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High Court of Uganda

The High Court of Uganda is the third court of record in order of hierarchy and has unlimited original jurisdiction, which means that it can try any case of any value or crime of any magnitude. Appeals from all Magistrates Courts go to the High Court. 

The High Court is headed by the Honorable Principal Judge who is responsible for the administration of the court and has supervisory powers over Magistrate's courts. 

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June 1992
Turyatunga v Sietco International (Civil Suit 934 of 1990) [1992] UGHC 66 (19 June 1992)
19 June 1992
Major Kazoora v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 51 of 1991) [1992] UGHC 69 (18 June 1992)
Conviction quashed where embezzlement relied on inadequately evaluated evidence and an improperly admitted oral admission.
Criminal law — Embezzlement — ingredients: receipt/possession, property of employer, by virtue of employment; Evidence — evaluation: duty to resolve contradictions and respect burden of proof; Confession/admission — alleged oral admission — requirement for trial-within-a-trial and voluntariness; Banking law — legal effect of cheque deposits and debits in theft/embezzlement context; Orders — compensation/refund and scope of magistrate’s consequential orders.
 18 June 1992
Byabashaija & Anor v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 134 of 1991) [1992] UGHC 22 (16 June 1992)
Detinue succeeds where soldiers wrongfully detained goods; plaintiffs recover value at judgment, damages, interest and costs.
Evidence—secondary evidence admissible where original in defendant's possession; Civil procedure—general denial without specific pleadings bars calling evidence; Tort—detinue: seizure, refusal to return, entitlement to immediate possession; Remedies—value at judgment date, general damages, interest, costs.
 16 June 1992
Letters of Administration to the estate of Matiya Kafeero (Administration Cause 113 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 27 (16 June 1992)
16 June 1992
Masaka Farmers and Producers Limited v Tamale and Another (Civil Suit 746 of 1991) [1992] UGHC 40 (16 June 1992)
Interlocutory judgment set aside where erroneous summons misled defendants and triable breach-of-contract issues existed.
Civil procedure – Order 9 r.9 – setting aside interlocutory judgment – requires reasonable explanation for default and a prima facie defence Service/summons – clerical error in period to enter appearance (30 v. 15 days) – misleads lay defendants and can constitute sufficient cause. Registrar’s entry under Order 9 r.6 – inapplicable where claim includes general/special damages and possession – registrar’s entry erroneous. Settlement negotiations – do not, by themselves, excuse failure to enter appearance
 16 June 1992
UGMA Engineering Corporation Limited v Lugazi Town Coouncil (Civil Appeal 33 of 1990) [1992] UGHC 42 (15 June 1992)
15 June 1992
Ernest Katende v Attorney General (Civil Suit 738 of 1989) [1992] UGHC 102 (12 June 1992)
Court found surgical negligence causing radial nerve injury and awarded general and special damages with interest and costs.
Medical negligence – surgical injury to radial nerve during operation – causation established by discharge note and expert evidence – assessment of general and special damages – allowance of interest and costs.
 12 June 1992
Katende v Attorney General (Civil Suit 738 of 1989) [1992] UGHC 77 (12 June 1992)
12 June 1992
Mawokota Coffee Works Ltd. v S. Kiragga and Others (Civil Suit 425 of 1991) [1992] UGHC 113 (12 June 1992)
Lease held subsisting; plaintiff granted equitable relief against forfeiture and ordered to pay arrears; rent review advanced to three months.
Land/Leases – Forfeiture and re-entry – Absence of express re-entry clause and insufficiency of demand where lessor is also director of lessee – re-entry not established Equity – Relief against forfeiture – Court may grant relief where plaintiff offers to pay arrears and equitable considerations (war damage, occupation) favour relief Contract – Rent review – Court may order an earlier review despite a contractual ten‑year review clause
 12 June 1992
A. Sebuliba and Others v D. Nsereko (Civil Suit 255 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 107 (10 June 1992)
Court appointed Administrator‑General and restrained administrator pending revocation suit due to unrefuted fraud allegations.
Succession Act s218 — appointment of administrator pendente lite; interim restraining order against administrator; unrefuted allegations of fraud and mismanagement; hearing in absence after due service; Administrator‑General appointed under court control (no power to distribute).
 10 June 1992