Anguria Joseph T a Anguria & Co. Advocates v Umeme Limited and Makubya Enock T a Polla Plast (Miscellaneous Application No. 1671 of 2025)

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Holding

The court granted a certificate of urgency for an interim injunction application to be heard during court vacation. The applicant established imminent danger arising from the first respondent's stated intention to pay taxed costs directly to the second respondent rather than to the applicant, creating risk of irreparable harm and rendering the main application nugatory if not restrained.

Outcome

Certificate of urgency granted; interim injunction application to proceed during court vacation

Facts

The applicant, an advocate, obtained a taxation certificate for costs amounting to UGX 628,872,832 in Consolidated Taxation Application No. 425 & 465 of 2024. A consent order required the first respondent to pay these taxed costs. The applicant demanded payment into his bank account. The second respondent also wrote to the first respondent claiming the taxed costs should be paid to him, with only UGX 25,774,566.4 going to the applicant, based on an alleged memorandum of understanding. The applicant denied knowledge of any such agreement and advised the first respondent of its illegality. The first respondent's advocates then communicated their intention to pay the taxed costs to the second respondent. The applicant filed a miscellaneous cause seeking to compel payment to him, and related applications for temporary and interim injunctions. He then sought a certificate of urgency to have the interim injunction application heard during court vacation.

Issues

1. Whether the Applicant is entitled to the remedies sought, specifically a certificate of urgency to hear Miscellaneous Application No. 1670 of 2025 during court vacation.

Orders

• A certificate of urgency is granted in Miscellaneous Application No. 1670 of 2025, to be heard during Court vacation.
• Costs shall be in the cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Legislation cited (4)

• Civil Procedure Act Cap. 282 s.98
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 52 Rules 1, 2 & 3
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 15 Rule 5(1)
• Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules SI No. 13-20 Rule 4

Cases cited (1)

• Nakato and Another v Busonga and Another (Civil Application No. 664 of 2023)

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