olara v Omony (Miscellaneous Application 2 of 2022)

Observed later treatment

No later-treatment classification is recorded for this judgment.

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Holding

The court dismissed the application for stay of execution as moot, having already dismissed the underlying application to set aside the consent judgment. The application was overtaken by events. The court encouraged the parties to agree on workable terms for payment of the outstanding debt to avoid costly execution proceedings.

Outcome

Application dismissed as overtaken by events; consent decree remains enforceable

Facts

The Respondent advanced a loan of Ugx 150,000,000 to the Applicant pursuant to a memorandum of agreement dated 10 January 2020. The Applicant was to repay within three months plus Ugx 33,000,000 interest. Default would attract 10% charge. The Applicant pledged land as security. When the Applicant defaulted, the Respondent filed Civil Suit No. 36 of 2021 claiming Ugx 507,400,000. The parties executed consent judgment on 10 December 2021 for a consolidated sum of Ugx 347,700,000 payable in instalments. The Applicant defaulted on the payment schedule, paying only Ugx 175,000,000, leaving a balance of Ugx 172,700,000. The Applicant filed Miscellaneous Application No. 1 of 2022 to set aside the consent judgment and the present application for stay of execution. The court had already dismissed the application to set aside the consent judgment by the time this application was heard.

Issues

1. Whether to grant a stay of execution of a consent decree pending determination of an application to set aside the consent judgment.

Orders

• Application for stay of execution dismissed.
• No order as to costs.

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