Rohi Investment Limited v Fenghua Limited (Miscellaneous Application 2270 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 162 (17 April 2024)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 2270 of 2023
Judge
Ocaya, J
The High Court held it was functus officio and dismissed an application to set aside its earlier dismissal of a summary application for want of sufficient cause.
Kalyesubula v Bank of Africa & Another (Miscellaneous Application 944 of 2022) [2024] UGCommC 41 (22 March 2024)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 944 of 2022
Judge
Ocaya, J
The court found that the Applicant demonstrated sufficient cause for nonappearance, as the failure to attend was due to lack of communication from his former advocates and not attributable to his own negligence. The evidence showed the Applicant regularly followed up with his lawyers and was unaware of the dismissal until informed by new counsel. The delay in filing the application was not inordinate, as the Applicant acted promptly upon learning of the dismissal. The court held that mistake of counsel, in these circumstances, should not be imputed to the Applicant. However, recognizing the p…