Uganda Case Law

Uganda Peoples Congress & Another v Kakonge

Uganda Peoples Congress & Another v Kakonge (Civil Application 19 of 2020) [2023] UGSC 72 (13 October 2023)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application 19 of 2020

Judge

Owiny-Dollo, CJ, Mwondha, JSC, Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, JSC, Tuhaise, JSC, Mike Chibita, JSC

The Supreme Court held that the application for leave to appeal interlocutory orders of the Court of Appeal was incompetent because it was not first filed in the Court of Appeal as required by Rule 41(1) of the Supreme Court Rules. Although Rule 41(2) allows for exceptions in cases of exceptional circumstances, the Court found that any such circumstances had become moot since the orders being challenged had lapsed with the determination of the main appeal. The Court further held that there is no right of appeal to the Supreme Court from interlocutory orders of the Court of Appeal that are inc…

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• Leave To Appeal
• Interlocutory Orders
• Right Of Appeal
• Exceptional Circumstances
• Judicial Review
• Political Party Disputes

Asiimwe v Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) & Anor (MISC APP. NO. 620 of 2020)

Asiimwe v Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) & Anor (MISC APP. NO. 620 of 2020) [2020] UGHCCD 206 (15 October 2020)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

MISC APP. NO. 620 of 2020

Judge

Nambayo, J

The High Court dismissed a judicial review application and temporary injunction request after finding the applicant had not exhausted FDC’s internal remedies and the status quo had changed.

• Judicial Review
• Exhaustion Of Internal Remedies
• Temporary Injunctions
• Political Party Disputes
• Judicial-review
• Temporary-injunctions