Kaluuma Kassim and 4 Others v Kampala Capital City Authority
Kaluuma Kassim and 4 Others v Kampala Capital City Authority (Civil Suit No. 313 of 2011) [2012] UGHCCD 302 (15 November 2012)
The court found that the plaintiffs' employment contracts were frustrated by operation of law due to the enactment of the Kampala Capital City Authority Act, 2010, which abolished Kampala City Council and established a new authority with a different appointing procedure for the Public Accounts Committee. The contracts did not provide for such a change, and the new legal framework rendered performance of the original contracts impossible and radically different from what was contemplated. The doctrine of frustration applied, and it would be unjust to hold the defendant liable for breach of con…
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- Frustration Of Contract
- Termination Of Employment
- Public Service Transition