Mugenyi and Company Advocates v The Attorney General
Mugenyi and Company Advocates v The Attorney General (Civil Appeal No. 43 of 1995) [1997] UGSC 30 (10 July 1997)
The Supreme Court held that Uganda Transport Company (1975) Ltd was duly and legally incorporated as a private limited company under the Companies Act, with the certificate of incorporation serving as conclusive evidence of compliance. The principle of separate corporate personality applies, and the Government, as sole shareholder, is not liable for the company's debts. The appellant, having represented the company as a separate legal entity and accepted payments from it for over a decade, is estopped from denying its legal status to claim directly against the Government. There was no statuto…
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- Corporate Personality
- Government Liability
- Company Incorporation
- Lifting Corporate Veil
- Estoppel
- Legal Fees