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. 

Physical address
Plot 2, the Square Kampala
16 judgments

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Citation
Judgment date
April 2009
Land
30 April 2009
Delict and Tort Law
30 April 2009
Delict and Tort Law
30 April 2009
Land
30 April 2009
Civil Remedies|Costs|Damages
24 April 2009
Civil Remedies|Damages
24 April 2009
Appeal partly allowed: eviction confined to unsurveyed land extent established by evidence; otherwise appeal dismissed, respondent awarded costs.
Civil procedure – pleadings and evidence – court may decide an issue not expressly pleaded where the matter was tried and left to the court for decision; Land law – trespass and eviction – unsurveyed portion of registered holding; Evidence – admissibility of survey and title documents; Fair hearing – service and ex parte procedure under Order 9 r.20 CPC; Relief – appellate adjustment of remedy where trial court misdirected on extent of land.
20 April 2009
Criminal law
20 April 2009
Civil Procedure|Judicial Review
14 April 2009
Labour and Employment Law|Retirement|Pension|HR
14 April 2009
Criminal law
8 April 2009
Criminal law|Evidence Law
7 April 2009
Criminal law|Evidence Law
7 April 2009
Civil Procedure
6 April 2009
Contract Law|Formation and validity of Contract
3 April 2009
Civil Procedure|Costs
2 April 2009