Ples Quality Printers Ltd V Uganda Commercial Bank (Civil Suit No. 680 of 1991) [1995] UGHC 4 (30 January 1995)

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::;}{\b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 PLAINTIFF/ APPLICA}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 NT}{\b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab VERSUS}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 \par }\pard \s15\ql \li0\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3609420 {\b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 UGANDA COMME}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 RCI}{ \b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 A}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 L BAN}{\b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 K ::::::::::::::::::}{\b\insrsid8018201 ::}{\b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT \par BEFORE:}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\b\ul\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 THE HON. MR. JUSTICE G. M. OK}{\b\ul\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ELLO}{\b\ul\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 \par }{\b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab }{\b\ul\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 RULING}{\b\ul\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\b\insrsid3609420\charrsid8018201 \par }\pard \s15\qj \li0\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3609420 {\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 The hearing of}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 this case started on 20/4/95. 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I shared }{ \insrsid14450138\charrsid8018201 that view and}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 in order to avoid the delay of the case, allowed the application for adjournment on condition }{\insrsid14450138\charrsid8018201 that Mr. Serwan}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ga }{\insrsid14450138\charrsid8018201 st}{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 u}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 died }{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 the}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 relevant file a}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 nd to take over the }{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 prosecution}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 of }{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 the case today. \par But }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 today when the file}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 was called for resum}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ption}{\insrsid1587665\charrsid8018201 of the }{ \insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 hearing, I was surprised when Mr. Se}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 rwanga again applied for adjournm}{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 ent of}{\insrsid6505950 the case, He gave two reasons:-}{ \insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 \par {\listtext\pard\plain\s15 \lang1033\langfe1033\langnp1033\langfenp1033\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 (1)\tab}}\pard \s15\qj \fi-390\li750\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar \jclisttab\tx750\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls1\adjustright\rin0\lin750\itap0\pararsid1136994 {\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 Sickness of Prof. Sempebwa who was thereby unable to }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 a}{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 t}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ten}{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 d Court. \par }\pard \s15\qj \li0\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1136994 {\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 In }{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 support, Serwa}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 n} {\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 g}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 a referred}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 to }{\insrsid14877984\charrsid8018201 a}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 n }{ \insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 affidavit sworn by Prof. Sempe}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 bwa on 29/5/95 stating that he had personal conduct of }{\insrsid1136994\charrsid8018201 this case end that he was truly}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 sick with an acut}{\insrsid14877984\charrsid8018201 e stomach problem. He attached to the affidavit a Note from \'93Bure}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ka Medi}{\insrsid14877984\charrsid8018201 cal Services\'94}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 dated 29/5/95. The note tended to confirm that Prof.}{\insrsid14877984\charrsid8018201 Sempebwa}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid14877984\charrsid8018201 ha}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 d been havin}{\insrsid14877984\charrsid8018201 g}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid3753770\charrsid8018201 the}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 stomach }{\insrsid3753770\charrsid8018201 proble}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 m as from 25/5/95}{ \insrsid3753770\charrsid8018201 and}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 that he }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 had bee}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 n }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 treate}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 d }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 but recommended be}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 d }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 re}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 st to facilitate}{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 recovery. }{\i\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 \par }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 The}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 second ground advanced }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 by Se}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 rwanga }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 wa}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 s }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 the inadequacy of time within which he}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 could study the file and}{\i\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 to be }{ \insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 able to}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 prosecute the case, According to him, his client had advised him that the case was very technical and that h}{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 e would need more time to stud}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 y the file }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 to}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 understand the }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 case}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 Mr. Serwanga threatened th}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 at if he was not granted }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 the adjournment sought, he}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 would walk out and would leave his client to conduct the case in}{ \b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 the manner he chose. So he}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 reiterate}{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 d his request for adjournment. \par }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 The application for adjournment was }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 opposed by}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 counsels for both }{\insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 defendants.}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 Dr. }{ \insrsid14814804\charrsid8018201 Byamug}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 isha }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 who represented the 2}{\super\insrsid10247159\charrsid6505950 nd}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 Defendant co ntended that there was no sufficient ground shown by}{\i\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 Mr. Serwan}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ga to}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 j}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ustify}{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 the adjournment,}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\b\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 \par O}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 .}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 15 R. 1 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 of}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 the }{ \b\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 CP}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 R }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 gives to court discret}{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 ion in granting adjournment. suc}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 h}{ \insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 discre}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 tion }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 is exercised}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 in}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 favour of the applicant only where }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 he}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 has shown sufficient cause.