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Wayabire v Mubbala (Miscellaneous Application 45 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 257 (5 April 2025)
The High Court at Mbale dismissed the suit for ineffective service of summons and irregular renewal by letter, awarding costs to the applicant.
Namutebi Safina v Lubega and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 25 of 2022) [2022] UGHCLD 209 (27 October 2022)
The court found that the applicant failed to serve the application on all respondents, particularly the 1st and 2nd, and did not seek leave to file or serve out of time as required by the Civil Procedure Rules. The application was also not signed or sealed by court, rendering it fundamentally defective and incompetent. The court held that the rules regarding service and procedural compliance are clear and mandatory, and that the applicant's reliance on the mistake of former counsel did not justify the delay or procedural lapses. As a result, the application was dismissed as prematurely and in…
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Nankabirwa v Namugenyi Sozi (Civil Suit No. 130 of 2016) [2021] UGHCLD 102 (17 August 2021)
The court dismissed the suit after finding that renewal of summons was sought irregularly by letter, outside the prescribed time, and without an affidavit.
