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Geoffrey Otim t a BSG Advocates v Hotel Diplomate Limited (Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2010)

Court of Appeal · [2018] UGCA 268 · 2018 Appeal Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Civil appeal listed for hearing before the Court of Appeal
Decision
Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution and absence of parties on the hearing date

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Holding

The appeal was listed for hearing but neither the parties nor their counsel appeared, despite proof of service of the hearing notice on the court record. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution and for the absence of the parties on the hearing date. No order was made as to costs.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution and absence of parties on the hearing date

Facts

The matter was a civil appeal listed for hearing before the Court of Appeal on 26 June 2018. On the hearing date, neither the parties nor their counsel appeared. An affidavit of service was on the court record, indicating that the parties had been duly served with notice of the hearing. The court accordingly dismissed the appeal for want of prosecution and absence of the parties.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution and absence of parties.
  • No order as to costs.

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Geoffrey Otim t a BSG Advocates v Hotel Diplomate Limited (Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2010) [2018] UGCA 268 (26 June 2018)
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