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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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February 2015
Opwonya and Others v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application No.27 of 2014) [2015] UGHC 27 (6 February 2015)
A court directed harmonized verification and transparency in war loss compensation, stressing adherence to substitution procedures and substantive justice.
Civil Procedure – representative actions – locus standi – substitution of plaintiffs – consent judgment – execution and verification of claims – compensation for war losses – harmonization of claimant verification – role of government and local officials – procedural propriety vs. substantive justice – disbursement of public funds.
 6 February 2015
Uganda v Ssemulema and Another (HCT-06-CR-SC 39 of 2015) [2015] UGHC 9 (6 February 2015)
Prosecution proved unlawful killing with malice aforethought; eyewitness identification and corroboration sufficed to convict two accused of murder.
* Criminal law – Murder – proof of death, unlawfulness and malice aforethought – inference from nature of injuries and weapons used. * Evidence – identification by a single eyewitness – conditions for reliability and need for caution. * Evidence – accomplice testimony – need for caution and corroboration; court may convict on other credible evidence. * Defence – alibi – prosecution duty to negative alibi and evaluation of credibility of alibi witnesses.
 6 February 2015