Touch Media Limited T/A Touch FM Limited v Uganda Communications Commission (Miscellaneous Cause No. 13 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCD 44 (11 March 2022)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause No. 13 of 2021
The High Court dismissed judicial review over a radio licence transfer dispute, holding that parallel proceedings in the commercial court made the application improper.
Cottfield EastAfrica (U) Ltd v Cotton Development Organisation (HCT-00-CCC-MC 1 of 2008) [2007] UGCommC 20 (26 February 2007)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
HCT-00-CCC-MC 1 of 2008
The court held that the applicant had demonstrated a prima facie case warranting judicial review, as its certificates were cancelled without a hearing or being informed of the specific allegations, contrary to the rules of natural justice. The court found that the applicant raised a serious complaint requiring investigation inter partes. Additionally, the court found that the applicant would suffer irreparable loss if the cancellation order was not stayed, given the perishable nature of cotton and the significant investments at risk. Therefore, leave to apply for judicial review was granted,…