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Mawangala and 2 Others v Kalule (Civil Application 1008 of 2023) [2024] UGCA 151 (3 May 2024)
The Court of Appeal appointed Ms. Nakiranda Hellen as administrator ad litem of the late George William Kalule’s estate to answer a pending application.
Bekalaze ( Legal Representative of the Late Everisto Nabwami) v Lubwama and 209 Others (Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 941 of 2021) [2022] UGHCLD 11 (4 February 2022)
The court found that the applicant, as the nominated administrator and biological son of the deceased, had demonstrated both the urgency and necessity for interim letters of administration limited to the head suit. The process for obtaining a full grant of letters of administration was already underway, and the estate faced imminent risk of loss if not represented in the pending proceedings. The court held that Order 24 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules and Section 222 of the Succession Act empower it to grant interim letters of administration and substitute the applicant as the legal repre…
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Kanyamwenge v Muhumuza (Miscellaneous Application No. 52 of 2018) [2020] UGHC 39 (17 February 2020)
The High Court of Uganda refused a request for limited letters of administration because the applicant did not show who was entitled or unwilling to act for the deceased’s estate.
Balikuddembe & Ors v Kiwalabye & Ors (Miscellaneous Cause No 11 of 2015) [2015] UGHCFD 36 (27 October 2015)
The court found that the applicants had demonstrated the necessity for the appointment of the respondents as administrators limited to representing the estate of Gertrude Nambooze in the pending suit. The respondents were properly nominated by the family, had applied for letters of administration, and there was no certificate of no objection from the Administrator General. Section 222 of the Succession Act empowers the court to grant such limited letters of administration where the person entitled is unable or unwilling to act, and section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act allows the court to mak…
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