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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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December 2018
Kabale University & Others V Henry Rwaganika & Another (Misc. Application No. 05 of 2016) [2018] UGHC 33 (21 December 2018)
Ex parte taxation set aside for lack of proper service; fresh inter partes taxation ordered and execution stayed.
* Civil procedure – taxation of costs – ex parte taxation – requirement of effective service and right to be heard before taxation. * Change/withdrawal of counsel – adjournment and notice obligations – fresh representation. * Execution stayed where underlying taxation was improperly conducted.
 21 December 2018
November 2018
Kushaba v Commissioner for Land Registration & Another (Civil Suit 30 of 2017) [2018] UGHC 37 (22 November 2018)

 

 22 November 2018
September 2018
Katuramu v Katuramu (Miscellaneous Application 26 of 2017) [2018] UGHC 36 (10 September 2018)

 

 10 September 2018
August 2018
Owor John and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 26 of 2017) [2018] UGHC 40 (26 August 2018)

 

 26 August 2018
July 2018
Agaba v Electoral Commission (Election Petition 1 of 2018) [2018] UGHC 39 (11 July 2018)
Refusal to nominate for lack of original academic certificates was unlawful; verified copies and other proof may suffice.
Electoral law — nomination requirements — proof of academic qualification — whether originals required — Electoral Commission’s discretion to accept verified photocopies, affidavits or other evidence — doubts resolved in favour of candidate.
 11 July 2018
In Re MHN, HHN & AZN (Adoption Cause No. 002 of 2018) [2018] UGHC 34 (6 July 2018)
Adoption granted where children’s welfare satisfied, parental consents obtained and petitioners found fit to parent.
Adoption — children’s welfare paramount; fit adoptive parents; valid parental/guardian consents (including imprisoned father); supporting probation and agency reports; termination of other parental rights; registration and issuance of adoption certificates; consular notification.
 6 July 2018
May 2018
Uganda v Walakira (HCT-00-CR-SC 1362 of 2016) [2018] UGHC 38 (30 May 2018)
Whether provocation reduced an alleged murder to manslaughter and whether a retracted confession plus circumstantial evidence proved guilt.
* Homicide – proof of death and unlawful killing – use of post-mortem and scene evidence. * Confession law – retracted charge and caution statement may be relied upon with caution and by corroboration. * Circumstantial evidence – placing accused at scene and corroborating confession. * Mens rea – malice aforethought versus sudden provocation; reduction of murder to manslaughter. * Sentence – severity warranted by cruelty and concealment despite first offender status.
 30 May 2018
Sheikh Yunus Kamoga v Uganda (Criminal Application No.77 of 2017) [2018] UGHC 32 (18 May 2018)
18 May 2018
April 2018
Volker Kopp and Others v Obvious Prosper and Byarugaba Silver (Civil Suit No. 011 of 2016) [2018] UGHC 41 (3 April 2018)
3 April 2018
March 2018
Kuteesa v Commissioner, Land Registration (Misc. Application No. 1863 of 2012) [2018] UGHC 42 (2 March 2018)
Failure by the land registrar to implement court orders on land title restoration constitutes contempt and warrants civil sanction.
Contempt of court – Enforcement of court decrees – Land registration – Restoration of title – Remedies for non-compliance by public officer – Cancellation of illegal transactions.
 2 March 2018
February 2018
Amina Miiro (Administratrix of the estate of the late Hajji Nassulu Miiro) v Mbabazi Mwajabu, Nabukalu Hawa, Sanyu Nuliat, Ssemakula Issa, & Kagwa Meddie ( Administrators of the estate of the late Hajji Ahmada Barugahare) (Civil Suit 45 of 2016) [2018] UGHC 35 (16 February 2018)
16 February 2018
January 2018
Mugyenyi v Hon Tumwesigye Elioda and Another (HCT-05-CV-EP-001-2018) [2018] UGHC 43 (16 January 2018)
Affidavits by illiterate deponents lacking statutory compliance in translation and swearing are fatally defective and inadmissible.
Affidavit evidence – election petitions – illiterate deponents – compliance with the Illiterates Protection Act and the Oaths Act – requirement of translator’s full address – validity of affidavits – substantive vs technical compliance – admissibility of evidence.
 16 January 2018