}{\b\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 \par }\pard \s15\qj \li0\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3609420 {\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 In the instant case, the affidavit of Prof. }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 Sempebwa indicated that he}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 was sick. This was supported by a Note from Bureka Medical service}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 s}{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 .}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 The Note was dated 29/5/95. }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 Ac}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 cording to that note }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 Prof. Sempebwa had}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 been }{ \insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 having stomach problems as from}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 25/5/95}{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 . }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 I do not be}{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 lieve in the truth of those docume}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 nts, }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 they struck me as merely ploys aime}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 d at deceiving }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 court and to perpetrate the delay}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 in disposing of this }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 case}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 . If Prof.}{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 Sempebwa}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{ \insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 had been sick as from 25/5/95 a}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 s}{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 he and his associate would like me to believe, why did he not no}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 tify another counsel } {\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 from}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid10247159\charrsid8018201 their Firm}{\insrsid7698412\charrsid8018201 earlier to take}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 over the handli}{\insrsid7698412\charrsid8018201 ng of the case why did he}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 have to wait }{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 until 29/5/95 when to his knowledge}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 , the case w}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 as due far hea}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 r}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 ing. Even the affidavit and the Note were drawn after Se}{\insrsid6505950 r}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 wanga was ordered to study the file and take over its prosecution. I therefore reject this gr}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ound. }{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 \par As for Mr. Serwanga\rquote s cla}{\insrsid6505950 i}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 m that he did no}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 t }{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 have enough time }{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 to study}{ \insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 the file to be able to take over}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 i}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 t}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 s pros}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 ecutio}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 n }{ \insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 because his client advised him}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 that }{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 the case was very technical, I am not of}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 the view that that w}{ \insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 as no sufficient reason because the case had been}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 adjourned yesterday at 9.10 a.m. He had the}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 whole o}{ \insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 f}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 the day to study the ca}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 se. In any case the fault was mainly with th}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 e}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 m to wait until the hearing day. He had the whole d}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ay }{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 with the Plaintiff\rquote s M/D to receive all the desired}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 instructions t}{ \insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 o enable him proceed with}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 the}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 prosecution of the case.}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 It is not the clie}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 nt to advise his lawyer o the tech}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 nicality of a case, I also reject this ground }{\i\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 as }{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 insufficient to justify grant of adjournment. \par Mr. Se}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 rwanga threatened that if this court did not}{\insrsid1386688\charrsid8018201 grant him the adjournment sought, be would walk out of court. That ultimatum}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 was intended}{ \insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 to intimidate}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 court. It is unfortunate tha}{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 t a court official like Serwanga should make such unfortunate threat. It i}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 s unbe}{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 coming of an Advocate }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 to behave lik}{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 e that.}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 It is }{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 important}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 that such conduct is brought to the attention of the law council for appropriate action as this is a clear case of }{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 discipline}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 . }{ \insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 Courts do not operate under thre}{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 ats like that.}{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 Nonetheless I refused to succumb to that threat.}{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 \par }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 Considering all the }{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 circumstances}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 of the }{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 case, }{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 I find that }{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 no sufficient cause }{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 was shown to justify grant of the adjournme}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 nt sought. }{\insrsid1333789\charrsid8018201 This is an old ca se and the hearing has dragged on for a long time}{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 . I do not think that it serve}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 s any of the parties any go}{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 od to delay it any furthe}{ \insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 r}{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 .}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 At }{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 least I would not like to be see}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 n to be}{\b\i\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{ \insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 perpetrating the delay.}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 The application is therefore }{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 rejected }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 and}{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 }{ \insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 h}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 e}{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 a}{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 ring }{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 is ordered to proceed. \par }\pard \s15\qj \li5760\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin5760\itap0\pararsid8018201 {\insrsid8018201 }{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 \'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85}{\insrsid8018201 \'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85}{ \insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 G. M. OKELLO JUDGE }{\insrsid8018201 }{\insrsid7936093\charrsid8018201 }{\b\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 30/1/95 }{\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 \par }\pard\plain \qj \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7936093 \fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\insrsid8742418\charrsid8018201 \par }}