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Election Petitions [2024] UGCA 36

Ariko Jonny De West v Omara Yuventine

Ariko Jonny De West v Omara Yuventine (Election Application 16 of 2023) [2024] UGCA 36 (13 February 2024)

Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Election Application 16 of 2023
Judge
Egonda-Ntende, JA, Bamugemereire, JA, Luswata, JA

The Court of Appeal held that only documents that formed part of the record of the High Court may be included in the record of appeal or supplementary record of appeal. Upon reviewing the certified record from the High Court and the affidavits, the court found that pages 11 to 16 of the respondent's supplementary record of appeal, containing the certificate of service, were not part of the original record before the High Court. The respondent failed to provide evidence that these pages were ever before the trial court. The court further held that the proper procedure for introducing new evide…

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  • Supplementary Record Of Appeal
  • Admissibility Of Evidence On Appeal
  • Affidavit By Advocate
  • Procedural Irregularities
  • Striking Out Documents
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Civil Procedure [1987] UGSC 1

Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd v Eddy Rodrigues

Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd v Eddy Rodrigues [1987] UGSC 1 (2 July 1987)

Court
Supreme Court of Uganda
Judge
Lubogo, JSC, Saied, CJ, Nyamuchoncho, JSC

The Court held that the appeal was incompetent because the notice of appeal was filed out of time, and no leave for extension was granted. Additionally, the appellant failed to extract and file both the order appealed against and the order granting leave to appeal, as required by the Rules. The omission of Exhibit D.1 from the record could not be cured by simply tendering it at the appellate stage; the proper procedure was to file a supplementary record in compliance with Rule 89. The Court reaffirmed that appeals must strictly comply with procedural requirements, and defects relating to basi…

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  • Appeal Timeliness
  • Supplementary Record Of Appeal
  • Banking Liability
  • Procedural Compliance
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