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Mugisa Florence Kyaligonza and Others v Jane Rose Tusiime and Others (HCT-01-CV-LD-CS-0013-2020; HCT-01-LD-MA-0008-2024; HCT-01-LD-MA-0106-2025)

High Court · [2026] UGHC 705 · 2026 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to recall warrant of arrest issued in execution of costs arising from dismissed stay application
Decision
Application to recall warrant of arrest dismissed; Respondents at liberty to continue execution

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an application to recall a warrant of arrest issued in execution of costs arising from a dismissed stay application. The warrant did not arise from the main suit under appeal but from separate interlocutory proceedings. The costs had been settled by consent and taxed without challenge. No appeal had been filed against the order awarding costs. The pending appeal against the main suit was legally irrelevant to execution of costs from an independent unchallenged order.

Outcome

Application to recall warrant of arrest dismissed; Respondents at liberty to continue execution

Facts

The Applicants had sued the Respondents in Civil Suit No. 013 of 2020, which was struck out as barred by res judicata on 25 January 2024, with each party bearing own costs. The Applicants filed a notice of appeal (Civil Appeal No. 0363 of 2025) and Miscellaneous Application No. 0008 of 2024 seeking a stay of execution, which was dismissed with costs on 31 May 2024. The Respondents filed taxation applications to recover their costs. All parties consented to taxation, with the 1st and 2nd Respondents awarded UGX 6,958,000 and the 3rd Respondent awarded UGX 6,345,000. The Applicants failed to pay. The Respondents obtained a warrant of arrest in execution of the taxed costs. The Applicants then filed the present application to recall the warrant, arguing their pending appeal would be rendered nugatory if they were arrested.

Issues

  1. Whether this Court can properly recall or set aside a warrant of arrest issued in execution of costs arising from Miscellaneous Application No. 008 of 2024.
  2. Whether the Applicants have satisfied the legal threshold to warrant such intervention.

Orders

  • Application dismissed in its entirety.
  • Costs of the application awarded to the Respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Execution — Warrant of Arrest — Stay Pending Appeal
An appeal against a judgment in a main suit does not operate to stay execution of costs arising from a separate and distinct interlocutory proceeding that has not been appealed.
Civil Procedure — Costs — Consent to Taxation — Binding Effect
Costs settled by consent of parties and embodied in a certificate of taxation carry contractual effect and are binding unless set aside on recognised grounds such as fraud, mistake, or misrepresentation. A party cannot indirectly challenge consented costs through an application to recall execution where no appeal has been lodged against the taxation or underlying order.
Civil Procedure — Inherent Jurisdiction — Abuse of Process
The Court's inherent jurisdiction under Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act to prevent abuse of process must be exercised judiciously and not to undermine clear legal principles or restrain lawful execution of unchallenged decrees to which the parties consented.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Requirements
An applicant seeking stay of execution must demonstrate substantial loss, absence of unreasonable delay, and provision of security for due performance of the decree. Speculative assertions that arrest would render an appeal nugatory, without exceptional circumstances showing execution to be unjust or oppressive, do not constitute substantial loss.

Legislation cited (6)

Cases cited (2)

  • Lawrence Musitwa Kyazze v Eunice Businge (Supreme Court Civil Application No. 18 of 1990)
  • Stop and See (U) Ltd v Tropical Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 333 of 2010)

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Mugisa Florence Kyaligonza and Others v Jane Rose Tusiime and Others (HCT-01-CV-LD-CS-0013-2020; HCT-01-LD-MA-0008-2024; HCT-01-LD-MA-0106-2025) [2026] UGHC 705 (30 June 2026)
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