

HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Appeal 66 of 2020

Judge

Elubu, J

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal challenging amendment of a charge sheet, holding that interlocutory orders in magistrates’ criminal trials are not appealable.

• Interlocutory Appeals
• Amendment Of Charge Sheet
• Interlocutory-appeals
• Criminal-appeals
• Amendment-of-charge-sheet

E. Musisi and Others v State Wide Insurance Co. Limited

E. Musisi and Others v State Wide Insurance Co. Limited (Civil Application No 1 of 1989) [1990] UGSC 27 (9 April 1990)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application No 1 of 1989

Judge

Platt, JSC

The Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed an application to extend time for lodging a record of appeal, finding the delay in an interlocutory appeal was not justified.

• Extension Of Time
• Interlocutory Appeals
• Court Registry Delay
• Extension-of-time
• Interlocutory-appeals
• Court-registry-delay

Panachand v Kenya General Stores

Panachand v Kenya General Stores (Civil Appeal No. 31 of 1941) [1942] EACA 33 (1 January 1942)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 31 of 1941

Judge

Thacker J

The court held that no appeal lies from a mere interlocutory ruling on a point of law before final judgment; the appeal was premature and dismissed.

• Interlocutory Appeals
• Rulings Vs Orders
• Leave To Appeal
• Premature Appeal
• Civil-procedure
• Interlocutory-appeals