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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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November 1995
Uganda v Yakobo & 5 oers (Criminal Appeal No. 16 of 1992) [1995] UGHC 21 (30 November 1995)
Criminal law
 30 November 1995
Bijja Robbert V Uganda (Misc. Appl. No. 21/95) [1995] UGHC 13 (28 November 1995)
Criminal law
 28 November 1995
Okuku v Uganda (Misc.App.No.22 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 31 (28 November 1995)
Criminal law
 28 November 1995
Paulo Kavuma v Moses Sekajja and Another (Civil Suit 475 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 85 (24 November 1995)
Letters of administration revoked for failure to exhibit accounts and mismanagement; new administrators appointed and defendants ordered to account.
Succession law – Revocation of letters of administration – Just cause under s.233(2) – Failure to exhibit inventory/account as required by s.280 – Grant become useless/inoperative – Mismanagement and disposal of estate assets – Appointment of new administrators – Order to account and deposit letters.
 24 November 1995
Nakaabe v Rwabuya (Civil Suit 422 of 1993) [1995] UGHC 37 (20 November 1995)
The plaintiff proved liability under res ipsa loquitur and was awarded Shs.1.5 million plus costs and interest.
Motor-vehicle accident – pedestrian struck by vehicle – defendant in default – res ipsa loquitur and liability established. Assessment of general damages – head injury, large facial scar, unconsciousness, prolonged hospitalisation, recurrent headaches, loss of education and future prospects. Award of general damages, costs and interest.
 20 November 1995
Allen Nsibirwa V National Water & Sewerage Cooperation (Civil Suit No. 220 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 6 (19 November 1995)
Civil Procedure|Res Judicata
 19 November 1995
Ausi Matovu v Registrar of Titles and Another (Civil Suit 878 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 90 (17 November 1995)
Court cancelled special certificate and reinstated the plaintiff as registered proprietor, ordering eviction for fraudulent transfer.
Land law – Registered title – Protection of registered proprietor under the Registration of Titles Act – cancellation of special certificate procured without adequate proof. Land transactions – bona fide purchaser for value – onus to produce original sale agreement, vendor identity and witnesses. Rectification of register – Registrar of Titles ordered to cancel special certificate and reinstate prior registered proprietor. Eviction – order for purchaser’s eviction where title irregularly transferred.
 17 November 1995
Musirimu Balikowa V Uganda (Misc. Application No. 17/95) [1995] UGHC 11 (15 November 1995)
Contract Law|Breach of Contract|Formation and validity of Contract|Land
 15 November 1995
Mukisa Foods Limited v East African Development Bank (Civil Suit 615 of 1992) [1995] UGHC 66 (14 November 1995)
A court upheld Amin-era vesting and management of expropriated property and validated a bank encumbrance created by appointed managers, dismissing the plaintiff's claims.
Expropriation law – Amin-era decrees and Expropriated Properties Act 1982 – vesting of abandoned/ascribed assets; Government-appointed management – authority to borrow and create encumbrances; validity of bank mortgage/caveat created by state-appointed managers; remedies of former owners against lenders and State under the Expropriated Properties Act.
 14 November 1995
Kaara Kasim V Uganda (Misc. Appl. No. 19 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 14 (8 November 1995)
Criminal law
 8 November 1995
Francis Rutagarama Bantariza v Habre International Trading Co. Ltd (Civil Suit 499 of 1992) [1995] UGHC 89 (3 November 1995)
Plaintiff's trespass claim failed because defendant's earlier-registered title established ownership; suit dismissed with costs.
Property law — title disputes — competing registered titles; evidence and priority of registration; allegations of fraud in procurement of certificate of title; trespass claims require ownership proved on a balance of probabilities.
 3 November 1995
Francis Rutagaramu v Habre International Trading Co. Ltd (Civil Suit No.499 of 92) [1995] UGHC 33 (3 November 1995)
Property Law|Land|Land Dispute
 3 November 1995