The Supreme Court held that the reference to the Settled Land Act 1925 in the powers of attorney was to the UK Act, given the donors' residence in England and the context of the documents. The powers of attorney conferred powers of sale on the agent, Shabeer Kapacee, as per the wide powers granted to a tenant for life under the UK Settled Land Act. The absence of an express choice of law clause did not create a conflict of laws requiring the application of Ugandan law, as the powers granted were those the principals could themselves exercise in Uganda. The Court found that the trial judge's e…