Uganda Case Law

Namakula v Lukwebe

Namakula v Lukwebe (Miscellaneous Application 1024 of 2023) [2024] UGHCFD 47 (18 April 2024)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 1024 of 2023

Judge

Echookit, J

The court found that the applicant failed to prove that the consent certificate of taxation was vitiated by mistake, fraud, or misrepresentation, or that she was ignorant of its material contents. The applicant's main grievance was the amount agreed upon, which she had the opportunity to contest through taxation but instead consented to. The court held that the consent certificate must comply with the Judicature (Court Bailiffs) Rules, specifically the prescribed scale of fees. If the consent is found not to be in consonance with these rules, the taxing master is directed to tax the responden…

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• Review Of Consent Orders
• Taxation Of Costs
• Court Bailiffs Fees
• Unjust Enrichment
• Remedies In Family Disputes

Bitamale v Kamihingo & Another

Bitamale v Kamihingo & Another (Miscellaneous Application 240 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 308 (15 February 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 240 of 2023

Judge

Katamba Nkwanga, J

The applicant, though not a party to the original consent order, was found to be an aggrieved party because the implementation of the order would deprive her of her registered proprietary interest in the suit land without being heard. The court determined that the consent order was obtained in bad faith and in contravention of a prior court direction that substantive issues regarding the land be resolved through a civil suit. The respondent's action to seek enforcement of the vesting order via a consent order, disregarding the applicant's interest and the court's directive, constituted an abu…

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• Review Of Consent Orders
• Locus Standi
• Abuse Of Court Process
• Vesting Orders
• Fraud In Land Registration

Wandera v Good Man Agencies Limited and 2 Others

Wandera v Good Man Agencies Limited and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 680 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCD 274 (10 December 2021)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 680 of 2021

The High Court dismissed an application to review and set aside a consent variation order, holding that alleged forgery required strict proof in a substantive suit.

• Review Of Consent Orders
• Company Management Disputes
• Forgery Allegations
• Variation Of Judgments
• Review-of-consent-orders
• Forgery-allegations

Mugerwa v Lubega and Another

Mugerwa v Lubega and Another (Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 318 of 2021) [2021] UGHCLD 121 (8 June 2021)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 318 of 2021

Judge

Nkonge, J

The High Court dismissed an application to review and set aside a consent order for a joint land survey, finding the consent was properly instructed and already executed.

• Review Of Consent Orders
• Execution Of Court Orders
• Affidavit Falsehoods
• Survey Of Land
• Res Judicata
• Review-of-consent-orders

Florence Tibayungwa v Dusabe Mary

Florence Tibayungwa v Dusabe Mary (Miscellaneous Application No. 1939 of 2013) [2015] UGHCEBD 5 (20 February 2015)

Court

High Court: Execution and Bailiffs Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 1939 of 2013

The High Court set aside a purported consent settlement, holding that no true consent had been reached and that the Registrar lacked power to vary the decree.

• Review Of Consent Orders
• Execution Of Decree
• Powers Of Registrar
• Costs Award
• Variation Of Court Orders
• Review-of-consent-orders