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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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April 2015
Muhangura v Mutalesa (Misc. Application No. 0021 of 2015) [2015] UGHC 26 (30 April 2015)
Court declined to grant a stay of execution where the applicant failed to prove irreparable harm and was not in active possession.
Civil procedure – Stay of execution – Conditions for grant – Irreparable harm – Security for performance – Substantive justice versus procedural technicalities.
 30 April 2015
Takaya v Uganda National Roads Authority and Another (Civil Suit No. 040 of 2013) [2015] UGHC 13 (16 April 2015)
The plaintiff's construction on a gazetted road reserve entitles him to damages due to the local council's negligent plan approval.
Real estate and land law - road reserves - construction encroachment - government authority liability - compensation claims
 16 April 2015
Munyambabazi Stephen V Seezi Waako (Civil Appeal No. 0055 of 2008) [2015] UGHC 1 (2 April 2015)
Appellate court affirms trial finding that plaintiff proved land ownership; appeal dismissed with costs.
Land law – ownership – evaluation of oral and documentary evidence; altered document diminishing probative value; locus in quo evidence – relevance where dispute is ownership rather than boundary; appellate review – fresh scrutiny but will not disturb findings supported on balance of probabilities.
 2 April 2015