A Costly Oversight: How Bid Validity Can Defeat Even the Strongest Procurement Claims
Procurement law Uganda, bid validity PPDA, locus standi Uganda, procurement disputes Uganda, PPDA Tribunal Introduction Public procurement in Uganda is governed by strict statutory rules designed to ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability. However, these rules also impose rigid procedural requirements that can determine the outcome of disputes. A recent decision of the PPDA Appeals Tribunal...
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When Silence Becomes Dismissal: Navigating Criminal Allegations and Employee Rights in Uganda
constructive dismissal Uganda, employment law Uganda, unfair dismissal, employee rights Uganda, Industrial Court Uganda Introduction In Uganda’s evolving employment law landscape, the relationship between criminal proceedings and employment obligations continues to generate complex disputes. A recent Industrial Court decision in Mukisa Godfrey & Anor v. Vegol Limited: LDR No. 12 of 2022 has provided important...
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Uganda High Court Rules in Favor of Downtown Investments Ltd in Lease Dispute
Lease – option to purchase – offer not accepted; no sale. Contract interpretation – rent revision clause construed as upward increases; conduct can evidence acceptance of revised rent. Breach – tenant’s non-payment of rent, wrongful possession. Set-off/recovery for repairs – require written consent, documentary proof and pleaded special damages. Remedies – rent arrears, mesne profits,...
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High Court of Uganda Dissolves 31-Year Marriage over Cruelty and Constructive Desertion
By Nomad Advocates In Hope Kyomugisha v Friday Herbert Mugisha (Divorce Cause No. 103 of 2023), the High Court of Uganda (Family Division) dissolved a long-standing Christian marriage on grounds of cruelty and constructive desertion, while making detailed orders on the distribution of matrimonial property. The parties were married in 1992 at St. James Cathedral,...
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The High Court in Uganda dismisses an application for document discovery in a loan dispute
By Nomad Advocates The High Court of Uganda, Commercial Division, presided over by Hon. Lady Justice Patience T.E. Rubagumya, has dismissed Miscellaneous Application No. 2347 of 2025 filed by Mr. Kasulu Paul against Nsiika Financial Services Ltd. The application sought an order compelling the Respondent to produce various financial documents related...
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Mulirire Daniel v. Yeko Ibrahim & Electoral Commission: EP No. 18 of 2025
Mulirire Daniel filed an appeal against the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify him from contesting in the Budiope East parliamentary elections due to alleged non-compliance with nomination requirements. Appeal Against Electoral Commission Decision This case involves an appeal by Mulirire Daniel against the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify him from contesting in the Budiope East...
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The Uganda High Court upholds the Electoral Commission’s validation of Nakawa West Candidates
By Nomad Advocates Bwowe Ivan filed a legal appeal in Pre-Election Appeal No. 08 of 2025: Bwowe Ivan v. The Electoral Commission & Others, regarding the nomination of candidates for the Nakawa Division West Constituency in Uganda. The appeal was against the Electoral Commission’s decision to uphold the nomination of candidates for Nakawa Division West....
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REGISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS IN UGANDA
By Nomad Advocates The High Court in Uganda dismissed an application in the matter of Rodgers Matifari Obata v. Wakesa Patrick (Miscellaneous Application No. 30 of 2024) where the Applicant sought orders that the judgment and decree delivered by the High Court of Kenya Holden at Bugoma vide Succession Cause No. 195 of 2014, be...
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Henry Kibirango and Others v Lule Emma and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 201 of 2025) [2025] UGHCLD 414 (29 December 2025)
By Nomad Advocates: An out-of-time and/or incompetent notice of appeal defeats an application for stay of execution. The application was dismissed with costs The court made the following observations while dismissing an application for stay of execution:a. Stay of execution is an act of ceasing or arresting the judicial directions by an order of the...
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