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Best Commercial Case Law

Selected Ugandan commercial decisions, sorted by the narrow legal issue they decide. Read each case, or download a whole collection at once.

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Narrow issue-based classification

Banking & Finance

Banking & FinanceBanker's duty of care3 cases

Civil Procedure

Civil ProcedureCause of action4 cases

Company Law

Company LawDirectors' duties3 cases Company LawLifting the corporate veil4 cases Company LawMinority shareholder rights2 cases

Contract Law

Contract LawPrivity of contract2 cases

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Banker's duty of care

KLM Ltd v GHI Bank Ltd

Supreme Court · 2023 · Civil Appeal No. 00 of 2022 · Subscriber access

Selected for its guidance on confidentiality and the banker-customer relationship.

Banker's duty of care

J. Borrower v DEF Bank Ltd

Court of Appeal · 2025 · Civil Appeal No. 00 of 2024 · Subscriber access

Selected for its treatment of disclosure duties in lending.

Banker's duty of care

I. Customer v ABC Bank Ltd

High Court (Commercial Division) · 2026 · HCCS No. 00 of 2025 · Subscriber access

Selected for its statement of the duty of care in executing payment instructions.

Privity of contract

H. Guarantor v YZ Bank Ltd

Court of Appeal · 2024 · Civil Appeal No. 00 of 2023 · Subscriber access

Selected for its treatment of guarantees and the limits of privity.

Privity of contract

PQR Ltd v STU Ltd and VWX Ltd

High Court (Commercial Division) · 2026 · HCCS No. 00 of 2026 · Subscriber access

Selected for its analysis of third-party rights under the Contracts Act.

Cause of action

G. Employee v MNO Ltd

Court of Appeal · 2023 · Civil Appeal No. 00 of 2022 · Subscriber access

Selected for its approach to limitation and accrual of the cause of action.

Cause of action

GHI Ltd v JKL Ltd

Supreme Court · 2024 · Civil Appeal No. 00 of 2023 · Subscriber access

Selected for its restatement of the elements of a cause of action.

Cause of action

F. Supplier v UVW Procuring Entity

High Court (Civil Division) · 2025 · Misc. Cause No. 00 of 2025 · Subscriber access

Selected for its treatment of rejection of plaints and amendment.

Cause of action

E. Trader v ABC Insurance Ltd

High Court (Commercial Division) · 2026 · HCCS No. 00 of 2025 · Subscriber access

Selected for its test of whether a plaint discloses a cause of action.

Directors' duties

YZ Bank Ltd v D. Director

Court of Appeal · 2023 · Civil Appeal No. 00 of 2021 · Subscriber access

Selected for its analysis of conflicts of interest in related-party lending.

Directors' duties

Official Receiver v C. Director

High Court (Commercial Division) · 2025 · Insolvency Cause No. 00 of 2024 · Subscriber access

Selected for its treatment of director liability for insolvent trading.

Directors' duties

VWX Ltd v Directors of VWX Ltd

High Court (Commercial Division) · 2026 · HCCS No. 00 of 2025 · Subscriber access

Selected for its statement of the duty to act in good faith in the interests of the company.

Minority shareholder rights

B. Shareholder v STU Investments Ltd

Court of Appeal · 2024 · Civil Appeal No. 00 of 2023 · Subscriber access

Selected for its treatment of derivative actions and leave to sue.

Minority shareholder rights

A. Member v XYZ Holdings Ltd

High Court (Commercial Division) · 2025 · HCMC No. 00 of 2025 · Subscriber access

Selected for its approach to unfair prejudice petitions.

Lifting the corporate veil

MNO Ltd v PQR Ltd

Supreme Court · 2023 · Civil Appeal No. 00 of 2022 · Subscriber access

Selected for its statement of principle on fraud and the corporate form.

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