Kitgum District Administration v Print and Stationary Supplies Uganda Limited
Kitgum District Administration v Print and Stationary Supplies Uganda Limited (Civil Appeal 44 of 1998) [1999] UGCA 58 (30 March 1999)
The Court found that the repeal of the Local Administrations Act and the establishment of the Local Governments (Resistance Councils) Statute did not extinguish the liabilities or pending suits of the Kitgum District Administration. The new Kitgum District Resistance Council is the legal successor, inheriting all assets, liabilities, and pending proceedings. The objection that the suit was brought against a non-existent party was deemed technical rather than substantive, as the underlying entity and its functions continued under a new name. The Court held that substitution of the Kitgum Distr…
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- Substitution Of Parties
- Corporate Liability
- Repeal Of Statute
- Debt Recovery
- Procedural Objections