Uganda Case Law

The Micro Finance Support Centre Limited v Namanyonyi Cooperative Savings & Credit

The Micro Finance Support Centre Limited v Namanyonyi Cooperative Savings & Credit (Miscellaneous Application 50 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 957 (14 October 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 50 of 2024

Judge

Lubega, J

The court found that the Applicant was not duly served with summons to file a defense in Civil Suit No. 23 of 2019. The process server failed to ensure that the recipient of the summons was a principal officer and did not obtain a signature, only a stamp, which could not be verified as authentic proof of service. The court held that service on a receptionist does not satisfy the requirements of Order 29 rule 2, which mandates service on a secretary, director, or principal officer. The Applicant was therefore prevented by sufficient cause from filing its defense. The court also found that the…

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• Setting Aside Ex Parte Judgment
• Service Of Process On Corporations
• Leave To File Defense Out Of Time

Rentco Africa Limited v Tondeka Metro Company Limited

Rentco Africa Limited v Tondeka Metro Company Limited (Miscellaneous Application 588 of 2024) [2024] UGCommC 98 (22 April 2024)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 588 of 2024

Judge

Harriet Grace Magala, J

The High Court found Rentco Africa Ltd. in contempt after repossessing buses during interim orders, and held the arbitration clause survived termination.

• Arbitration Agreement Enforcement
• Interim Measures Of Protection
• Service Of Process On Corporations
• Contempt Of Court
• Lease Agreement Breach
• Lis Pendens Rule

Smsone Limited v Zeenode Limited

Smsone Limited v Zeenode Limited (Miscellaneous Application 449 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 70 (8 September 2023)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 449 of 2023

Judge

Kahigi Asiimwe, J

The High Court set aside a default judgment after finding the applicant had not been properly served and had filed a defence in time.

• Setting Aside Default Judgment
• Service Of Process On Corporations
• Delay In Filing Application
• Setting-aside-default-judgment
• Service-of-process-on-corporations
• Civil-procedure