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Uni Group Limited v Uganda Broadcasting Corporation and Another (Civil Suit 330 of 2012) [2025] UGHCLD 89 (10 June 2025)
The High Court held that UBC had no legal basis to demand retrospective ground rent from UNIGROUP and confirmed UNIGROUP’s right to quiet possession of the leased land.
Lutaaya and Others v DFCU Bank Uganda Limited and Others (Civil Suit 616 of 2020) [2025] UGCommC 76 (30 April 2025)
The Court found that DFCU Bank, by virtue of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement and its own correspondence, was the successor in title to Global Trust Bank for the relevant assets and liabilities, including the suit land. The Plaintiffs established an equitable interest in the subdivided land returned to Hosanna Real Estates Ltd under the consent decree. DFCU Bank's refusal to issue a release of mortgage and the Commissioner Land Registration's failure to transfer titles violated the Plaintiffs' rights. The Court rejected the Defendants' arguments on privity and lack of liability, holding…
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DFCU Bank Limited v Colline Hotel Limited & Another (Miscellaneous Application 799 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 148 (22 May 2024)
The court found that the applicant, as successor in title to Crane Bank, qualifies as an aggrieved party under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules. However, the applicant failed to prove the existence of an error apparent on the face of the record, as required for review. The evidence did not demonstrate that the default judgment was entered in error or that the applicant was denied an opportunity to defend the suit on its merits. The preliminary objections raised by the respondents regarding non-sealing, non-service, abuse of process, and re…
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Bigyemano v Karugaba (Miscellaneous Application No. 233 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 107 (18 April 2023)
The High Court held that a vacant possession order and taxed costs applied only to Edward Biraro’s land, not to the applicant’s land, and set the taxation aside.
Muhwezi-Tindyebwa v Steadfin Uganda Co-operative Savings and Credit Society Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 286 of 2019) [2020] UGIC 15 (28 August 2020)
The court found that the amalgamation of FSN Uganda Cooperative Society with another SACCO to form the respondent, Steadfin Uganda Co-operative Savings and Credit Society Limited, resulted in the transfer of all assets and liabilities to the new entity as per Section 25 of the Cooperative Societies Act. Order 24 rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules permits substitution of parties where there is devolution of interest during the pendency of a suit. The respondent conceded the amalgamation, and there was no evidence of a contrary resolution excluding transfer of liabilities. The court distinguis…
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