Ssentamu v Jibu Corporate Uganda Limited (Civil Suit No. 51 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCD 72 (12 April 2022)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 51 of 2021
Judge
Boniface Wamala, J
The High Court held that the defendant had submitted to jurisdiction by filing a defence without a formal jurisdiction application, and overruled the preliminary objection.
Tushabomwe v Equity Bank Ltd (Labour Dispute Claim 146 of 2014) [2017] UGIC 6 (21 April 2017)
Court
Industrial Court of Uganda
Case number
Labour Dispute Claim 146 of 2014
The court found that the claimant was not negligent in handling the loan account of Luyiga Geoffrey. The evidence showed that the claimant took reasonable steps to recover the loan, including instructing a competent credit officer to place a lien and issuing a demand notice to the guarantor. The instability of the bank's finacle system was not challenged and reasonably explained the delay in recovery. The respondent failed to raise any concerns or initiate disciplinary proceedings regarding negligence during the claimant's employment, and only raised the issue after his resignation, which the…