Uganda Case Law

Acellam v Otti and Others

Acellam v Otti and Others (Petition Cause 41738 of 2024) [2025] UGRSB 9 (22 April 2025)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Petition Cause 41738 of 2024

Judge

Daniel Nasasira-Assistant Registrar of Companies

The Registrar found that all four elements of res judicata were satisfied: (1) the parties in the current petition and Company Cause No. 5 of 2020 are the same; (2) the previous matter was heard and determined on its merits, as statutory declarations were filed and relied upon by the Registrar, and there was no requirement for viva voce evidence; (3) the Registrar of Companies had jurisdiction to determine the matter as a quasi-judicial body under the Companies Act; and (4) the issues in the present petition are identical or substantially identical to those previously determined, specifically…

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• Company Membership
• Oppression Of Minority
• Res Judicata
• Locus Standi

Mukasa & Another v East and Central Uganda Integrated Framers Association (ECUIFA) & Another (COMPANY CAUSE NO. 5 OF 2018)

Mukasa & Another v East and Central Uganda Integrated Framers Association (ECUIFA) & Another (COMPANY CAUSE NO. 5 OF 2018) [2020] UGHCCD 114 (29 May 2020)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

COMPANY CAUSE NO. 5 OF 2018

Judge

Musa Ssekaana, J

The High Court dismissed a petition to wind up a non-profit company limited by guarantee, finding the petitioners failed to prove oppression or mismanagement.

• Company Winding Up
• Oppression Of Minority
• Company Management Disputes
• Non Profit Organisations
• Company-winding-up
• Minority-oppression

INCAFEX Limited v Rukikaire

INCAFEX Limited v Rukikaire (Civil Appeal Number 67 of 2010) [2014] UGCA 77 (22 December 2014)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal Number 67 of 2010

Judge

-

The Court of Appeal set aside a High Court order in a company oppression claim, holding that the respondent failed to prove share payment and lacked locus standi.

• Company Shareholding
• Oppression Of Minority
• Corporate Governance
• Locus Standi
• Company Winding Up
• Company-oppression

East African Development Bank v Ziwa Horticultural Exporters Limited

East African Development Bank v Ziwa Horticultural Exporters Limited (Miscellaneous Application 1048 of 2000) [2000] UGHC 36 (16 October 2000)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 1048 of 2000

Judge

Okumu Wengi, J

The High Court stayed proceedings in part and referred the dispute to arbitration, while reserving some remedies for the court after arbitration.

• Arbitration Clauses
• Minority Shareholder Rights
• Winding Up Petitions
• Oppression Of Minority
• Stay Of Proceedings
• Arbitration