Amama Mbabazi v Musinguzi Garuga
Amama Mbabazi v Musinguzi Garuga (Civil Reference 60 of 2011) [2013] UGCA 2047 (15 August 2013)
The court found that the respondent failed to provide sufficient reason to justify the extension of time to serve the record of appeal out of time. The affidavits in support of the application for extension merely cited inadvertence or honest mistake by counsel, without any specific or substantiated explanation for the delay. There was no evidence of what the respondent or his lawyers did to pursue the appeal for several years after filing, amounting to dilatory conduct. The court distinguished the authorities cited by the respondent, noting that in those cases, prompt action was taken to rec…
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- Extension Of Time
- Service Of Record Of Appeal
- Court Discretion
- Dilatory Conduct
- Costs Taxation
- Abuse Of Process