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Civil Procedure [2025] UGHC 406

Hoza Auto (U) Ltd v Dr. Asaba George

Hoza Auto (U) Ltd v Dr. Asaba George (Civil Miscellaneous Application 14 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 406 (10 March 2025)

The High Court at Kasese dismissed an application to amend a plaint and join a proposed second defendant, holding the plaintiff could not be forced to sue a third party in this tort claim.

  • Joinder Of Parties
  • Amendment Of Pleadings
  • Dominance Of Plaintiff
  • Tortious Liability
  • Procedural Timelines
  • Joinder-of-parties
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Tort Law [2024] UGHCCD 99

Nyakana v Attorney General

Nyakana v Attorney General (Civil Suit 306 of 2011) [2024] UGHCCD 99 (4 June 2024)

The court held that the Plaintiff's suit was barred by limitation under section 3(1) of the Limitation Act, as it was filed well beyond the prescribed three-year period for actions founded on tort for personal injuries. The Plaintiff failed to plead or prove any statutory exemption, such as disability, in the plaint as required by Order 7 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 21 of the Limitation Act. The court further found that the ex gratia payment made by the Defendant did not amount to an admission of liability or revive the cause of action, as such payments are not recognized…

  • Limitation Of Actions
  • Wrongful Arrest
  • False Imprisonment
  • Tortious Liability
  • Ex Gratia Payments
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Civil Procedure [1952] EACA 286

Marwaha v Nath and Another

Marwaha v Nath and Another (Civil Case No. 599 of .1952) [1952] EACA 286 (1 January 1952)

The court dismissed a strike-out application by the Postmaster General, holding that Crown immunity from tort was a defence on a point of law to be pleaded, not a joinder issue.

  • Joinder Of Parties
  • Striking Out Parties
  • Crown Immunity
  • Tortious Liability
  • Pleading Points Of Law
  • Civil-procedure
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