Sure Telecom Uganda v Bandwidth & Cloud Services Group Ltd (Miscellaneous Application 869 of 2016)
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Holding
The court granted unconditional leave to appear and defend where the applicant disputed both the quantum of debt claimed and the validity of an acknowledgment of debt document. The applicant raised triable issues requiring judicial determination including verification of disputed amounts through examination of the Master Service agreement and payment invoices. The court held that a defendant need only show triable issues warranting determination, not prove its defence at the leave stage.
Outcome
Applicant granted unconditional leave to appear and defend main suit
Facts
The respondent filed a summary suit claiming USD 162,897 as outstanding debt for internet bandwidth and other services rendered to the applicant under a Master Service agreement. The applicant applied for unconditional leave to appear and defend, disputing the amount claimed (particularly USD 14,288.86 for excess bandwidth in May 2016) and stating all undisputed invoices had been paid. The applicant was conducting internal verification to authenticate the claimed amount and challenged the validity of an acknowledgment of debt relied upon by the respondent. The respondent opposed the application, arguing the applicant had not shown reasonable grounds of defence or raised genuine triable issues.
Issues
- Whether the applicant should be granted unconditional leave to appear and defend the summary suit.
Orders
- Application allowed.
- Applicant granted unconditional leave to appear and defend the main suit.
- Applicant to file written statement of defence within fifteen (15) days from the date of this ruling.
- Applicant to serve written statement of defence upon the respondent.
- Costs of this application to abide the outcome of the main suit.
Rules and key headnotes
Legislation cited (6)
Cases cited (11)
- Maluku Interglobal Trade Agency v Bank of Uganda [1985] HCB 63
- Marsenne (Uganda) Ltd & others v Stanbic Bank (U) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 482 of 2014)
- Begumisa George v East African Development Bank (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 0451 of 2005)
- Bunjo Jonathan v KCB Bank Uganda Ltd (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 174 of 2014)
- NIS Protection (U) Ltd v Nkumba University (High Court Civil Suit No. 604 of 2004)
- International Credit Bank Ltd v Celtel Ltd (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 268 of 2002)
- GKo Medicines Ltd v Family Care Pharmacy Ltd (High Court Civil Suit No. 994 of 2004)
- Kamagara Herbert v Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd (High Court Civil Suit No. 264 of 2003)
- Bhaker Kotecha v Adam Muhammed (Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2001)
- Geoffrey Gatete and Anor v William Kyobe (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 7 of 2005)
- Rajiv Kumar v Patel Sureshbhai (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 815 of 2014)
Full judgment
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