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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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December 1999
Administrator General & 2 Others v Kisambira & 2 Others (Civil Suit 145 of 1995) [1999] UGHC 35 (27 December 1999)

 

 27 December 1999
Euruga v Omunyokol (Miscellaneous Application 53 of 1999) [1999] UGHC 25 (16 December 1999)
Advocate’s negligence and appellant’s illness amounted to sufficient cause to reinstate a dismissed appeal.
Civil Procedure — Order 39 r.16 C.P.R — Re-admission of appeal dismissed under Order 39 r.14(2) — "Sufficient cause" — Advocate’s negligence or mistake may constitute sufficient cause — Personal attendance dispensable where advocate properly instructed — Discretion to hear matters on merits.
 16 December 1999
Zizinga v Lyazi and Another (HCT-00-CV-CS-0024) [1999] UGHC 50 (16 December 1999)
Claim for 50% title failed: transferor lacked registrable title, plaintiff did not prove payment, suit dismissed.
Property law – nemo dat; purported co‑ownership where transferor lacked registrable title – effect; Partnership law – co‑ownership agreement amounting to partnership; Evidence – failure to prove payment/consideration; Fraud – requirements to prove fraudulent transfer; Remedies – wrongful eviction without proven entitlement to possession or special damages.
 16 December 1999