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Lively Minds Uganda v Kanyonga (Labour Dispute Appeal No. 89 of 2018)

Industrial Court · [2019] UGIC 17 · 2019 Application Partly Allowed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution pending appeal from Industrial Court award
Decision
Stay of execution conditional upon deposit of decretal sum in court

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Holding

The Industrial Court dismissed an application for stay of execution of an award for unlawful dismissal. The court held that mere lodging of a notice of appeal and pleading of likely substantial loss, without exemplification of how such loss will occur, is insufficient ground for stay of execution. Where the applicant company's directors and shareholders are foreigners who may close shop and leave Uganda before execution, the court may grant stay only upon deposit of the decretal sum as security.

Outcome

Stay of execution conditional upon deposit of decretal sum in court

Facts

The respondent was unlawfully dismissed by the appellant employer. The Industrial Court delivered an award on 13 April 2018 declaring the dismissal unlawful and awarding the respondent UGX 45,000,000 in general damages, UGX 5,000,000 in aggravated damages, and UGX 9,900,000 in severance allowance, plus interest. The appellant lodged a notice of appeal and applied for stay of execution, arguing the appeal had strong likelihood of success because the court grossly misapplied facts and awarded excessive damages. The respondent opposed the application, arguing that all directors and shareholders of the appellant company were foreigners and there was a possibility the company could close and leave Uganda before execution. The respondent requested that any stay be conditional upon deposit of security.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should grant a stay of execution of the Industrial Court award pending appeal.
  2. Whether the appellant should be required to deposit security for satisfaction of the decree as a condition for stay of execution.

Orders

  • Application for stay of execution dismissed unless the appellant deposits the decretal sum of UGX 59,999,000 in court as a pre-condition.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Grounds for Grant — Insufficiency of Mere Notice of Appeal
Mere lodging of a notice of appeal and pleading of likely substantial loss, without exemplification of how such loss will occur, is insufficient ground for a court to exercise its discretion to grant stay of execution.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Security for Decree — Foreign Directors and Risk of Non-Execution
Where an applicant company's shareholders and directors are foreigners and there is a possibility that the company may close shop and leave the country before execution of a decree, the court may grant stay of execution only upon condition that the applicant deposits security for performance of the decree.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Likelihood of Success on Appeal — Not Determinable by Court Below
Whether or not there is likely to be success of an appeal may not be determined by the court against whose decision the appeal lies, because ordinarily the court would have considered in the best genuine way possible all the law and evidence available and would have reached what it considered a correct decision.

Cases cited (4)

  • Dr. Ahamed Kisule v Greenland Bank (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 7 of 2017)
  • Gashumba Maniraguhe v Sam Nkundiye (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 24 of 2015)
  • Serafaco Consultants Ltd v Euro Consult & Anor (Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No. 16 of 2007)
  • M/A 047/2016 - Mpangire Vs Mugabwa

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