Category Archives: LEGAL ALERTS

When a judgment is entered by court, there are different avenues a party aggrieved by the judgment may take to have a chance of the judgment being entered in a different way. There’s a general rule that the court after passing judgment becomes functus officio and cannot revisit the judgment or purport to exercise aContinue reading “WHEN DOES A COURT REVIEW A JUDGEMENT?”

When a suit is instituted, the process of getting the either party aware about this suit is the objective of a summons and this summons-to-file a defense must be served to that party or parties. As required under Section 20 of the Civil Procedure Act, when a suit has been instituted then service has toContinue reading “SERVICE OF SUMMONS IN UGANDA: THE DEVELOPMENT”

This may not be a topic of debate but all we need is to look into the provisions of the law and find out where the standing could be. The Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary defines an appeal as any proceedings taken to rectify an erroneous decision of a court or tribunal by bringing it beforeContinue reading “THE RIGHT TO APPEAL IN UGANDA: IS IT ACTUALY A RIGHT!?”

The High Court’s Family Division has outlawed the practice of men dispossessing their wives of matrimonial property by bestowing it to their sons in their Wills without the spouse’s authorisation. The High Court’s Family Division has outlawed the practice of men dispossessing their wives of matrimonial property by bestowing it to their sons in their WillsContinue reading “SPOUSAL CONSENT WHEN GIVING AWAY MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY”