Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims dwelling in Kampala city have received an Iftar food package to celebrate Eid as they end the Ramathan season, thanks to Diamond Trust Bank. The food items include sugar, rice, cooking oil and more. The amount spent by the Bank on the …
Read More »Kiggundu appeals against appeal court on UGX 120 billion decision
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala businessman Hamis Kiggundu has filed a notice of appeal against Court of Appeal decision which nullified orders by Commercial Court directing Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya to refund more than 120 billion shillings to him. Three Justices of the Court …
Read More »Court of Appeal orders review of DTB, Kiggundu case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commercial Court wrongly awarded businessman Hamis Kiggundu Shillings 120 billion in his case against Diamond Trust Bank-DTB, according to the Court of Appeal Justices. Delivering their ruling this afternoon, a panel of three Justices of the Court of Appeal comprising the Deputy Chief Justice, Richard …
Read More »Bank of Uganda withdraws from DTB Vs Ham Kiggundu appeal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has withdrawn from the case in which Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) seeks to overturn a high court ruling which faulted Diamond Trust Bank-Uganda for collecting debts on behalf of its parent company DTB-Kenya. The judgement stemmed from a case filed by …
Read More »Court rejects Bank of Uganda ‘friend request’ in DTB-HAM case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has lost an application in which it sought to join as ‘Amicus Curie’ (Friend of the Court), the ongoing appeal by Diamond Trust Bank against Ham Enterprises, a company owned by businessman Hamis Kiggundu. The court was sitting to hear an …
Read More »Judge refuses bribe, halts Commercial court order in Ham-DTB case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Principal Judge Dr Flavian Zeija has stayed the implementation of Commercial Court orders directing Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya to refund 120 billion shillings and to return properties to businessman Hamis Kiggundu. The Principal Judge on Monday issued …
Read More »Ham VS DTB: Court to rule on Monday on key issues regarding loans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal will make a judgment on Monday, November 2 to determine whether Diamond Trust Bank, DTB, refunds an equivalent of Sh120 billion shillings to businessman Hamis Kiggundu. The ruling will also shed more light as to whether the loans Kiggundu took …
Read More »Ham Kiggundu asks court to reject DTB’s application in Ugx 120 billion case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businessman Hamis Kiggundu has asked the Commercial Court to dismiss an application in which Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya want court to block the implementation of orders directing them to refund 120 billion shillings and returning properties to the businessman. The …
Read More »Is Ham’s loan from Diamond Trust bank a syndicated loan?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Did Hamis Kiggundu acquire a syndicated loan from Diamond Trust Bank -DTB? This will be one of the many questions that will face the Court of Appeal and the legal fraternity as a whole. Diamond Trust Bank filed a notice to appeal the ruling …
Read More »‘BOU didn’t have to license DTB Kenya to lend to Ham’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The controversy surrounding a commercial court judgement on the case between Diamond Trust Bank and businessman Hamis Kiggundu has taken a new twist after the Bank of Uganda advised that a foreign bank can appoint an agent to carry our business in Uganda, without …
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