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(101) Sections in Civil Procedure Act
1
Application of Act
Section 1 of the Civil Procedure Act, titled Application of Act, provides that the Act...

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2
Interpretation
Defines the key legal terms used throughout the Civil Procedure Act, including advocate, court, decree,...

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3
Jurisdiction, power, etc. under other laws not limited by this Act
Nothing in this Act limits any special jurisdiction, power, or form of procedure under another...

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4
Pecuniary jurisdiction
No court is given jurisdiction by the Act over suits whose value exceeds the court's...

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5
Courts to try all civil suits unless barred
Ugandan courts have jurisdiction to try all civil suits unless their cognisance is expressly or...

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6
Stay of suit
No court shall try a suit if its matter is already directly and substantially in...

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7
Res judicata
No court shall re-try a suit or issue if the same matter directly and substantially...

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8
Bar to further suit
A plaintiff barred by rules from filing another suit over a particular cause of action...

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9
When foreign judgment not conclusive
Foreign judgments bind the same parties on matters directly decided unless lacking jurisdiction, merits, fairness,...

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10
Presumption as to foreign judgments
Courts must presume a certified foreign judgment is from a competent court unless the record...

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11
Jurisdiction of civil courts
Civil suits are generally instituted in the High Court, with rules for valuing claims, unvalued...

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12
Suits to be instituted where subject matter situate
Requires suits on immovable property and distrained movable property to be filed in the court...

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13
Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different courts
If immovable property lies in different court jurisdictions, a suit about it may be filed...

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14
Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables
A plaintiff may sue in either for wrong to person or movables if wrong was...

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15
Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises
A suit must be filed in a court where the defendant resides, carries on business,...

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16
Objections to jurisdiction
An objection to the place of suing is not allowed on appeal unless it was...

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17
Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one court
A defendant or the court may ask the High Court to transfer a suit from...

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18
Power of High Court to withdraw and transfer cases
High Court may on application after notice and hearing or of its own motion transfer...

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19
Institution of suits
Every suit must be instituted in the manner prescribed by rules made under the Civil...

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20
Service on defendant
When a civil suit has been duly instituted, the defendant shall be served in the...

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21
Service where defendant resides in another district
A document for service in a suit may be sent to a court in another...

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22
Power to order discovery and like
A court may, subject to prescribed conditions, order discovery, inspection, production, impounding, admissions, interrogatories, and...

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23
Summons to witness
A summons requiring a person to give evidence or produce documents or other material objects...

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24
Penalty for default
A court may compel attendance of a person summoned under section 22 by warrant, property...

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25
Judgment and decree
Requires the court to pronounce judgment and issue a decree after hearing a civil case,...

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26
Interest
Courts may reduce harsh agreed interest, award reasonable interest on money decrees, and a silent...

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27
Costs
Subject to prescribed limits and other law, a court or judge may decide who pays...

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28
Application to orders
The Civil Procedure Act's provisions for executing decrees also apply to executing orders, to the...

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29
Definition of “court which passed a decree”
Defines court which passed a decree for execution as lower court on appeal, or court...

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