Coffee Marketing Board Limited v National Union of Clerical Commercial Professional & Technical Employees
Coffee Marketing Board Limited v National Union of Clerical Commercial Professional & Technical Employees (Civil Application 45 of 2020) [2022] UGSC 9 (20 January 2022)
The Supreme Court found that the applicant had demonstrated sufficient cause for the late filing of the appeal, primarily due to the disruption of court business caused by violent demonstrations in Kampala during the relevant period. The delay was only four days, which the court deemed not inordinate or unreasonable. The court applied Rule 5 of the Supreme Court Rules, which allows for extension of time and validation of acts done out of time where sufficient reason is shown. The court emphasized that documents filed out of time are not incurable nullities and may be validated by an order of…
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- Extension Of Time
- Late Filing Of Appeal
- Validation Of Appeal
- Court Discretion
- Sufficient Cause