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    Ben Kavuya & 2 Others v Wakanyira David George, SCCA No 31/2021 [2024] UGSC 13 (judgment delivered on June 18, 2024)   Background to the case   Attention! Save for exceptional circumstances, the terms of a written contract cannot be varied by terms orally agreed upon by parties.   The respondent to this […]

Kampala International University V Housing Finance Company Limited Petition No. 34 (E035) of 2022(Supreme Court of Kenya), Judgment delivered on 12th April 2024 Background to the case Sometime in October 2017, the Appellant instituted arbitration proceedings against the Respondent, arising from a dispute of over $3,883,368. The Respondent filed a counterclaim to the tune of […]

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority v Central Plumbing Works (U) Limited, Misc. Cause No. 037/2023. Ruling delivered on January 25, 2024 by Hon. Judge Musa Ssekaana Attention! The appointment of the Chairperson of the Tribunal by the Executive Director, Centre for Dispute Resolution (CADER) without the approval of the Solicitor General is irregular and illegal Background […]

Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership & Another v Commissioner Land Registration & 7 Others, Misc. Application No 2484 of 2023 Attention! Section 6 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act Cap 6 is not a bar to Court exercising its inherent powers under section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act Cap 71 and section 33 of […]

STANBIC BANK (UGANDA) LIMITED VS NASSANGA SAPHINAH KASULE CIVIL APPEAL NO.182 OF 2021. Judgment delivered by Christopher Gashirabake, J.A. Attention! Termination of an employment contract under S. 65(1)(a) of the Employment Act 2006 does not always need reasons for termination, provided that the employer has given sufficient notice as the law prescribes. Background to the […]

Ham Enterprises Ltd & 2 others V Diamond Trust Bank (U) Ltd & Diamond Trust(K) Limited (Civil Appeal No.13 of 2021. Judgment delivered by Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo on 6th June 2023. Attention! A syndicated loan arrangement is a globally accepted mode of lending money and is not barred by any law in Uganda Background […]