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Kawalya v Uganda Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd (Civil Appeal 32 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 210 (20 April 2025)
The High Court at Masaka struck out an appeal as incompetent because it was filed out of time without leave, and awarded costs to the respondent.
Bitego Posiano v RurenzĐľ Celestine and Others (Civil Appeal 29 of 2020) [2025] UGHC 352 (10 April 2025)
The High Court allowed time for service of the memorandum of appeal, finding the failure was counsel’s mistake and should not be visited on the appellant.
Orute Julius v Etyang Jacob (CA NO. 002-2023) [2024] UGHC 1239 (20 December 2024)
The High Court dismissed a civil appeal for want of a valid memorandum of appeal, holding that the appeal was incompetent and not properly instituted.
Karai & 5 Others v Vudiga (Civil Appeal 11 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 1001 (4 October 2024)
The High Court held that the purported civil appeal was incompetent because it was not commenced by a memorandum of appeal as required by law. The mere filing of a notice of appeal does not initiate an appeal in the High Court. The appellants failed to file a memorandum of appeal within the statutory period of thirty days, and the delay was not justified by the process of obtaining lower court proceedings. The court emphasized that litigation must come to an end and that the interests of justice require timely prosecution of appeals. The continued delay by the appellants was deemed a delibera…
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Okoya & Another v Akumu & Another (Civil Appeal 25 of 2018) [2024] UGHC 421 (9 June 2024)
The High Court overruled a preliminary objection that the appeal was invalid because it was filed as a “Tentative Memorandum of Appeal,” holding the defect was only technical.
Musolho v Baryanga (Miscellaneous Application 13 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 519 (3 May 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to strike out an appeal for non-service of the memorandum of appeal, holding that the rules require service of the hearing notice, not the memorandum.
Tumusiime Ashiraf v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 61 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 5 (31 January 2024)
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal as incompetent because the notice of appeal was filed out of time and no extension was sought.
Eternity Group International Limited and Another v Kato (Civil Appeal 53 of 2021) [2023] UGCommC 122 (29 November 2023)
The High Court set aside a magistrate’s stay of execution after finding there was no valid appeal before it, since only a notice of appeal had been filed.
Nabunya v Wasswa and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 2885 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 362 (10 November 2023)
The High Court declined to strike out a civil appeal for alleged non-service of the memorandum, holding that the applicant had appeared in the appeal and that justice favored hearing the matter.
Nabunya v Wasswa and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 2885 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 401 (10 November 2023)
The High Court declined to strike out an appeal for non-service of the memorandum, holding that hearing notice had been served and the applicant had appeared in court twice.
