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Namiiro Ruth Barlow v Yako Bank Uganda Limited and Another [2026] UGCOMMC 323

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application by a non-party third party for review and setting aside of a judgment in originating summons, and for stay of execution
Decision
Judgment in Originating Summons No. 029 of 2024 set aside to the extent necessary; execution stayed pending determination of the applicant's claimed equitable interest

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Holding

The Commercial Court held that a third party who was not joined to proceedings may nonetheless be an 'aggrieved person' entitled to seek review under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules where the decree wrongfully deprives her of, or affects, a proprietary right. The applicant's unchallenged evidence of an equitable kibanja interest acquired in 2022, which was never disclosed to or considered by the court before vacant possession was granted, and her lack of opportunity to be heard, amounted to sufficient reason for review. Since imminent eviction would render the review nugatory, execution was stayed under Order 43 rule 4. Application granted; costs in the cause.

Outcome

Judgment in Originating Summons No. 029 of 2024 set aside to the extent necessary; execution stayed pending determination of the applicant's claimed equitable interest

Facts

The applicant claimed to be the equitable owner and occupant of a kibanja on land comprised in Block 460 Plot 1561 at Maya, having purchased the interest from Bukenya Michael by agreement dated 7 November 2022. The land had been mortgaged to the first respondent by the second respondent. In Originating Summons No. 029 of 2024 the first respondent obtained judgment against the second respondent on 23 December 2024, including an order for vacant possession entitling it to sell the mortgaged property. The applicant was not joined to those proceedings and said her interest was never brought to the court's attention. She only learned of the judgment when her daughter was served with an eviction notice dated 4 November 2025. She contended that the first respondent had failed to conduct due diligence to ascertain third-party interests before accepting the property as security, and that execution would irreparably deprive her of her home and equitable interest. The respondents were served but neither appeared nor filed any reply, so her affidavit evidence was unchallenged.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant, who was not a party to Originating Summons No. 029 of 2024, is an aggrieved person entitled to apply for review under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  2. Whether sufficient grounds were disclosed to warrant review and setting aside of the judgment in Originating Summons No. 029 of 2024.
  3. Whether execution proceedings in Miscellaneous Application No. 38 of 2025 should be stayed pending determination of the applicant's claim.

Orders

  • The judgment delivered on 23rd December 2024 in Originating Summons No. 029 of 2024 is reviewed and set aside to the extent necessary to enable the applicant's claim and interest in the suit property to be heard and determined.
  • Execution proceedings in Miscellaneous Application No. 38 of 2025 are stayed pending determination of the applicant's claim concerning her alleged equitable interest in the suit property.
  • Costs of this application shall be in the cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Judgments — Meaning of 'Aggrieved Person' under Civil Procedure Act s.82
An aggrieved person entitled to apply for review under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules is one who has suffered a legal grievance, that is, a person against whom a decision has been pronounced which wrongfully deprives him or her of something or wrongfully affects his or her title or rights.
Civil Procedure — Review — Standing of Non-Parties to Seek Review
A person who was not a party to the proceedings may apply for review of a decree or order, including under the court's inherent powers, where the decree affects an existing proprietary interest of that person.
Civil Procedure — Review — 'Any Other Sufficient Reason' — Undisclosed Third-Party Interest and Denial of Hearing
Where a person claiming an existing equitable interest in land shows that the interest was neither disclosed to nor considered by the court and that he or she was not afforded an opportunity to be heard before an order for vacant possession was made, those circumstances may constitute sufficient reason for review under Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Civil Procedure — Review Distinguished from Appeal
Review and appeal are distinct statutory remedies: an attack on the correctness of the court's conclusions on fact or law lies by way of appeal, whereas review is concerned with the validity of the decision and the method by which it was reached, and the review jurisdiction must be exercised judicially and reasonably.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Substantial Loss under Order 43 rule 4
Execution may be stayed under Order 43 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules where substantial loss may result to the applicant, as where imminent eviction would dispossess an occupant of the subject property and render pending review proceedings nugatory, and there has been no unreasonable delay in applying.
Land & Property — Equitable Interests — Kibanja Holders and Mortgagee Sale of Occupied Land
An order for vacant possession in favour of a mortgagee over land occupied by a kibanja holder claiming an equitable interest, made without joining or hearing that occupant, is liable to be reviewed so that the claimed interest may be investigated and determined.

Legislation cited (6)

Cases cited (7)

  • Mohamed Alibhai v W.E. Bukenya Mukasa and Another (Civil Appeal No. 56 of 1996)
  • Re Nakivubo Chemists (U) Ltd and In the matter of the Companies Act (1979) HCB 12
  • Yusuf vs Nokrah (1971) EA 104 / Yusuf vs Nokrach [1971] EA 104
  • Ladak Abdulla Muhammad Hussein v Griffiths Isingoma Kakiiza and 2 Others (Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1995)
  • Ex parte Side Botham in re Side Botham (1880) 14 Ch. D 458 at 465
  • Abdul Jafar Devji vs Ali RMS Devji [1958] EA 558
  • FX Mubwike v Uganda Electricity Board (Miscellaneous Application No. 98 of 2005)

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Namiiro Ruth Barlow v Yako Bank Uganda Limited and Another [2026] UGCommC 323 (16 June 2026)
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