ATC Uganda Limited v Kenyonyozi & 3 Others (Miscellaneous Application 1583 of 2024) [2024] UGCommC 240 (13 August 2024)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 1583 of 2024
Judge
Harriet Grace Magala, J
The High Court granted a certificate of urgency to hear an application to decommission and remove a deteriorating telecommunications mast during court vacation.
Oliobe & Ors v Uganda (Miscellaneous Criminal Application Nos. 0015, 0016, And 0017 of 2016) [2016] UGHCCRD 15 (25 July 2016)
Court
HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application Nos. 0015, 0016, And 0017 of 2016
Judge
Stephen Mubiru, J
The court held that while the applicants have a constitutional right to apply for bail and are presumed innocent, the offence charged is murder, a capital offence for which bail is only granted upon proof of exceptional circumstances. The applicants failed to provide reliable evidence of exceptional circumstances, such as advanced age, and did not offer safeguards sufficient to address the court's concerns regarding the risk of absconding, interference with witnesses, and public safety. The proximity of the applicants to the victims and witnesses, the nature of the offence as a mob killing, a…