Uganda Case Law

Nalumansi v Kasande & 2 Ors

Nalumansi v Kasande & 2 Ors [2019] UGSC 14 (17 January 2019)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court held that while the slip rule (Rule 35) does not permit correction of errors arising from the court's interpretation of the law, the court retains inherent powers under Rule 2(2) to review its orders in the interests of justice. The court found that the applicant was the lawful widow of the deceased and that the omission to expressly declare her as such in the final orders was an error that could be rectified under its inherent powers. The court also clarified that, despite previous findings regarding separation under Section 30 of the Succession Act, the applicant's legal s…

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• Succession Act Interpretation
• Widow Entitlement
• Letters Of Administration
• Slip Rule Review

Nalumansi v Kasande & 2 Ors

Nalumansi v Kasande & 2 Ors (Civil Application 29 of 2017) [2019] UGSC 2 (17 January 2019)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application 29 of 2017

Judge

Katureebe, CJ, Arach-Amoko, JSC, Mwangusya, JSC, Buteera, JSC, Nshiimye Ag Jsc

The Supreme Court partly allowed a review application, refusing slip-rule correction but amending its order under inherent powers to recognize the applicant as widow with an interest in the estate.

• Succession Act Interpretation
• Widow Entitlement
• Letters Of Administration
• Slip Rule Review
• Slip-rule-review
• Succession-law