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. 

Physical address
Plot 2, the Square Kampala
10 judgments

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Judgment date
October 1994
An out‑of‑time appeal was admitted because ex parte taxation and non‑notification deprived the appellant of knowledge, constituting good cause.
Civil Procedure Act s.80(1)(b) – time limit for appeals – proviso permitting admission of out‑of‑time appeals on good cause; Taxation of costs – ex parte taxation and failure to notify party; Knowledge of order – arrest as means of discovery; Admission of late appeal.
26 October 1994

 

26 October 1994
Court appointed the natural mother as guardian of her infant's property for welfare enhancement.
Guardianship – appointment of guardian – infant's welfare paramount – property management for minor's benefit.
21 October 1994
Expropriated Properties Act applies; purchaser’s compensation must be calculated under section 11(4).
Expropriated Properties Act 1982 – applicability to properties of departed Asians including Ugandan citizens who abandoned management – sale by D.A.P.C.B. nullified by s.1(2)(a); Government liability under s.11(3) to compensate purchaser; compensation to be calculated by statutory formula in s.11(4) despite inflationary shortcomings.
21 October 1994

 

21 October 1994

 

20 October 1994
Plaintiff’s claim for unpaid cotton and travel expenses dismissed for failure to prove indebtedness at formal proof.
Contract — Sale of goods (cotton) — Proof of debt in default judgment/formal proof — necessity of documentary evidence (delivery notes, statement of account) — recoverability of special damages (transport/subsistence).
20 October 1994
Deposit of title created an equitable mortgage but lack of registration rendered it unenforceable, so foreclosure was refused.
Equitable mortgage by deposit of certificate of title; section 138 RTA; requirement to register mortgage under RTA/Decree 17/74; unenforceability of unregistered mortgages; foreclosure and sale; evidentiary weight of bank records and power of attorney.
19 October 1994
Liberty|HR
12 October 1994

 

12 October 1994