Gideon Mwesigye and Others v Namara Edith (Civil Miscellaneous Application 338 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 461 (30 June 2025)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Miscellaneous Application 338 of 2024
Judge
Allan Nshimye, J
The High Court of Uganda dismissed an application for judgment on admission, finding that the respondent had filed a reply to the counterclaim and made no clear admission.
The Registered Trustees of Child Restoration Outreach v Departed Asian Property Custodian Board & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 121 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1070 (14 November 2024)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 121 of 2024
Judge
Lubega, J
The High Court granted leave to file a reply to a counterclaim out of time, but ordered the applicant to pay costs after finding the delay was not sufficiently explained.
Mutooro and Another v Monday and 3 Others (Miscellaneous Application 38 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1033 (30 October 2024)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 38 of 2024
Judge
Wagona, J
The court found that the delay in filing the reply to the counterclaim was due to a mistake by the applicants' advocate, who failed to notice the counterclaim after it was served on his clerk. The court held that such a mistake, though negligent, constitutes sufficient cause for granting leave to file a reply out of time, as established by binding authorities. The court further considered that both the main suit and the counterclaim concern ownership of the same land, and it is in the interests of justice and fairness that both claims be heard and determined on their merits in a single procee…