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Civil Procedure [2024] UGHCLD 166

Ssempijja v Gakyalo

Ssempijja v Gakyalo (Miscellaneous Application 2682 of 2023) [2024] UGHCLD 166 (18 June 2024)

The High Court dismissed an application for review because review of a magistrate’s order must be sought in the same court that made the order.

  • Review Of Magistrate Orders
  • Jurisdiction Of High Court
  • Amendment Of Pleadings
  • Civil-procedure
  • Review-applications
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil Procedure [2022] UGHC 129

Kabwami v Mugisha

Kabwami v Mugisha (Civil Appeal 25 of 2019) [2022] UGHC 129 (29 November 2022)

The court found that the appellant, as a beneficiary, did not have locus standi to institute the mother suit or the application for review without first obtaining letters of administration for his late father's estate. The actions of the appellant and his family in dealing with the estate without such authority amounted to intermeddling and rendered the underlying suit illegal. The principle that no action can arise from an illegality applied, and the court would not assist a party who was himself guilty of an illegality. The trial magistrate was within her jurisdiction to frame and determine…

  • Locus Standi
  • Letters Of Administration
  • Beneficiaries Rights
  • Intermeddling In Estate
  • Illegality In Contract
  • Review Of Magistrate Orders
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Civil Procedure [2020] UGHCCD 102

Twaha Gwaivu & 2 Others v Ali Raza t/a Pak Kor Electronic Ltd

Twaha Gwaivu & 2 Others v Ali Raza t/a Pak Kor Electronic Ltd (CIVIL REVISION NO. 32 OF 2019) [2020] UGHCCD 102 (15 May 2020)

The High Court dismissed a revision application challenging a magistrate’s review order, holding the review process was within jurisdiction and that no material irregularity was shown.

  • Revisionary Jurisdiction
  • Review Of Magistrate Orders
  • Natural Justice
  • Administrative Powers Of Chief Magistrate
  • Revisionary-jurisdiction
  • Review-of-court-orders
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Civil Procedure [2018] UGHCCD 127

Negesa v Kalibbala

Negesa v Kalibbala (CIVIL APPEAL No. 17 of 2018) [2018] UGHCCD 127 (3 May 2018)

High Court appeal dismissed after upholding review of a distress-for-rent order for ineffective service and an unlawful eviction component.

  • Review Of Magistrate Orders
  • Service Of Process
  • Distress For Rent
  • Eviction Orders
  • Landlord Tenant Relationship
  • Review-of-orders
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Civil Procedure [2018] UGHCCD 126

Negesa v Kalibbala

Negesa v Kalibbala (CIVIL APPEAL No. 17 of 2018) [2018] UGHCCD 126 (3 May 2018)

The High Court dismissed an appeal against review orders, holding that service was ineffective, distress for rent requirements were unmet, and the eviction order was unlawful.

  • Review Of Magistrate Orders
  • Service Of Process
  • Distress For Rent
  • Eviction Orders
  • Landlord Tenant Relationship
  • Civil-procedure
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