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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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Plot 2, the Square Kampala
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September 2007
Karmali v Rwalinda (57 of 2006) [2007] UGHC 11 (24 September 2007)
Landlord breached reimbursement memorandum; tenant awarded renovation and utility costs with interest and costs.
Tenancy agreement – existence and enforceability; Breach of memorandum to reimburse renovation and utility costs; Damages and interest for unpaid expenditures; Late-filed defence and evidential effect.
 24 September 2007
Jabir and Another v Jabir and Others (Civil Appeal No. HCT 02 CV. AC 0001/03) (Civil Appeal No. HCT 02 CV. AC 0001/03) [2007] UGHC 10 (11 September 2007)
Beneficiaries/occupants can sue to recover estate land; fraud invalidated title and purchaser with notice lost bona fide protection.
Land law – beneficiaries and occupants may sue to protect estate land without letters of administration; Fraud – where an administrator procures title and sells without consent, fraud may be established even with limited particulars; Registered title – bona fide purchaser defence defeated where purchaser had notice of dispute; Jurisdiction – Magistrate Grade I has no power to cancel registered certificates of title; Evidence – photocopies not challenged at trial will not vitiate proceedings.
 11 September 2007