law 24 August 2026 Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Architectural Firm FBW Ordered to Secure Shs446m within 45 Days in Kabira Country Club Dispute
The Commercial Division of the High Court has given architectural firm FBW (U) Limited 45 days to deposit approximately Shs446 million or provide a bank guarantee, or face immediate execution of a Shs2.7 billion judgment in favor of Meera Investments Limited. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/kabira-country-club-dispute-architectural-firm-given-45-days-to-secure-shs446m-or-face-execution-5569890
An architectural firm, FBW (U) Limited, faces a critical deadline in a dispute with Meera Investments Limited over the expansion of Kabira Country Club. The Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered FBW to provide security amounting to USD 132,750 (approximately Shs446 million) within 45 days.
This security can be in the form of a direct deposit into court or an unconditional bank guarantee from a Ugandan commercial bank. Failure to meet this condition by August 21 will automatically lift the stay of execution previously granted by Acting High Court Judge Susan Odongo. If FBW defaults, Meera Investments will be at liberty to proceed with executing the entire judgment.
The order stems from an appeal filed by FBW against a High Court ruling in April. In that ruling, Justice Odongo found FBW, along with architects Nigel J. Tilling and Paul Moores, liable for breaching their contractual obligations. The dispute originated from a 2012 agreement for FBW to provide construction drawings for the Kabira Country Club expansion.
Justice Odongo’s earlier judgment detailed FBW’s failures, including not delivering required Computer-Aided Design (CAD) files in an editable format, missing a December 2018 deadline, altering payment milestones unilaterally, and withholding crucial project data. The court ordered FBW to refund USD 132,750 in payments received, along with USD 108,500 for replacement consultants and USD 500,000 in general damages for lost business opportunities, totaling over Shs2.7 billion.
FBW argued that immediate execution would cause irreparable financial harm and jeopardize their appeal. However, Meera Investments opposed the stay, with director Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia asserting that FBW did not meet the legal requirements for such a halt. The High Court’s conditional stay now places significant financial pressure on FBW to secure the funds or face the consequences of the original judgment.