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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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March 1998
Abdallah v R.A. Odimbe & Co. Advocates (Civil Suit 962 of 1986) [1998] UGHC 32 (27 March 1998)

 

 27 March 1998
John Matsiko v Banyankole Kweterana Co-operative Union Ltd (Civil Suit 36 of 1997) [1998] UGHC 41 (9 March 1998)
Interpretation of "salary" includes gross pay; plaintiff awarded unexpired salary, gratuity and compensation for loss of contract.
Employment law – Fixed-term contract terminated summarily – Meaning of "salary" for terminal benefits (gross pay v basic) – entitlement to contractual gratuity despite early termination – award of compensation for loss of contract – dismissal/withdrawal of counterclaim.
 9 March 1998
Matsiko v Banyankole Kweterana Corporative Union Limited (Civil Suit 36 of 1997) [1998] UGHC 22 (9 March 1998)
Whether "salary" in a termination clause includes allowances for calculating terminal benefits and gratuity.
Employment law – termination clause – meaning of "salary" for terminal benefits; calculation of terminal benefits and gratuity; compensation for loss of contract; counterclaim dismissed/withdrawn.
 9 March 1998
Administrator General and Others v Teddy Kisambira and Others (Civil Suit 145 of 1995) [1998] UGHC 34 (5 March 1998)
A suit begun in the name of a person who was dead is a nullity; related ex parte judgment was set aside.
Civil procedure – suit instituted in the name of a deceased person is a nullity; substituted service cannot validate proceedings against a dead defendant; personal representative cannot be substituted where suit commenced in deceased’s name; court’s inherent jurisdiction to set aside void judgments; Order 9 r.24 CPR considerations.
 5 March 1998