Uganda Case Law

Nyesigamukama v Uganda

Nyesigamukama v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 5 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 371 (24 May 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Miscellaneous Application 5 of 2024

Judge

Mugabo, J

The court found that while the applicant did not utilize available avenues such as engaging prison authorities or her counsel on state brief to file the appeal within the prescribed time, her delay was not inordinate and was promptly addressed by filing the application for extension soon after the lapse. The court emphasized that the administration of justice should not be defeated by minor procedural lapses, especially where there is no evidence of dilatory conduct or prejudice to the respondent. The applicant's plausible grounds for appeal and the absence of substantial prejudice to the res…

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• Extension Of Time
• Criminal Appeals
• Sufficient Cause
• Procedural Lapses

The Registered Trustees of Ker Bwobo & Anor v Nwoya District Land Board

The Registered Trustees of Ker Bwobo & Anor v Nwoya District Land Board (MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL CAUSE No. 0008 OF 2017) [2018] UGHCCD 41 (6 September 2018)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL CAUSE No. 0008 OF 2017

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The High Court granted an extension of time to file judicial review, holding that counsel’s filing error should not be visited on the applicant.

• Extension Of Time
• Judicial Review
• Mistake Of Counsel
• Procedural Lapses
• Access To Justice
• Extension-of-time

Obene v Akamba (U) Limited and Another

Obene v Akamba (U) Limited and Another (Civil Suit 740 of 91) [1993] UGHC 39 (29 April 1993)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 740 of 91

Judge

Egonda-Ntende, J

The application for leave to amend the Written Statement of Defence was dismissed because Defendant No.2 failed to provide any adequate or convincing explanation for its omission to raise the fundamental issue of its non-existence at the time of the accident, both in its original pleadings and when previously granted leave to amend. The omission was not shown to be due to inadvertence or oversight, but rather constituted a culpable failure or was deliberate. The application was made at a late stage in the proceedings, after the hearing had commenced and issues had been framed and tried on the…

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• Amendment Of Pleadings
• Written Statement Of Defence
• Procedural Lapses
• Estoppel
• Dilatory Conduct