Kizito v Kampala Financial Services Ltd & 3 Ors
Kizito v Kampala Financial Services Ltd & 3 Ors (Civil Suit No. 30 of 2016) [2019] UGHCLD 7 (14 March 2019)
The court found that Counsel Tibaijuka's mere witnessing of the mortgage deed and mention in pleadings or scheduling memorandum does not make him a required witness under Regulation 9 of the Advocates (Professional Conduct) Regulations. There was no evidence that he had previously represented the Plaintiff or 4th Defendant, nor that he possessed confidential information relevant to the case. The 4th Defendant did not list him as a witness in her written statement of defence, and no leave was sought to include him as a witness. The scheduling memorandum is only a proposal and does not suffice…
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- Advocate Disqualification
- Professional Conduct
- Mortgage Deeds
- Witness Evidence
- Conflict Of Interest