Lawyer Jude Byamukama has announced that the Court of Appeal will hear applications No. 749 and 750 of 2024 on January 15, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. The applications seek to overturn Justice Musa Ssekaana’s injunction that halted the Uganda Law Society (ULS) Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and elections planned for December 17, 2024. The injunction,…
The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Ssemakadde has reiterated his commitment to upholding the Society’s principles of democracy and accountability following what he described as a deliberate attempt by the judiciary to suppress the upcoming Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) scheduled for December 17, 2024. In a bold statement, Ssemakadde criticized Justice Musa…
The hopes of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Katonga faction led by the Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago to block the delegates’ conference organized by the Najjanankumbi group led by Patrick Amuriat Oboi and Nathan Nandala Mafabi may have suffered a set back. It has emerged that one of the FDC vice chairpersons also signed a…
City socialite Sheila Nadege, commonly known as Don Zella, has been ordered by the High Court in Kampala to pay USh20 million as security for costs in her lawsuit against Speke Hotel 1996 Limited, trading as Speke Apartments which is owned by real estate tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia under Meera Investments Ltd. Don Zella had sued the…
The Director of Public Prosecutions has applied to Buganda Road Magistrates Court to take over the case of offensive communication instituted against embattled city lawyer Male Mabirizi. Counsel Robert Rutaro Muhairwe instituted the charges against Mabirizi by way of private prosecution accusing him of using his social media platforms to abuse High Court Civil Division…
The High Court in Kampala presided over by Justice Musa Sekaana has trashed an appeal Jared Kalera seeking an injunction of the Federation of Motorsport in Uganda (FMU) Extraordinary Assembly slated for this weekend. Southern Motor Club member Jared Kalera sued FMU President Dipu Ruparelia and Secretary Leilah Mayanja with the intention of challenging his…
The High Court in Kampala has cleared Kabira Country Club of 147 million Shillings water bill that was being demanded by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). According to the judgment issued by the head of High Court Civil Division Justice Musa Ssekaana, the bill issued to Kabira for water allegedly consumed between 2013…
The Civil Division of High Court presided over by Justice Musa Ssekaana has ordered a former employee of Uganda Baati to pay 20 Million Shillings in damages for defrauding the company. According to the ruling, Justice Ssekaana ordered Duncan Mugabi to pay 15 Million Shillings in general damages and 5 Million in punitive damages for…
Justice Musa Ssekaana has dismissed an application seeking to stop Electoral Commission from nominating candidates from the National Unity Platform (NUP) party. He delivered the ruling on Tuesday in response to an application filed by Basile Difas and Hassan Twaha who sought to block the nomination of NUP candidates because of the recent changes in…
A tenant at Mabirizi Plaza, who was evicted from her shop and her stock confiscated for failure to pay rent, has won a court case with damages of Shs125m with interest. Ms Sophie Nakitende sued Mabu Commodities Limited, a company that owns Mabirizi Plaza, after it evicted her and seized her stock for non-payment of…
