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Ssebaggala Mohammed v Stanbic Bank (U) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 565 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 556 (17 July 2025)
The High Court set aside a dismissal and decree after finding ineffective service of the notice to show cause, and reinstated the applicant's earlier application.
Walugembe William v Katumwa Ronald and Nakimera Joyce (Miscellaneous Application No. 0536 of 2025) [2025] UGCommC 119 (6 June 2025)
The applicant failed to comply with the court's explicit schedule for filing written submissions, which is a mandatory procedural requirement for prosecuting an application for leave to appear and defend a summary suit. The failure to file written submissions is treated as a failure to prosecute the application, analogous to non-appearance in court. The applicant did not provide any reason for the default nor seek an extension of time. In accordance with established legal principles and precedents, the court is entitled to dismiss the application for want of prosecution. Consequently, the app…
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Fresh Cuts (U) Ltd v Padma Nikhil Rohan Africa (PNR) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 0545 of 2024) [2025] UGCommC 101 (19 May 2025)
The court found that while the applicant claimed their failure to appear was due to misinformation by former counsel, they failed to provide satisfactory evidence of diligence or the steps taken to prosecute their application. The applicant did not demonstrate sufficient cause to warrant setting aside the ex parte judgment, as required by Order 9 rule 27 of the Civil Procedure Rules and relevant case law. The right to a fair hearing was not violated by the court, as the applicant was given an opportunity to be heard but failed to act diligently. Consequently, the application to set aside the…
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Seeta General Stores Limited v Crown Beverages Limited (Civil Suit No. 1218 of 2024; Miscellaneous Application No. 2300 of 2024) [2025] UGCommC 165 (12 May 2025)
The application for unconditional leave to appear and defend was filed outside the statutory 10-day period prescribed by Order 36 Rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules, without leave for extension. The applicant failed to rebut the respondent's preliminary objection and did not file submissions or a rejoinder. The record shows the applicant admitted indebtedness in correspondence and audit reports, and failed to annex a draft defense or substantiate claims of omitted payments. The respondent's evidence of reconciliation and the applicant's admissions were uncontested. The applicant's conduct, i…
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Botte v Dida (Civil Appeal 76 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 256 (5 May 2025)
The High Court struck out a civil appeal for want of leave, holding there was no automatic right of appeal from a conditional leave order under Order 36 rule 8.
James Mwangushya Driers v Centenary Rural Development Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 1802 of 2024) [2025] UGCommC 139 (31 March 2025)
The court found that the applicant failed to serve the application within the prescribed 21 days and did not seek an extension of time, rendering the application fatally defective and liable to dismissal. The applicant did not file an affidavit in rejoinder to contest the respondent's evidence regarding late service, and the law presumes uncontroverted evidence as admitted. On the merits, the court held that the applicant was effectively served with summons via WhatsApp, as evidenced by the process server's affidavit and supporting documentation, and thus had sufficient knowledge of the suit.…
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John Materane Kabalega v John Bosco Ssenyonga (Miscellaneous Application 2643 of 2024) [2025] UGCommC 146 (4 March 2025)
The High Court set aside a default judgment in a summary suit and granted conditional leave to defend, finding financial hardship and triable issues on supply and debt.
Asiimwe v Moil (U) Limited (Miscellaneous Application 577 of 2024) [2025] UGCommC 32 (31 January 2025)
The court dismissed an application to set aside a default judgment, finding effective service by WhatsApp and email, no good cause, and non-compliance with a stay order.
Mugasha v Total Energies Marketing Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Application 648 of 2024) [2024] UGCommC 207 (30 July 2024)
The High Court granted the applicant unconditional leave to defend a commercial summary suit after finding a bona fide triable issue over alleged fuel card fraud and disputed deductions.
Mujuni v Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited (Miscellaneous Application 1333 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 287 (11 July 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to set aside a default judgment, finding the applicant and his lawyers had been effectively served and the supporting affidavit was false.
