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Butera v Mutalemwa (Civil Application 1 of 2020) [2022] UGSC 7 (1 March 2022)
The Supreme Court dismissed an application for a certificate of importance as out of time, finding it was filed 13 days late and no enlargement of time was sought.
Mark Graves v Balton (U) Ltd (HCT-00-CC-MA 158 of 2008) [2008] UGCommC 46 (21 August 2008)
The court held that filing a defence is not a condition precedent to making an application under Order 9 rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules, provided the applicant gives notice of intention to defend and applies within the time limited for service of a defence. However, the application in this case was filed outside the prescribed 15-day period following substituted service by advertisement, and thus was out of time. Furthermore, the grounds advanced by the applicant did not properly dispute the jurisdiction of the court as required under Order 9 rule 3, but rather related to alleged non-dis…
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Belflowers Ltd v Balton (U) Ltd (HCT-00-CC-MA 152 of 2008) [2008] UGCommC 45 (21 August 2008)
The High Court held that a defendant may challenge jurisdiction by notice of intention to defend without first filing a defence, if the notice and timing requirements are met.
Kageni and Another v Gole (Civil Application 15 of 2007) [2007] UGSC 28 (17 October 2007)
The Supreme Court of Uganda held that election petition appeal time limits were governed by the Parliamentary Elections (Election Petition) Rules, not the Supreme Court Rules.
