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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 2020
Uganda v Mwesigwa and Anor (HCT- 00- SC 289 of 2015) [2020] UGHC 188 (17 December 2020)
Circumstantial and canine evidence, without tendered exhibits or unbroken proof, cannot sustain a murder conviction.
Criminal law – Murder – required ingredients: death, unlawfulness, malice aforethought, participation – proof beyond reasonable doubt. Criminal evidence – Circumstantial evidence – must form a complete, cogent and unbroken chain pointing to accused. Forensic/canine evidence – sniffer-dog evidence demands caution, proof of training/handler competence, scene preservation and corroboration. Evidence procedure – exhibits not tendered in court cannot be relied upon to convict; breaks chain of circumstantial proof.
 17 December 2020
Ocaye v Saracen (Uganda) Limited and Ors (Civil Appeal No. 63 of 2011) [2020] UGHC 173 (14 December 2020)
Armed security guard’s negligent shooting establishes employer vicarious liability; volenti, inevitable accident and contributory defences fail.
Torts – Negligence – Firearm handling: heightened standard of care for armed security; vicarious liability of employer for employee’s torts; defences considered: inevitable accident; volenti non fit injuria; contributory negligence — proof and limits; quantum of general and special damages in severe personal injury.
 14 December 2020
Aliyenka v Kinawa (Civil Appeal No. 59 of 2013) [2020] UGHC 407 (10 December 2020)
Appellant failed to prove ownership or possession; respondent’s inheritance and possession findings upheld, appeal dismissed with costs.
Land law – ownership and possession – credibility findings – weight of oral evidence and locus visit; Sale document lacking vendor signatures – probative value; Trespass to land – actionable only by person in actual or constructive possession; Appellate review – powers to re-evaluate evidence and draw independent inferences.
 10 December 2020
Mugambwa v Mwenge (Civil Appeal No. 80 of 2016) [2020] UGHC 408 (2 December 2020)
Appellant failed to prove authenticity of written sale; court upheld finding that only building materials were sold, not the land.
Property law – Kibanja/trespass – dispute whether sale was of house materials or land; Evidence Act – admissibility of secondary evidence (s.64) and burden to prove instrument (ss.101–102); handwriting expert evidence; appellate review of credibility.
 2 December 2020