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Busoga Forestry Company Limited v Batabane (Miscellaneous Application 8 of 2021)

Industrial Court · [2022] UGIC 48 · 2022 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution of Industrial Court award pending appeal to Court of Appeal
Decision
Stay of execution granted conditional upon provision of bank guarantee for full decretal amount plus interest within 21 days

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Holding

The Industrial Court granted a stay of execution of its award pending appeal to the Court of Appeal, conditional upon the applicant providing a bank guarantee for the entire decretal sum plus accruing interest within 21 days. The court found that the applicant satisfied the conditions for stay: the appeal had prospects of success, the applicant would suffer substantial loss if execution proceeded because the respondent was unemployed and intended to use the award to settle loan obligations making recovery unlikely, and the application was not made with unreasonable delay.

Outcome

Stay of execution granted conditional upon provision of bank guarantee for full decretal amount plus interest within 21 days

Facts

The respondent, Batabane Anatole, was employed as Finance Manager at Busoga Forestry Company Limited for over 10 years until his constructive dismissal in January 2021. He successfully sued the company in the Industrial Court, obtaining an award on 2 December 2021 totalling UGX 268,480,667 comprising acting allowance, severance allowance, notice pay, general damages, and 15% interest per annum. The company filed a notice of appeal on 6 December 2021 and this application for stay of execution on 20 December 2021. The respondent was unemployed and had an outstanding loan of UGX 140 million with Standard Chartered Bank at 18% interest, which he intended to settle using the award proceeds.

Issues

  1. Whether the Applicant has adduced sufficient reasons to justify a stay of execution of the Industrial Court award pending appeal.

Orders

  • Application for stay of execution granted.
  • The Applicant shall provide a Bank Guarantee as security for due performance from a reputable Bank acceptable to the Respondent, providing for the entire decretal sum within 21 days from this ruling.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Conditions for Grant
An application for stay of execution pending appeal will be granted where the applicant demonstrates that: (a) substantial loss may result unless the order is made; (b) the application has been made without unreasonable delay; and (c) security has been given for due performance of the decree as may ultimately be binding upon the applicant.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Substantial Loss
Substantial loss justifying stay of execution is established where the judgment creditor is unemployed and intends to use the award to settle substantial loan obligations, making recovery of the award unlikely if the appeal succeeds.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Prospects of Success
In determining whether to grant stay of execution, the court is not duty bound to review the substance of the award but only to determine whether the grounds of appeal have a probability of success.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Security for Due Performance
The requirement for security for due performance is not intended to fetter the right of appeal but to ensure that courts do not assist litigants to delay execution through filing vexatious and frivolous appeals. The decision whether to order security must be made in consonance with the probability of success of the appeal and on the facts of each case.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Bank Guarantee as Security
Where an applicant for stay of execution fails to adduce evidence of its financial status, the court may order deposit of a bank guarantee in a reputable bank acceptable to the respondent as security for the whole decretal amount together with accruing interest to ensure the judgment creditor is not deprived of enjoying the fruits of the judgment.

Legislation cited (5)

Cases cited (1)

  • John Baptist Kawanga v Namyalo Kevina and Ssemakula Laurence

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