Kampala International University Limited v Housing Finance Company Limited
Kampala International University Limited v Housing Finance Company Limited (Civil Application 153 of 2025) [2025] UGCA 119 (5 May 2025)
The Court found that the application for stay of execution was competently before it, having been first filed and dismissed in the High Court. A valid notice of appeal was filed and served within the prescribed timelines. The question of the right of appeal from an order recognizing and enforcing a foreign arbitral award under Ugandan law remains unsettled and is to be determined by the full bench, but for purposes of stay, the existence of a notice of appeal suffices. The applicant demonstrated an arguable appeal raising novel questions on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral…
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- Stay Of Execution
- Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards
- New York Convention
- Appeal Rights In Arbitration
- Balance Of Convenience
- Irreparable Loss