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Lukanga and Another v Takaya (Miscellaneous Application 23 of 2025) [2025] UGHC 193 (16 April 2025)
The High Court at Masaka set aside a dismissal for non-attendance and reinstated the applicants’ earlier application, finding sufficient cause based on counsel’s default.
Oboi & Another v Egwangu (Miscellaneous Application 38 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 191 (12 April 2024)
The High Court of Uganda at Soroti set aside a dismissal for want of prosecution and reinstated the application after finding the applicants had filed submissions.
Finca Uganda Limited(MDI) v Semakula (Miscellaneous Application 26 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 159 (22 December 2023)
The High Court struck out Finca Uganda Ltd’s appeal as incompetent for being filed out of time without leave, and awarded costs to the respondent.
Nassimbwa v Kibiikyo and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 295 of 2023) [2023] UGHCFD 112 (7 November 2023)
The High Court set aside the dismissal of MA 816 of 2022 and reinstated it, accepting that the applicant’s non-appearance was due to a genuine mistake.
Mulira v Namakula (Miscellaneous Application 683 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 264 (16 September 2023)
The High Court set aside a dismissal of an application after finding the applicant’s affidavit was not defective and that counsel’s mistake caused the nonappearance.
Royal Transit Limited and anaother v Twaha Galiwango t/a Habriz Auto Supplies (Miscellaneous Application 80 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 53 (7 July 2023)
The court found that the dismissal of Miscellaneous Application No. 0818 of 2022 was not justified, as the applicants' counsel had a reasonable basis for not appearing in court due to an internal memo indicating the presiding judge would be working from home. There was no evidence of negligence or lack of bona fides on the part of the applicants or their counsel. The court exercised its discretion to set aside the dismissal order and reinstate the application to be heard on its merits. However, the court noted that the applicants did not act with promptness in filing the present application,…
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Luswata & Another v Asiimwe (Civil Appeal 32 of 2021) [2023] UGCommC 291 (25 May 2023)
The High Court found that the trial magistrate erred in law and fact by failing to properly evaluate the evidence and circumstances surrounding the appellants' applications. The court held that the affidavit in reply was properly before the trial court, as the timelines under Order 12 Rule 3 did not apply and affidavits are evidence, not pleadings. The appellants' delays were attributable to mistakes of counsel, which should not be visited on them, especially as they were illiterate litigants who had been actively prosecuting related applications. The existence of triable issues, including al…
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Edward Kasinzi alias Gatsinzi vs Hussein Kisiki Nyamayalwo and 2others (Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 1747 of 2022) [2022] UGHCLD 216 (2 November 2022)
The High Court set aside a dismissal for non-service, finding the applicant’s failure stemmed from ECCMIS technical errors and not negligence.
Male Mabirizi v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application No. 917 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCD 39 (27 January 2022)
The High Court dismissed an application to reinstate a previously dismissed motion, holding that the filing was an abuse of court process and lacked sufficient grounds.
Tamale John and 22 Others v Uniliver Uganda Limited (H.C.Miscellaneous Application No. 557 of 2019) [2021] UGHCCD 25 (30 April 2021)
The High Court set aside its earlier dismissal of a labour-related application, finding the parties had not been given a hearing date and had shown sufficient cause for reinstatement.
