Uganda Case Law

Oil Seeds (U) Limited v Uganda Development Bank

Oil Seeds (U) Limited v Uganda Development Bank (Civil Appeal 9 of 2009) [2010] UGSC 35 (22 December 2010)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 9 of 2009

Judge

Kisaakye, JSC, Odoki, CJ, G. M. Okello, JSC, Tumwesigye, JSC, Katureebe, JSC

The Supreme Court held that the arbitration award of Shs. 2,882,400,000/= in favour of the appellant became unenforceable due to the voluntary settlement agreement entered into by both parties and endorsed by the Registrar. The settlement expressly resolved all disputes arising from the arbitration, including both the claim for Shs. 1,023,644,800/= and the award of Shs. 2,882,400,000/=. The appellant and its lawyers received the agreed payments, and the appellant was estopped from seeking further enforcement of the award or interest. The court found that, under the repealed Arbitration Act an…

Source excerpt

• Arbitration Award Enforcement
• Settlement Agreements
• Powers Of Registrar
• Remission Of Award
• Interest On Award

Sekitoleko v Gapco (U) Limited

Sekitoleko v Gapco (U) Limited (Miscellaneous Application 202 of 2001) [2002] UGCommC 32 (18 February 2002)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 202 of 2001

Judge

Ogoola James, j

The High Court partially allowed an application to remit an arbitral award, requiring reconsideration of the specific refund amounts while upholding most of the award.

• Arbitration Awards
• Remission Of Award
• Ultra Vires Arbitrator
• Unjust Enrichment
• Illegality Of Contracts
• Arbitration

Sachania v Ramji

Sachania v Ramji (Civil Case No. 148 of 1933.) [1934] EACA 22 (1 January 1934)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Case No. 148 of 1933.

Judge

Gamble. Ag. J. (Kenya)

The court held that limitation to challenge an arbitration award runs from submission of the award to court, not from its opening, and dismissed the application as time-barred.

• Arbitration Award Challenge
• Limitation Periods
• Remission Of Award
• Award Set Aside Procedure
• Arbitration-award-challenge
• Limitation-periods