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Torres Advanced Enterprises Solutions LLC v Ojok and 87 Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 165 of 2015)

Industrial Court · [2022] UGIC 29 · 2022 Application Partly Allowed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution of Industrial Court award pending appeal
Decision
Stay of execution granted conditional upon deposit of security

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The Industrial Court granted a stay of execution of its labour award pending appeal, conditional upon the applicant depositing security of UGX 400,000,000 in cash or bank guarantee. The court found that while the appeal raised a serious question of law regarding interpretation of continuous service that merited judicial consideration, the interests of the respondent workers required protection through security for due performance given the time appeals take and the risk of the award being rendered nugatory.

Outcome

Stay of execution granted conditional upon deposit of security

Facts

The applicant employer sought a stay of execution of an Industrial Court award delivered on 14 May 2021 in Labour Dispute Reference No. 024/2015 involving 88 workers. The applicant filed an appeal and argued that the court's interpretation of continuous service raised serious questions of law. The respondent workers opposed the application, arguing the applicant had not satisfied the conditions for stay of execution established in Kyazze v Busingye. The applicant's affidavit was sworn by Randy Baham, the Country Manager, while the respondents' affidavit was sworn by George Johnson Ojok. A preliminary objection was raised that one of the respondents' affidavits was filed out of time.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant satisfied the conditions for a stay of execution pending appeal.
  2. Whether the applicant should be required to deposit security for due performance of the award.

Orders

  • Application for stay of execution allowed on condition that the applicant deposits in court either UGX 400,000,000 cash or a bank guarantee in the same sum.
  • The bank guarantee shall be valid up to and until the disposal of the appeal.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Conditions for Grant — Security for Due Performance
Where an appeal raises a serious question of law that merits further judicial consideration, a stay of execution may be granted conditional upon the applicant depositing security for due performance of the decree or order, particularly where the appeal process may take considerable time and there is risk of the award being rendered nugatory.
Employment & Labour — Industrial Court Awards — Stay of Execution Pending Appeal — Balancing Interests
In determining whether to grant a stay of execution of an Industrial Court labour award, the court must balance the appellant employer's right to appeal against the interests of worker respondents, considering the time appeals take, the risk of delay in prosecuting the appeal, and the anxiety caused to workers awaiting payment of awards.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Conditions Established in Kyazze v Busingye
An applicant for stay of execution must satisfy three conditions: that substantial loss may result unless the order is made; that the application has been made without unreasonable delay; and that security has been paid for due performance of the decree or order as may ultimately be binding upon the applicant.

Legislation cited (9)

Cases cited (3)

  • Hon Theodore Ssekikubo & 3 Others v Attorney General and 4 Others (Constitutional Application No. 6 of 2013)
  • Namyalo Kevina & Another (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 12 of 2017)
  • Lawrence Musitwa Kyazze v Eunice Busingye (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 18 of 1990)

Cases citing this judgment (2)

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