Uganda Case Law

Ssekubunga v Kasajja

Ssekubunga v Kasajja (Miscellaneous Application No. 25 of 2022) [2022] UGHC 80 (20 September 2022)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 25 of 2022

Judge

Nakachwa, J

The court found that the applicant was prevented from filing his appeal within the prescribed time due to a documented medical condition (paralysis and unconsciousness) that rendered him incapable of taking the necessary legal steps. The applicant acted promptly upon regaining consciousness, and there was no evidence of dilatory conduct. The court held that ill health constitutes good cause under Section 79 of the Civil Procedure Act, and that granting the extension would not prejudice the respondent or cause injustice. Therefore, the court exercised its discretion to allow the application fo…

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• Extension Of Time
• Leave To Appeal
• Good Cause
• Ill Health Delay
• Land Disputes
• Self Represented Litigant

Wasswa Matovu v Makerere University and Others

Wasswa Matovu v Makerere University and Others (Civil Application 11 of 2021) [2022] UGSC 38 (28 July 2022)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application 11 of 2021

Judge

Opio-Aweri, JSC

The applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient cause for the delay in lodging his appeal, having taken over a year to check the status of his case after judgment was reserved. The court found that the applicant, as a self-represented litigant, should have been proactive in following up on his case, and his laxity was not sufficiently explained. The intended appeal did not present arguable grounds with a likelihood of success, as the funds in dispute had already been remitted back to the sender per the directive, extinguishing the subject matter. The court held that inordinate and unexplained…

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• Extension Of Time
• Appeal Rights
• Inordinate Delay
• Self Represented Litigant
• Sufficient Cause
• Judgment Notice

Matovu v Makerere University & 2 Others

Matovu v Makerere University & 2 Others (Civil Application 11 of 2021) [2022] UGSC 11 (28 July 2022)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application 11 of 2021

Judge

Opio-Aweri, JSC

The Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed an application to extend time to appeal, finding unexplained inordinate delay and no shown likelihood of success.

• Extension Of Time
• Appeal Rights
• Inordinate Delay
• Self Represented Litigant
• Sufficient Cause
• Extension-of-time