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Kasaijja & Anor v Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 88 of 2011)

High Court · [2011] UGCOMMC 199 · 2011 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of proceedings pending determination of related suit
Decision
Application dismissed with costs to the respondent

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The court dismissed the application for stay of proceedings, holding that the applicants failed to demonstrate that the issues in the two suits were precisely similar as required under Order 39 rule 2. The application was found incompetent because no issues for determination could arise from the counterclaim in HCCS No. 170 of 2008 without evidence of a reply to the counterclaim, as issues only arise when a material proposition is affirmed by one party and denied by the other.

Outcome

Application dismissed with costs to the respondent

Facts

The applicants, directors and shareholders of Emerald Hotel Ltd, sought a stay of HCCS No. 95 of 2010 pending determination of HCCS No. 170 of 2008. In the 2010 suit, Barclays Bank sought to enforce personal guarantees of UGX 5,160,372,301 against the applicants for Emerald Hotel Ltd's debt. The guarantees were issued on 7 November 2005. In the 2008 suit, Emerald Hotel, Crystal Way Ltd, Juliana Nakityo and Abbey Mutebi sued Barclays Bank, which filed a counterclaim seeking recovery of UGX 5,136,000,000 on the basis of mortgage and debenture deeds. The applicants contended that both suits raised similar issues regarding enforceability of securities and sought to recover the same debt, arguing that the guarantee obligations should not exceed those of the mortgagors under section 16 of the Mortgage Act.

Issues

  1. Whether the main suit should be stayed pending the final disposal of HCCS No. 170 of 2008.
  2. Whether the applicants could properly have been joined as co-defendants in the counterclaim in HCCS No. 170 of 2008 under Order 1 rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  3. Whether the issues to be tried in HCCS No. 95 of 2010 are precisely similar to the issues in HCCS No. 170 of 2008 for purposes of Order 39 rule 2.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Stay of Proceedings — Order 39 rule 2 — Requirement for Precisely Similar Issues
For a stay of proceedings under Order 39 rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the applicant must demonstrate that the plaintiff has instituted two or more suits and that the issues to be tried in the suit to which the applicant is a party are precisely similar to the issues in another suit; the issues must be established from the pleadings and arise when a material proposition of law or fact is affirmed by one party and denied by the other.
Civil Procedure — Counterclaims — Nature as Separate Suit — Requirement for Reply
A counterclaim is a separate suit that must be replied to, and issues for determination only arise when the counterclaim is answered; where there is no reply to a counterclaim, no issues arise for comparison with another suit under Order 39 rule 2.
Civil Procedure — Framing of Issues — Requirement for Affirmation and Denial
Under Order 15 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, issues arise only when a material proposition of law or fact is affirmed by one party and denied by the other; where an allegation is not denied, it is taken to be admitted and no controversy for trial arises.

Legislation cited (12)

Cases cited (4)

  • William Sebuliba Kayongo and Another v Barclays Bank (U) Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 325 of 2008)
  • Karshe v Uganda Transport Company Limited [1967] EA 774
  • James Katuku v Kalimbagiza [1987] HCB 75
  • Patel v Madhvani International Limited [1992] 1 KALR

Cases citing this judgment (1)

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Kasaijja & Anor v Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 88 of 2011) [2011] UGCommC 199 (8 April 2011)
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