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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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January 1995
Betty Nalumaga Nyaika v Serwano.K. Kulubya & another (Civil Suit No.591 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 18 (31 January 1995)
Administrator may pursue alleged inter vivos gift; res judicata inapplicable where prior appeal decided only caveat.
Civil procedure – Order 7 r.11(a) – whether plaint discloses a cause of action; Locus standi – administrator steps into deceased's shoes; Res judicata – previous judgment on caveat/codicil not final adjudication of ownership; Pleading requirements – defects curable by amendment; Section 7 Civil Procedure Act – scope of 'matter in issue'.
 31 January 1995
Stephens N. Mabosi v Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil Suit No. 699 of 1993) [1995] UGHC 70 (31 January 1995)

 

 31 January 1995
Ples Quality Printers Ltd V Uganda Commercial Bank (Civil Suit No. 680 of 1991) [1995] UGHC 4 (30 January 1995)
Adjournment refused where illness and lack-of-preparation claims were not credible; hearing ordered to proceed.
Civil procedure – Adjournment – O.15 r.1 CPR – sufficiency of cause – credibility of medical evidence produced at short notice – counsel’s preparedness – improper threat to abandon client – case management and prevention of undue delay.
 30 January 1995
Mofokeng v Daddu Nkata and Wamalwa (Civil Suit 757 of 1992) [1995] UGHC 68 (24 January 1995)

 

 24 January 1995
Uganda v Alewo (Criminal Revision 3 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 42 (19 January 1995)

 

 19 January 1995
Kampala Bottlers Ltd v Damanico (U) Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 22/92) [1995] UGHC 34 (12 January 1995)
Registered title is conclusive absent proof of actual fraud attributable to the transferee; negligence by officials insufficient.
Registration of Titles Act – Certificate of title prima facie conclusive – Section 56 and Section 184 – Impeachment of registered title only for limited grounds – Fraud must be actual and attributable to transferee – Constructive fraud or official negligence insufficient – Standard of proof for fraud strict.
 12 January 1995
Coffee Marketing Board Ltd. v Yugasta Construction Ltd. (Arbitration Cause 1 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 81 (1 January 1995)
Court has jurisdiction to set aside arbitration awards and may admit supplementary affidavits with leave.
* Arbitration — Setting aside arbitral awards — High Court jurisdiction to entertain challenges despite clauses asserting finality of award — statutory grounds (misconduct, improperly procured) for setting aside. * Civil procedure — Supplementary affidavits — Leave of court required; court may admit on exercise of inherent/statutory powers to do justice. * Practice — Advocates and registries should file and lodge affidavits and pleadings in good time.
 1 January 1995
Makumbi v Sole Electrics (Civil Appeal No. 11 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 69 (1 January 1995)
Taxation of costs: instruction fee reduced as manifestly excessive; CTL cannot be allowed without proof of payment.
Costs — Taxation — Instruction (brief) fee — Whether manifestly excessive — Taxing Master’s discretion — appellate interference only for misdirection or manifest extravagance; Commercial Transaction Levy (CTL) — disbursement only on proof of payment (receipts); interlocutory appeal and relevance to costs assessment.
 1 January 1995