Uganda Case Law

Mugenyi v Velisa

Mugenyi v Velisa (Miscellaneous Application 1173 of 2022) [2024] UGCommC 114 (2 May 2024)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 1173 of 2022

Judge

Harriet Grace Magala, J

The court found that while the suit was not frivolous or vexatious, the Applicant demonstrated a good defense likely to succeed, as the property in question was registered to S & M Holdings Ltd and the intended lease agreement was to be executed between the Respondent and S & M Holdings Ltd, not the Applicant. The Respondent, being a Jamaican citizen residing in Tanzania with no known assets in Uganda, poses a significant risk that the Applicant would be unable to recover costs if successful in the main suit. The court, therefore, exercised its discretion under Order 26 rule 1 of the Civil Pr…

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• Security For Costs
• Foreign Party Litigation
• Breach Of Contract
• Jurisdictional Challenges

Zenagalia v Sari Consulting Limited and 2 Others

Zenagalia v Sari Consulting Limited and 2 Others (Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 91 of 2020) [2021] UGIC 32 (3 March 2021)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 91 of 2020

Judge

Namara, Panel Member, Nabirye, Panel Member, Matovu, Panel Member, Ruhinda-Ntengye, J, Tumusiime-Mugisha, J

The Industrial Court granted security for a potential decree, finding the respondent had not shown sufficient assets in Uganda and ordered a UGX 500 million bank guarantee.

• Security For Judgment
• Attachment Before Judgment
• Foreign Company Assets
• Jurisdictional Challenges
• Interlocutory Relief
• Security-for-judgment