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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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April 1993
Obene v Akamba (U) Limited and Another (Civil Suit 740 of 91) [1993] UGHC 39 (29 April 1993)
Late application to amend pleadings to allege corporate non‑existence denied for delay, inadequate explanation and prejudice.
Civil procedure – Amendment of pleadings – Leave to amend at late stage – Considerations: timing, conduct/dilatoriness, inadvertence vs culpable omission, prejudice/injustice to other party; requirement to attach proposed amended pleading; corporate existence defence raised late.
 29 April 1993
Uganda v Okecha (Criminal Session Case 155 of 1992) [1993] UGHC 45 (23 April 1993)
Theft and shooting proved, but identification, circumstantial evidence and chain-of-custody gaps led to acquittal for lack of proof.
* Criminal law – Aggravated robbery – Elements: theft; use or threat of deadly weapon; participation by accused. * Identification – single-witness identification: requirements, contradictions, failure to name attacker and defective identification parade undermine reliability. * Circumstantial evidence and recent possession – must irresistibly point to accused; chain of custody and arrest records critical. * Burden of proof – prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt; suspicion insufficient.
 23 April 1993
Uganda v Okethi (Criminal Session Case 167 of 1991) [1993] UGHC 40 (15 April 1993)

 

 15 April 1993
Uganda v Oburu (Criminal Session Case 3 of 1992) [1993] UGHC 79 (3 April 1993)
A conviction for defilement requires strict proof of the complainant’s age; failure to prove age defeats a prima facie case.
Criminal law – Defilement – Elements: actus reus and victim’s age – Strict proof of age required for serious/capital offences; admission and medical evidence may prove intercourse but not necessarily age – Prima facie case – when no case to answer.
 3 April 1993
Yakobo Ntate Mayanja v Sanyu Lwanga Musoke (Misc.App. No.2 of 1993) [1993] UGHC 14 (2 April 1993)
Property Law|Land|Land Dispute
 2 April 1993
Robert Byaruhanga v Rukungiri District ADM (Civil Suit No.407 of 1989) [1993] UGHC 15 (1 April 1993)
Civil Procedure|Appeals and reviews
 1 April 1993