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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 2017
Ahimbisibwe v Khasoso (Civil Appeal 29 of 2014) [2017] UGHC 2 (14 September 2017)
Appeal dismissed: alleged oral gift unproven; long possession found to be caretaking, not ownership or lawful occupant.
Land law – ownership disputes – oral inter vivos gift – evidentiary burden and credibility on first appeal; possession vs caretaking; lawful occupant under Land Act s.29 and applicability to unregistered land; assessment of material contradictions in evidence.
 14 September 2017
Atanazio v Centenary Bank & Another (Civil Appeal 27 of 2014) [2017] UGHC 3 (14 September 2017)
Whether the borrower repaid the loan and whether the bank lawfully sold the pledged land, considering penalties and redemption rights.
Land law – loan repayment and enforcement; loan account v savings account statements; calculation of outstanding including penalties and recovery costs; equity of redemption and contractual sale-on-default clause; allegation of sale of wrong security; first appeal review.
 14 September 2017
Orikurungi v Kabale Municipal Council (Civil Appeal 17 of 2013) [2017] UGHC 6 (14 September 2017)
Title obtained through fraudulent misrepresentation and irregular surveying was rightly nullified; appeal dismissed with costs.
Land law – Registered title – Setting aside registration – Fraud by transferee versus mere procedural irregularity; Survey irregularities and creation of plots outside survey instructions; Authority to allocate land – role of General Purpose Committee and Town Clerk; Relief – cancellation of allocation, injunctions and costs.
 14 September 2017
Rwamunahe & Another v Komugisha (Civil Appeal 3 of 2013) [2017] UGHC 7 (14 September 2017)
Appellate court affirmed respondent's ownership of land, dismissing appellants' challenge and awarding costs.
Land law – ownership and title – proof of ownership by sale agreement and credible witness testimony; Evidence – appellate re-evaluation of trial evidence; Admissibility – reliance on extraneous documents; Civil procedure – first appellate duty to rehear and re-assess evidence; Unrepresented litigants – allowance in assessment of evidence.
 14 September 2017