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Habre International Trading Company Ltd v Kampala City Council (HCT-00-CC-MA 532 of 2004)

High Court · [2006] UGCOMMC 66 · 2006 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of judgment dismissing original suit
Decision
Application for review of judgment dismissed with costs

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Holding

An application for review was dismissed where the applicant sought to review a judgment that dismissed their suit on the ground that pleadings were signed by an advocate without a practising certificate. The applicant claimed to have discovered that a partner with a valid certificate had signed the plaint. The court held that this was information peculiarly within the applicant's knowledge and could have been ascertained with due diligence at the time of the original hearing.

Outcome

Application for review of judgment dismissed with costs

Facts

The head suit was dismissed on 12 November 2002 on the ground that the plaint was signed by an advocate without a practising certificate. The applicant did not appeal. Two years later, the applicant filed an application for review, claiming to have discovered that the plaint was actually signed by Peter Paul Kusiima, a partner in the firm who had a valid practising certificate at the time, not by Dominic Kasirye. Hussein Abdalla, the managing director, and Paul Kusiima swore affidavits stating that Kusiima had signed the plaint and possessed a practising certificate. Kusiima further stated that Dominic Kasirye was already dead when the plaint was filed. The respondent opposed the application on grounds including laches and filed a handwriting expert report.

Issues

  1. Whether new evidence has been discovered which could not have been obtained at the time of the original hearing through due diligence, justifying a review of the judgment.

Orders

  • Application for review dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Discovery of New Evidence — Due Diligence Requirement
For an application for review to succeed on the ground of discovery of new and important matter or evidence, the applicant must show not only that the matter was not within his knowledge, but that it could not have been discovered at the time by the exercise of due diligence, and the factual basis for such claim must be laid before the court.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Information Within Applicant's Knowledge — Failure to Investigate
Where information relied upon as new evidence in a review application was peculiarly within the applicant's knowledge and could have been ascertained immediately when the issue was raised at trial, or by requesting an adjournment to investigate or calling evidence before judgment, the applicant cannot claim the evidence was not discoverable with due diligence.

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Habre International Trading Company Ltd v Kampala City Council (HCT-00-CC-MA 532 of 2004) [2006] UGCommC 66 (22 August 2006)
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