Uganda Case Law

Ola Energy Uganda Limited v Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda (Application No.2 of 2024)

Ola Energy Uganda Limited v Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda (Application No.2 of 2024) [2025] EACJ 8 (6 March 2025) (Appellate Division)

Court

East African Court of Justice

Case number

Application No.2 of 2024

Judge

Barishaki JA, Kayobera P, Makungu JA, M'lnoti JA, Mugeni VP

The Court dismissed an application for stay of execution, holding that a dismissal order was not a positive order capable of execution and therefore could not be stayed.

• Stay Of Execution
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Tax Liability Disputes
• Rules Of Origin
• Limitation Periods
• Stay-of-execution

Mabirizi v Attorney General

Mabirizi v Attorney General (Civil Application No. 40 of 2022) [2022] UGCA 43 (25 February 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application No. 40 of 2022

Judge

Madrama, JA

A single justice of the Uganda Court of Appeal referred a jurisdictional question to the full bench and declined interim release from imprisonment.

• Interlocutory Orders
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Reference To Full Bench
• Temporary Relief
• Contempt Of Court
• Civil-procedure

Acumo v Ejabu and 3 Others

Acumo v Ejabu and 3 Others (Civil Appeal No. 36 of 2019) [2021] UGHCCD 47 (8 July 2021)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 36 of 2019

Judge

Adonyo, J

The appeal was dismissed on the basis that the appellant failed to comply with the mandatory requirements of Order 44 rule 2 and 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which require leave to appeal from orders not listed under Order 44 rule 1. The court found that no leave was sought from either the trial court or the appellate court before instituting the appeal, rendering the appeal incompetent and depriving the High Court of jurisdiction to hear it. The court held that Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act does not override the specific procedural requirements for leave to appeal. The resolution…

Source excerpt

• Leave To Appeal
• Contempt Of Court
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court

Yedida Padde v Hamidali Ali (HCT-04-CV-CA-0045-2008)

Yedida Padde v Hamidali Ali (HCT-04-CV-CA-0045-2008) [2010] UGHC 169 (24 August 2010)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT-04-CV-CA-0045-2008

The High Court struck out a civil appeal for incompetence because the appellant had not obtained leave to appeal against an interlocutory order.

• Leave To Appeal
• Interlocutory Orders
• Limitation Periods
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Leave-to-appeal
• Interlocutory-orders

Lubyayi Kisiki v Kagimu

Lubyayi Kisiki v Kagimu (Election Application 1 of 2003) [2003] UGCA 18 (19 September 2003)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Election Application 1 of 2003

Judge

Okello, JA, Twinomujuni, JA, Byamugisha, JA

The Court of Appeal refused to review its earlier costs order, holding it had no jurisdiction to reverse its final judgment absent a clerical or accidental error.

• Review Of Judgment
• Costs Award
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Review-of-judgment
• Appellate-jurisdiction
• Costs

Mohamedbhai and Co. Ltd v Ghani

Mohamedbhai and Co. Ltd v Ghani (Civil Appeal No. 67 of 1951, consolidated with Civil Appeal No. 70 of. 1951) [1952] EACA 38 (1 January 1952)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 67 of 1951, consolidated with Civil Appeal No. 70 of. 1951

Judge

Nihill P, Thacker J, Worley VP

The Court held that an appeal lay only from a formal order under Kenyan procedure, not from reasons for decision. Appeals filed without such an order were dismissed.

• Appeals
• Definition Of Order
• Formal Expression Of Decision
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Civil-procedure
• Orders-and-decrees

Mundekesye v Rex

Mundekesye v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 235 of 1951) [1951] EACA 309 (1 January 1951)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 235 of 1951

Judge

Hearne CJ, Nihill P, Worley VP

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa allowed a criminal appeal, holding that improper bad-character evidence was inadmissible and that summary rejection was unauthorized.

• Circumstantial Evidence
• Bad Character Evidence
• Summary Rejection Of Appeal
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Circumstantial-evidence
• Bad-character-evidence

Jamal v Rex

Jamal v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 96 of 1949) [1949] EACA 39 (1 January 1949)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 96 of 1949

Judge

Graham Paul CJ, Gray CJ, Nihill, C.J

The Court of Appeal held that no appeal lay against a lawful enhancement of sentence by the first appellate court, and dismissed the appeal.

• Enhancement Of Sentence
• Appeal Rights
• Criminal Procedure
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Enhancement-of-sentence
• Appeal-rights

Rex v Omone and Others

Rex v Omone and Others (Criminal Appeals Nos. 149, 150 and 151 of 1947) [1947] EACA 32 (1 January 1947)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeals Nos. 149, 150 and 151 of 1947

Judge

Edwards CJ, Graham Paul CJ, Nihill P

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa dismissed criminal appeals against revision orders enhancing sentence, holding that section 360 barred any such appeal.

• Appeal Barred By Statute
• Revision Of Sentence
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Criminal-appeal
• Sentence-revision
• Appellate-jurisdiction

Rex v Singh

Rex v Singh (Criminal Appeal No. 89 of 1947) [1947] EACA 27 (1 January 1947)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 89 of 1947

Judge

Edwards CJ, Graham Paul CJ, Nihill P

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that a further appeal was barred where the appellant had confined the lower appeal to sentence only under section 360.

• Appeal Rights
• Sentence Appeals
• Jurisdiction Of Appellate Court
• Criminal-appeals
• Sentence-appeals
• Appellate-jurisdiction