Registered Trustees of Sebei Diocese at Chemwania Church of Uganda v Satya
Registered Trustees of Sebei Diocese at Chemwania Church of Uganda v Satya (Civil Appeal 58 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 264 (8 May 2025)
The court held that for an entity to have legal capacity to sue or be sued as a registered trustee, it must be incorporated under the Trustees Incorporation Act and possess a certificate of incorporation. The Respondent, having sued the Appellant as a registered entity, bore the burden of proving its legal personality, which was not discharged as no certificate of incorporation was produced. The absence of legal personality rendered the proceedings in the lower court and the appeal a nullity. The principle that illegality may be raised at any stage and, once established, overrides all other m…
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- Legal Personality Of Parties
- Capacity To Sue And Be Sued
- Burden Of Proof
- Nullity Of Proceedings
- Customary Land Ownership