Uganda Case Law

Visare (U) Limited v Simba Telecom Limited (Company Cause No. 1 of 2022)

Visare (U) Limited v Simba Telecom Limited (Company Cause No. 1 of 2022) [2025] UGCommC 121 (2 June 2025)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Company Cause No. 1 of 2022

Judge

Susan Odongo, J

The court found that the petitioner failed to comply with mandatory statutory requirements for winding up proceedings, specifically the issuance of a public notice and proper service of the statutory demand. The public notice is required to inform stakeholders and ensure transparency, and its absence renders the proceedings null and void. Additionally, the statutory demand was served on 'Simba Group' rather than the legal entity 'Simba Telecom Limited,' making the service defective and legally ineffective. These procedural defects are fatal to the competence of the petition, and as such, the…

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• Company Winding Up
• Statutory Demand Service
• Public Notice Requirement
• Insolvency Proceedings

Victoria Seeds Limited v Sunde

Victoria Seeds Limited v Sunde (Miscellaneous Cause 11 of 2022) [2022] UGCommC 186 (7 November 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause 11 of 2022

Judge

Anna B. Mugenyi, J

The High Court held that a statutory demand was not properly served because the respondent failed to file an affidavit of service as required by the Insolvency Regulations.

• Insolvency Procedure
• Statutory Demand Service
• Proof Of Service
• Affidavit Requirement
• Insolvency-procedure
• Statutory-demand-service