LDC Civil Procedure Practice Questions - Uganda LDC Bar Course - Civil Procedure Exam

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An advocate files a plaint in the High Court of Uganda on January 15th, 2026. The defendant raises a preliminary objection that the plaint is invalid because the advocate's practicing certificate had expired on December 31st, 2025, and they had not yet renewed it. Citing the Supreme Court decision in Prof. Syed Huq v. Islamic University in Uganda, how should the court rule on this objection?

The court should dismiss the objection because the advocate has until March 1st to renew their certificate without affecting validity. The court must sustain the objection, strike out the plaint as invalid and incompetent, and refuse to allow retrospective validation. The court will stay the suit and order the advocate to pay a double fee to the Uganda Revenue Authority to validate the plaint. The court will allow the suit to proceed but forbid the advocate from appearing in court, letting the client argue the case.

Correct Answer:

The court must sustain the objection, strike out the plaint as invalid and incompetent, and refuse to allow retrospective validation.

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