Uganda Case Law

Musaasizi v CIPLA / Quality Chemicals Limited (Labour Dispute Reference No. 271 of 2016)

Musaasizi v CIPLA / Quality Chemicals Limited (Labour Dispute Reference No. 271 of 2016) [2022] UGIC 20 (30 August 2022)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Reference No. 271 of 2016

Judge

Namara, Panel Member, Nabirye, Panel Member, Matovu, Panel Member, Wabwire, J

The presiding judge, having previously acted as legal counsel for the claimant and acquired personal knowledge of the disputed facts, determined that his continued participation would compromise the perception of impartiality required by Article 28 of the Constitution and the Uganda Judicial Code of Conduct. Although no actual bias was alleged, the reasonable test of impartiality necessitated recusal to maintain public confidence in the judicial process. The judge therefore recused himself from the proceedings and returned the file for reallocation.

Source excerpt

• Judicial Recusal
• Impartiality Of Tribunal
• Judicial Conduct

Ogwang v Odoch & Anor

Ogwang v Odoch & Anor (Civil Appeal No. 0036 of 2016) [2018] UGHCLD 72 (6 December 2018)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 0036 of 2016

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, upholding the respondents’ customary title and finding no fatal error in the trial court’s failure to visit the locus in quo.

• Customary Land Ownership
• Trespass To Land
• Locus In Quo Inspection
• Judicial Conduct
• Customary-land-ownership
• Trespass-to-land