Savio Ojok Awany v Oyet Michael (Civil Appeal No. 078 of 2013) [2019] UGCA 2118 (4 July 2019)

| | THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA | |--|------------------------| |--|------------------------|

COURT OF APPEAL OF UGANDA

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### IN TH COURT OF APPEAL OF UGANDA **HOLDEN AT KAMPALA** CIVIL APPEAL NO. 078 OF 2013 (Arising from Gulu Civil Suit No. 49 of 2008)

...................................... SAVIO OJOK AWANY::::::::::::::::

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OYET MICHAEL:::::::::::::::::::: **<u>....................................**</u>

**Through His Lawful Attorney**

**ALYI PATRICK LALUR**

## **CONSENT SETTLEMENT**

# BY CONSENT OF THE PARTIES;

- That the appeal is accordingly withdrawn. (a) - That each parties shall bear its costs. $(b)$

That this consent is premised on the following considerations;

WHEREAS the parties acknowledge that;

- a) The transactions that led to the suit in the lower court arose from a mortgage over a piece of land comprised in LRV 1330 Folio 16, Nwoya Block 1 Plot Number 18, whereby the Respondent helped the Appellant in 2001 to redeem the suit land from Non-Performing Assets recovery Trust (NPART) and; - b) The Respondent paid to (NPART) Ush. 6,830,000/= and Ush. $18,406,230/$ = to the Appellant, in consideration for a transfer to the Respondent. - c) The parties desire that the protracted litigation be brought to an end with an amicable settlement.

The parties hereby agree to the terms of settlements as follows;

- 1. That the appeal is accordingly withdrawn with consent and each of the parties is to bear their own costs. - 2. That the Respondent agrees to return the certificate of title to the Appellant and agrees to surrender the suit land to the Appellant with all developments thereon and cease to have any interests whatsoever in the suit land. - 3. That the Appellant agrees to pay a total of UGX. $60,000,000/=(Uganda)$ shillings sixty million only) as consolidated compensation to cover interests, damages and costs of the suit in the lower court. That the said amount shall also include a refund of the UGX. 25,236,230/= (Uganda shillings twenty five million, two hundred thirty six thousand, two hundred thirty only) being money paid by the Respondent towards the release of the mortgage over the suit land and money paid to the appellant. - 4. That the Respondent agrees to execute a transfer of the certificate of title into the names of the Appellant at the execution of this settlement and the Appellant shall contemporaneously make part payment of the agreed amount to the Respondent to the tune of UGX. 30,000,000/= (Uganda shillings thirty million only), the balance shall be paid immediately upon completion of the transfer. - 5. That upon execution of this settlement, the Respondent shall handover vacant possession of the suit land to the Appellant. - 6. That this settlement shall form the full and final settlement of the Respondent's claim.

DATED AT KAMPALA this.................................... .......2019 **SAVIO OJOK AWANY ALYI PATRICT LALUR**

**APPELLANT**

**RESPONDENT'S LAWFUL ATTORNEY**

M/S OROMA & CO. ADVOCATES **COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT**

CO. ADVOCATES $M/S$ BARENZI **COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT**

Lodged in the court of Appeal and endorsed by the court as the final settlement this....................................

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