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Civil Procedure [2025] UGHCCD 32

C & S Upholstery Limited v Bank of Uganda

C & S Upholstery Limited v Bank of Uganda (Civil Suit 407 of 2020) [2025] UGHCCD 32 (27 February 2025)

The High Court held that Bank of Uganda breached its statutory duty of fairness and transparency in procurement and awarded C&S Upholstery Limited UGX 200 million in general damages.

  • Public Procurement
  • Breach Of Statutory Duty
  • Misfeasance In Public Office
  • Damages For Lost Earnings
  • Public-procurement
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
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Administrative Law [2020] UGHCCD 67

Ochengel & Another v Attorney General

Ochengel & Another v Attorney General (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 274 OF 2019) [2020] UGHCCD 67 (30 April 2020)

The High Court awarded each applicant UGX 15 million in general damages for failure to communicate about prolonged interdiction, and awarded costs.

  • Judicial Review
  • Interdiction Of Public Officers
  • Misfeasance In Public Office
  • Damages For Administrative Wrongs
  • Judicial-review
  • Interdiction-of-public-officers
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Administrative Law [2019] UGHCCD 137

Mutesi Zubedah V Uganda Revenue Authority

Mutesi Zubedah V Uganda Revenue Authority (Miscellaneous Cause No. 11 of 2011) [2019] UGHCCD 137 (5 July 2019)

The court found that after the consent order, the applicant had no residual claims against the respondent, as the motor vehicle was properly registered in the name of the importer and released to the applicant upon payment of the required fees. The respondent acted within its statutory mandate and did not commit any actionable wrong or tort against the applicant. Judicial review is not a mechanism for automatic damages, and the applicant failed to establish any basis for compensation, as there was no unlawful act or breach of statutory duty by the respondent. The application for damages was t…

  • Judicial Review
  • Misfeasance In Public Office
  • Statutory Duties
  • Compensation Claims
  • Ultra Vires Actions
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Administrative Law [2018] UGHCCD 104

Petnum Pharmacy Limited v National Drug Authority

Petnum Pharmacy Limited v National Drug Authority (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO.56 OF 2018) [2018] UGHCCD 104 (31 October 2018)

The court found that the National Drug Authority Licensing Guidelines, 2017 and 2018 were made by the Secretariat and not by the Authority or Minister as required by the National Drug Policy and Authority Act. There was no evidence of proper delegation of the power to make such guidelines. The guidelines imposed distance requirements for pharmacy locations not provided for in the parent Act or regulations, making them ultra vires. Consequently, all decisions made by the respondent based on these guidelines, including the refusal to issue a certificate of suitability of premises to the applica…

  • Judicial Review
  • Ultra Vires
  • Licensing Of Pharmacies
  • Subsidiary Legislation
  • Misfeasance In Public Office
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