Ahimbisibwe Innocent Benjamin

Adjournments And Prosecutions Of Suits In Uganda   Under Order 17 rule 1(Civil Procedure Rules), the court may at any stage of the suit if sufficient cause is shown, grant time to the parties, or to any of them, and may from time to time adjourn the hearing of the suit. An adjournment is not granted as of right but is only granted for sufficient cause. It involves the exercise of discretion by the court and this must be used judiciously. An adjournment can be denied if it will occasion an injustice. If an application is vague and half hearted, the trial judge is justified in refusing the adjournment as was held in  Birungi Wilbon V  Akamba Ug Ltd. S.C.C.A. No. 12/94. Court can adjourn for any reason which in its discretion is sufficient. If a new matter is raised at the trial which catches a party unaware, an adjournment if applied for should be granted to the party concerned to prepare his or her case in response to the matter. This was held in  Ssalongo V Nantegolola 1976 H.C.B. 290

  CRIMINAL PROCEDURE   RULING/PRIMA FACIE CASE Close of Prosecution Case Section 211 of CPC – On hearing the evidence in support of the charge and such summing up, submission or argument as may be put forward, summing up and submissions re by the prosecutor and defence respectively. After which the court shall consider whether or not a prima facie case has been established. If it appears to the court that a case is made out against the accused person sufficiently it will require him to make a defence. Bhatt v Republic 2957 EA 332, where the court defined a prima facie case as one where a reasonable court directing its mind to the law and evidence would convict if not explanation were offered by the defence. Where the court is of the opinion that the prosecution has failed to establish a prima face case; then a detailed reasoned ruling will be written leading to an acquittal under Section 210 of the CPC and the accused shall be set at liberty accordingly. Where the court finds that the

  Cancer is the term for a set of diseases characterized by a rapid and uncontrolled proliferation of malignant cells. Worryingly, more than a third of people can expect to suffer some form of cancer over the course of their lifetime. Researchers have repeatedly stressed that what we put in our bodies greatly dictates our risk. But one drink that significantly increases the risk of five different cancers is still widely consumed in the UK. The future of cancer survival rates hinges on how promptly the NHS is able to tackle the current backlog. There are various attributes to cancer that make it so deadly, but its fast-spreading nature is the most dangerous. Cells that proliferate rapidly can move quickly throughout the body, and it is a well-established fact that alcohol can kickstart this process. According to Cancer Research UK, there are three main ways alcohol causes cancer. Firstly, alcohol can damage cells in the body by turning into a chemical known as acetaldehyde, which causes

  LAW DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEPARTMENT OF POST-GRADUATE LEGAL STUDIES AND LEGAL AID THE POST-GRADUATE BAR COURSE 2017/2018 TERM ONE, WEEK THREE WEEK OF 10 TH  – 13 TH  OCTOBER, 2017 CIVIL LITIGATION WORKSHOPS Introduction This is the first week of Civil Litigation in this academic year (2017/18). During this foundational week, students will be taken through the essential preliminaries to institution of suits, institution of suits, service of summons and filing of defences. These are the pre-action and initial action processes’ in civil litigation. They will also advance their knowledge and professional values pertaining to these processes’.   WORKSHOP ONE Workshop Summary (Synopsis) The workshop is about essential preliminaries a civil litigation practitioner should acquaint himself with. These range from conducting successful client interviews, determination of parties and causes of action, remedies available to the aggrieved party (ies) and the conditions to satisf