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.

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Citation	Judgment date
October 1996
Tumusiime v Teddy Ssezi Cheeye and Another (Civil Suit 805 / 95) [1996] UGHC 86 (28 October 1996) Court awards damages for defamatory publication alleging criminal offenses against the plaintiff, ruling in his favor. Defamation - Libel - Publication of false allegations - Imputation of criminal offenses - Remedies for defamation.	28 October 1996
Wasieba Wanjusi v Kamana Wesonga (Election Petition No. 2/96) [1996] UGHC 85 (18 October 1996) The court ruled the respondent ineligible to challenge election results due to invalid nomination. Election law – Validity of nomination – Compliance with Section 40(1) requirements – Capacity to petition as a candidate.	18 October 1996
Alfred William Masaba v Bank of Uganda (Civil Suit 663 of 1995) [1996] UGHC 98 (17 October 1996) Whether a retirement circular formed a binding contract and whether the bank could offset a housing loan from termination benefits. Contract law – Circulars as invitation to treat; application form as offer and acceptance mechanism; incorporation of special repayment terms for secured housing loan into voluntary termination contract; unlawful offset of housing loan and retention of title deed; entitlement to damages and costs.	17 October 1996
Equatorial Agencies Ltd & Anor v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 743 of 1994) [1996] UGHC 2 (17 October 1996) Civil Procedure\|Contract Law\|Privity of Contract	17 October 1996
Masaba v Bank Of Uganda (Civil Suit 663 of 1995) [1996] UGHC 61 (17 October 1996) Employer breached retirement-package terms by offsetting and using the plaintiff’s retirement payments to repay a secured housing loan without agreed repayment terms. Employment law – voluntary early retirement schemes – circulars as invitations to treat and part of contractual matrix; secured housing loans – requirement that repayment terms be agreed before departure; employer’s offsetting of retirement benefits – breach and damages.	17 October 1996
Ayena v Wacha & Another (Election Petition 2 of 1996) [1996] UGHC 44 (10 October 1996)	10 October 1996
Obadi Enterprises v Uganda Revenue Authority and Another (Civil Suit 938 of 1993) [1996] UGHC 62 (7 October 1996) High Court set aside a consent taxation for material irregularity and ordered a fresh bill prepared and re-taxed in accordance with taxation rules. Civil Procedure Act s.84 – Revisionary powers – High Court may call for record where lower court or Registrar acted with material irregularity or injustice. Taxation of costs – Registrar’s taxation may be set aside even if entered by consent where it results in injustice or fails to comply with applicable rules. Advocates (Remuneration and Taxation of Costs) Rules, 1932 – Requirement to separate service and professional charges; bill items must be provable and not exaggerated or repeated. Instruction fees – must be computed on the amount actually awarded in judgment, not on claimed or counter-claimed sums.	7 October 1996
Obadi Enterprises v Uganda Revenue Authority and Others (Civil Suit No. 993 of 1993) [1996] UGHC 87 (7 October 1996) Registrar's excessive taxation based on unawarded damages set aside; Bill of Costs quashed and fresh taxation ordered. Civil Procedure – Taxation of costs – Revision of Registrar's taxation – Instruction fee based on unawarded amounts – High Court revisional jurisdiction – Procedural defects in Bill of Costs – Consent orders and setting aside on grounds of injustice.	7 October 1996
Uganda Revenue Authority v Ddegeya Trading Stores (Civil Suit 938 of 1993) [1996] UGHC 100 (7 October 1996) High Court set aside a registrar's consent taxation for material irregularity and ordered fresh taxation complying with taxation rules. Civil procedure — Revision — High Court calling for record under section 84 CPA where a Registrar/taxing officer acted with injustice or material irregularity; Taxation of costs — consent taxation and limits to setting aside absent fraud/undue influence; Instruction fees — must be computed on judgment amount, not unawarded counter-claim; Bill of Costs — compliance with The Advocates (Remuneration and Taxation of Costs) Rules 1932 and SI No.3 of 1998; Setting aside taxation and remitting fresh taxation.	7 October 1996
Beatrice Lagada v Rosemary Kerwegi and Others (Election Petition No. 1 of 1996) [1996] UGHC 84 (4 October 1996) Election petition dismissed for lack of evidence proving substantial non-compliance or illegal practices affecting results. Election petition – Non-compliance and illegal practices – Standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt – Dismissal of petition	4 October 1996
Uganda v Opio (Criminal Session Case 397 of 1995) [1996] UGHC 48 (4 October 1996)	4 October 1996
Dr. Engineer Bategana Katwiremu v Elijah Dickens Mushemeza and Others (Election Petition 1 of 1996) [1996] UGHC 101 (3 October 1996) An expired practising certificate does not automatically invalidate an affidavit commissioned under the Commissioners for Oaths Act. Election petitions – preliminary objections – competence of joint replies by Returning Officer and Electoral Commission; mandatory filing fees – requirement and proof of payment; affidavits commissioned by an advocate with expired practising certificate – effect under Commissioners for Oaths (Advocates) Act; locus standi and ex parte consequences.	3 October 1996
Dr. Engineer Bategana Katwiremu v Mushemeza and Others (Election Petition 1 of 1996) [1996] UGHC 63 (3 October 1996) Court held joint replies and replies accompanied by affidavits commissioned by an uncertificated advocate remain competent; fee objection failed. Electoral law – Election petitions – Competence of replies – Whether a Returning Officer may join with the Electoral Commission in a joint reply. Civil procedure – Filing requirements – Effect of alleged non-payment of mandatory filing fees on competence of pleadings. Evidence/Procedure – Affidavits – Validity of affidavits commissioned by an advocate whose practising certificate had expired; interplay between the Advocates Act and the Commissioners for Oaths (Advocates) Act.	3 October 1996