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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Plot 2, the Square Kampala

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October 1995
Lydia Okecho Obbo v Nimrod M. Okuna and 2 Others (HCCS 6 of 1993) [1995] UGHC 160 (30 October 1995) Apportionment of negligence between drivers and damages for deceased's dependants with trust for minors. Tort — Negligence — Motor‑vehicle collision — Contributory negligence and apportionment of liability — Damages — Wrongful death — Assessment of special and general damages; dependency and multiplier approach; trust for minors	30 October 1995
Tenywa James v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 14 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 150 (30 October 1995) Serious medical illness can amount to 'special circumstances' permitting bail for a defilement charge under section 14A. Criminal law — Bail — Defilement — Requirement of "special circumstances" under section 14A to grant bail — Grave sickness — Serious medical illness may constitute special circumstances warranting bail Criminal procedure — Bail conditions — Cash deposit, sureties and periodic reporting as conditions for bail	30 October 1995
Tenywa v Uganda (Misc.App.No.14 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 28 (30 October 1995) Civil Procedure	30 October 1995
Kagube Mohamed v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 21 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 155 (27 October 1995) Appeal allowed where plea-taking was procedurally defective and prosecution facts failed to incriminate the appellant. Criminal law — Plea procedure — Guilty plea irregularity and non-compliance with s.122(2) MCA and Adan v. Republic — Proof — Whether prosecution facts sufficiently incriminate accused when plea is defective Sentencing — Omnibus sentence and magistrate's discretion — Consideration of mitigation and refusal to impose fine under s.189(2) MCA	27 October 1995
Kagube Mohamed V Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 21/95) [1995] UGHC 10 (27 October 1995) Criminal law\|Evidence Law	27 October 1995
Shaban Mugabi v Uganda (Cr.appeal No.12 0f 1995) [1995] UGHC 30 (20 October 1995) Criminal law\|Evidence Law\|Burden of Proof\|Evaluation of Evidence	20 October 1995
Shaban Mugabi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 12 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 149 (20 October 1995) Theft conviction upheld; sentence reduced for plea and first‑offender status, and restitution order clarified. Criminal law — Theft — Conversion of entrusted money — Application of s 245(2)(e) and (3) Penal Code Act Criminal procedure — Plea of guilty — Proper recording and effect; limited grounds of appeal under s 216 Magistrates Courts Act Sentencing — Excessive sentence — Mitigating weight of guilty plea, first offender status and surrounding circumstances	20 October 1995
Abednego Absolom Ongom v Amos Kahero (Civil Suit 231 of 1993) [1995] UGHC 82 (18 October 1995) Owner held vicariously liable for servant-driver’s negligent overtaking; plaintiff awarded special and general damages. Negligence — unsafe overtaking on a hill/curve; vicarious liability of owner for servant-driver; proof of ownership despite non-registration; quantum of special and general damages; failure to prove contributory negligence.	18 October 1995
G.M Combined (U) Ltd V The Chief Registrar of Titles (Misc. Appl. No. 415 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 5 (18 October 1995) Civil Procedure\|Powers of the court\|Inherent Powers of The Court	18 October 1995
Charles Rwemera V Uganda Leather & Tanning Industries Ltd (H.C.C.S No. 3 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 2 (12 October 1995) Company Law\|Corporate Veil\|Labour and Employment Law\|Terminal Benefits	12 October 1995
Siraji Mulabanaku V Uganda (Misc. Appl. No. 13/95) [1995] UGHC 12 (5 October 1995) Civil Procedure	5 October 1995
Siraji Mulabanaku v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 13 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 153 (5 October 1995) Juvenile status and serious illness can constitute special circumstances justifying bail on strict conditions. Criminal law — Bail — Charge of rape — Special circumstances required under section 14A Criminal procedure — Bail — Juvenile status and serious medical condition as grounds for bail — Bail conditions — Cash deposit, sureties' bonds and reporting obligations	5 October 1995
In Re: Summerfruit (U) Ltd and Ors (Companies Cause No. 5 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 34 (4 October 1995) Court validated late debenture registration under s.102, deeming the certificate as if issued within the statutory period, subject to intervening rights. Companies law — Charges/Debentures — Late registration and rectification under s.102 of the Companies Act — Court’s discretionary power to validate registrations — Registrar’s certificate — Conclusive effect and protection of intervening rights — Order to be without prejudice to rights acquired in the interim	4 October 1995
Uganda v Ranbir Singh (Criminal Session Case 23 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 159 (2 October 1995) Prosecution proved defilement by single eyewitness corroborated by medical and supporting witness evidence. Criminal law — Sexual offences — Defilement — Proof of penetration and age Evidence — Single eyewitness and corroboration — When conviction may rest on one witness with supporting medical and behavioural evidence — Delay in reporting and complaints to non-experts — Admissibility and weight of police statements and lay complaints	2 October 1995

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