Uganda Case Law

Muwanga v Sun

Muwanga v Sun (Miscellaneous Application 129 of 2019) [2024] UGHC 618 (3 July 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 129 of 2019

Judge

Bukirwa, J

The court held that Regulation 9 of the Advocates (Professional Conduct) Regulations is directed at individual advocates and not law firms. Where an advocate swears an affidavit and is thereby a potential witness in a contentious matter, only that advocate is barred from representing the client in the same matter; the conflict does not extend to other members of the law firm. The affidavit sworn by the advocate is not defective or inadmissible solely on this basis. The preliminary objection that the entire law firm is conflicted and the affidavit is defective was therefore overruled.

Source excerpt

• Advocate Conflict Of Interest
• Affidavit Validity
• Professional Conduct Regulation

Mutawe v Sanlam General Insurance (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application No. 101 of 2016)

Mutawe v Sanlam General Insurance (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application No. 101 of 2016) [2017] UGIC 9 (27 March 2017)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application No. 101 of 2016

The Industrial Court of Uganda upheld a preliminary objection and struck out an affidavit in reply sworn by an advocate in a contentious labour dispute.

• Advocate Affidavit Capacity
• Professional Conduct Regulation
• Contentious Affidavit Evidence
• Advocate-affidavit-capacity
• Professional-conduct-regulation
• Contentious-affidavit-evidence