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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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September 1999
Byakutaga v Uganda Electricity Board (CIVIL SUIT NO. 161 OF 1994) [1999] UGHC 41 (29 September 1999)
Suspension without a fair internal hearing violated natural justice, entitling the applicant to arrears and costs.
Employment law – wrongful suspension and dismissal; natural justice – audi alteram partem in internal disciplinary/investigatory proceedings; admissibility and effect of criminal acquittal in related civil claims; entitlement to salary arrears and remedies where reinstatement is impracticable.
 29 September 1999
Mujuni Ruhemba v Skanska Jensen Int. (U) Ltd (Civil Suit No. 104 of 1999) (Civil Suit No. 104 of 1999) [1999] UGHC 14 (28 September 1999)
Claim for extra transport charges failed for lack of proof of variation to the written contract.
Contract law – whether a written contract was varied; variation must be proven by clear evidence; role of auditors' report in resolving payment and quantity disputes; claims for additional transport charges outside express terms.
 28 September 1999
Sudhir Reparrelia v Magezi and Another (Miscellaneous Application 947 of 1999) [1999] UGHC 29 (23 September 1999)
Court granted conditional stay of execution pending appeal while addressing whether unsealed annexures render an affidavit incompetent.
Commissioners for Oaths – Affidavits – Annexures and exhibits – Rule 8 First Schedule to Commissioners for Oaths (Advocates) Act – requirement to seal and mark exhibits – effect of unsealed annexures on competence of affidavit – stay of execution conditional on security pending appeal.
 23 September 1999
Afro Print Limited v Lwanga (Civil Suit 471 of 1997) [1999] UGHC 36 (22 September 1999)

 

 22 September 1999
Greenland Bank Limited v Westmont Land (Asia) (Civil Suit 309 of 1999) [1999] UGHC 23 (10 September 1999)

 

 10 September 1999
Samuel Kassuja v Uganda - High Court Criminal Appeal No. MSK-00-CR-CV-0002 of 1999 (High Court Criminal Appeal No. MSK-00-CR -CV-0002 of 1999) [1999] UGHC 7 (1 September 1999)
Medical evidence failed to prove actual bodily harm; conviction reduced to common assault and appellant released immediately.
Criminal law – assault – distinction between assault occasioning actual bodily harm (s228) and common assault (s227); medical evidence and timing of injuries; evaluation of conflicting witness accounts; sentencing preference for non-custodial penalties in misdemeanors; appellate substitution of conviction and immediate release where custody already served.
 1 September 1999