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Yahaya Kiriisa v Attorney General and Another (Civil Appeal 7 of 1994)

Citation: [1994] UGSC 50 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 21 November 1994 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that dismissing an appeal for want of prosecution was unjustified where adjournments were genuine and lead counsel was ill.

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