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Nampewo and Others v Damalie Mukasa and Another (Miscellaneous Application 648 of 2023)

High Court · [2023] UGHCFD 105 · 2023 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to set aside a consent order recorded in the underlying civil suit
Decision
Application to set aside consent dismissed; consent order of 6 April 2023 remains valid and binding

Observed later treatment

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Holding

Held that a consent order validly recorded in the presence of parties' counsel with full instructions binds the parties. The applicants failed to demonstrate any ground for setting aside the consent, including fraud, mistake, or contravention of court policy. Absence of parties' signatures on the extracted consent does not invalidate an order made in open court with counsel's consent. Application dismissed.

Outcome

Application to set aside consent dismissed; consent order of 6 April 2023 remains valid and binding

Facts

The applicants were defendants in Civil Suit No. 525 of 2022 concerning the estate of the late George Kyaligonza. On 6 April 2023, when the matter came before the Deputy Registrar for directions, counsel for the respondents requested interim access to residential property at Plot 125, 8th Street, Namuwongo. The applicants' counsel, Daniel Bagonza, consented to this request in open court. The Deputy Registrar recorded a consent order allowing the 1st respondent to occupy the property pending mediation. Later that day, the applicants received the extracted consent and sought to set it aside, alleging they never agreed to it, that it was recorded in their absence, and that it violated court policy because the parties did not sign it. The respondents opposed the application, stating that the consent was validly recorded in the presence of both parties' counsel.

Issues

  1. Whether the consent order recorded on 6 April 2023 is illegal and against court policy.
  2. What remedies are available to the parties.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Consent Orders — Validity — Order Made in Presence of Counsel with Instructions
A consent order recorded by a judicial officer in open court in the presence of counsel with full instructions to represent the parties is binding on all parties, and the absence of the parties' signatures on the extracted order does not invalidate the consent where it was given orally in court.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgments — Grounds for Setting Aside Consent Orders
A consent order may be set aside where it is proved that it was entered into without sufficient material facts, in misapprehension or ignorance of material facts, or was actuated by illegality, fraud, mistake, contravention of court policy, or any reason that would enable a court to set aside an agreement, but the applicant bears the burden of proving such grounds.
Civil Procedure — Functus Officio — Review Jurisdiction under Section 82 Civil Procedure Act
After passing judgment, a court becomes functus officio and cannot revisit the judgment except in circumstances provided for under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which permit review on grounds of mistake or error apparent on the record, discovery of new and important evidence, or any other sufficient reason analogous to the foregoing.

Legislation cited (9)

Cases cited (7)

  • Betuco (U) Ltd and Another v Barclays Bank and Others (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 243 of 2009)
  • Ismail Sunderji Hirani v Noorali Esmail Kassam [1952] EA 131
  • Attorney General and Uganda Land Commission v James Mark Kamoga and James Kamala (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 8 of 2004)
  • Brooke Bond Liebig (T) Ltd v Mallya (1975) EA 266
  • Mohamed Allibhai v W.E. Bukenya and Another (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 56 of 1996)
  • FX Mubuuke v UEB (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 98 of 2005)
  • Re Nakivubo Chemists (U) Ltd (1979) HCB 12

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Nampewo and Others v Damalie Mukasa and Another (Miscellaneous Application 648 of 2023) [2023] UGHCFD 105 (17 November 2023)
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