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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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July 1998
Major Bogere v Buwule (Misc. Application No. 7720 of 1997) [1998] UGHC 39 (28 July 1998)
Extension of time to appeal requires adequate reasons under Order 47 r.6; non-service affidavit alone is insufficient.
* Civil Procedure – extension of time to file appeal – governed by Order 47 r.6 – discretionary; adequate reasons required. * Civil Procedure – notice of judgment – Order 18 r.1 mandatory; uncontradicted affidavit of non-service is admissible. * Evidence – affidavits – bald assertions as to prospects of success unsupported by affidavit are insufficient. * Procedural compliance – failure to produce judgment or cure defects may justify refusal to extend time.
 28 July 1998
Registered Trustees of Kampala Insitute v Attorney General (Civil Appeal No. 51 of 1996) (Civil Appeal No. 51 of 1996) [1998] UGHC 9 (27 July 1998)
Property Law|Land
 27 July 1998
Abdu Karim Walugembe v Habib Kagimu (Civil Suit 84 of 1997) [1998] UGHC 43 (22 July 1998)
Variation deed sold machinery only; defendant breached sale, unlawfully evicted plaintiff; plaintiff awarded balance and special damages.
Sale of land – effect of variation deed – whether variation re-priced land transaction or only sold machinery; breach of contract for non-payment of balance; unlawful eviction and remedies; proof and award of special damages; dismissal of counter-claim.
 22 July 1998
Barclays Bank Of (u) Ltd v N.v.c.c.p Tech Employees (Misc.cause no.314 of 1997) (Misc.Cause No. 314 of 1997) [1998] UGHC 14 (10 July 1998)
Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution
 10 July 1998
Priamit Enterprises Ltd v Attorney General of Uganda (Civil Suit 516 of 1996) [1998] UGHC 48 (2 July 1998)
Plaintiff cannot sue the State for debts of a separate limited liability public company; s.23 PERD is discretionary, not a direct cause of action.
Public law – Corporate personality – Limited liability company as separate legal persona; Government liability – PERD s.23 construed as discretionary not creating automatic State liability; Pleadings – necessity to allege sale/proceeds to invoke divestiture account; Procedure – wrong party sued where creditor should pursue company/liquidation remedies.
 2 July 1998
School Outfitters Uganda Limited v Bahange and Others (Civil Suit 750 of 1997) [1998] UGHC 25 (2 July 1998)
A company’s conduct can create ostensible authority in its managing director, making a sale by her binding on the company.
Company law – Articles of Association and Table A – ostensible authority of managing director; third parties dealing in good faith; sale of company property; remedies where goods transferred to third party – valuation and monetary adjustment; evidential weight of company conduct in conferring apparent authority.
 2 July 1998
School Outfitters (U) Ltd v Jennifer Bahange and Others (Civil Suit 750 of 1997) [1998] UGHC 49 (2 July 1998)
Managing director's ostensible authority validated a sale; valuation ordered and payment directions given, plaintiff's return claim denied.
* Company law – Articles of Association – Construction of articles and Table A modifications – extent of managing director's powers and ostensible authority. * Agency/Third parties – Ostensible authority and reasonable reliance by third parties dealing with a company. * Remedies – Where sale by ostensible agent is valid and goods transferred, remedy by valuation and payment; costs and interest directions.
 2 July 1998