Case Summaries

Tumusiime Richard & 5 Others vs Mukwano Personal Care Products. Labour Dispute Reference No. 022 of 2014
The court will be wrong if it grants specific performance to a person with unclean hands, says the Supreme Court
High Court sets conditions necessary for granting Temporary Injunctions
Cohabiting is not marriage according to the law regardless of the years spent says the High Court
Court Clarifies the meaning of public service.
Court struck out an application for enforcement of rights
An Appeal coming from the High Court should ordinarily lie in the Court of Appeal, says Hon Justice Kisaakye
Judicial review is a matter of Administrative Law, says Lady Justice Lydia Mugambe
The Financial Institutions Act gives a time limit of 12 months for any action during receivership to both begin and end.
First purchase in time takes precedence says the Hon Justice Batema
A contract between people is not binding on the whole world, says Justice Paul Gadenya
A widow outranks the heir on the disposition of matrimonial property by will says Justice Godfrey Namundi
Arbitrary arrest and torture of a suspect is unlawful says Hon Justice Musa Ssekana
Delayed payment of a loan can be sufficient to allow the creditor to sell security used in acquiring the loan, says Lady Justice Lydia Mugambe.
Court struck out an application seeking a declaration on the breach of the freedom from torture cruelty, inhuman and degrading treatment guaranteed under article 24 of the Constitution.
Court Awards Payment of Retirement Benefits
Absconding from your marital home may be used as proof for desertion, says Justice Godfrey Namudi
High Court expounds on the Jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court
Mere poverty of a plaintiff is not by itself a ground for ordering security for costs says Justice Godfrey Namundi
The right to a reputation is acknowledged as an inherent personal right of every person says Justice Ssekaana.