Uganda Case Law

Bamanya v Kimpwitu

Bamanya v Kimpwitu (Civil Suit 121 of 2022) [2024] UGHCFD 37 (23 July 2024)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit 121 of 2022

Judge

Nagawa, J

The court found that the Plaintiff and the deceased were separated at the time of her death and did not reside in the same household, thus disqualifying the Plaintiff from automatic entitlement to the estate under Section 26 of the Succession Act. The Plaintiff failed to obtain a Certificate of No Objection from the Administrator General, which is a mandatory step before petitioning for Letters of Administration. The interests of the minors are paramount, and both parties must proceed to the Administrator General to obtain the necessary certificate. The caveat will only be vacated upon the gr…

Source excerpt

• Letters Of Administration
• Caveat Removal
• Succession Of Estate
• Beneficiary Determination
• Certificate Of No Objection

Annonciathe v Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda (Application No.10 of 2022)

Annonciathe v Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda (Application No.10 of 2022) [2022] EACJ 16 (21 June 2022) (First Instance Division)

Court

East African Court of Justice

Case number

Application No.10 of 2022

Judge

Masara PJ, Muhumuza J, Ngiye DPJ, Nyachae J, Wejuli J

The Court granted the surviving spouse leave to substitute the deceased applicant in an EACJ reference, holding that letters of administration were not required.

• Substitution Of Parties
• Succession Of Estate
• Legal Representative Status
• Substitution-of-parties
• Succession-of-estate
• Legal-representative-status