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Judgment date
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31 July 2024 |
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31 July 2024 |
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30 July 2024 |
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Application dismissed as time‑barred and for failure to show a reviewable decision or exhaustion of statutory remedies.
Judicial review — timeliness — Rule 5(1) Judicature (Judicial Review) Rules; review grounds — illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety; environmental law — NEMA as lead agency and requirement to exhaust administrative remedies before judicial review.
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26 July 2024 |
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26 July 2024 |
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Appellate court holds appellants proprietors; respondent proved only long occupation, not fraudulent acquisition of title.
Land law – title and possession – registered certificate of title presumed conclusive but can be challenged for fraud; burden to prove fraud; long possession may create rights as bona fide occupants; appellate reappraisal of evidence and correction of erroneous factual conclusions.
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26 July 2024 |
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26 July 2024 |
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26 July 2024 |
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25 July 2024 |
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25 July 2024 |
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25 July 2024 |
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25 July 2024 |
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Plaintiff lacked a contractual renewal right and standing to impeach title; defendants must pay a prior UGX 400M judgment secured as a charge on the title.
Land law – lease expiry and renewal clause – no implied renewal where lease contains no renewal clause; burden of proof on claimant – proof on balance of probabilities; law of "lawful occupant" under s.29(1) Land Act – standing to challenge title; enforcement of prior judgment – charge/encumbrance on title and appointment of receiver.
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23 July 2024 |
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23 July 2024 |
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22 July 2024 |
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22 July 2024 |
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19 July 2024 |
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19 July 2024 |
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19 July 2024 |
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19 July 2024 |
Negligence – vicarious liability – fuel contamination – damage to vehicle – causation – corporate restructuring and liability – agency in fuel service stations – damages and mitigation
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19 July 2024 |
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19 July 2024 |
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18 July 2024 |
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18 July 2024 |
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18 July 2024 |
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Prosecution failed to prove the accused’s participation in aggravated defilement; prima facie case not established and accused acquitted.
Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – Prima facie case under s.73(1) Trial on Indictment Act – Medical evidence of defilement and age – Requirement to prove accused’s participation – Assessment of witness credibility and unreliable third-party assertions – Acquittal at close of prosecution case.
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18 July 2024 |
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18 July 2024 |
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17 July 2024 |
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17 July 2024 |
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17 July 2024 |
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17 July 2024 |
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17 July 2024 |
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16 July 2024 |
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16 July 2024 |
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16 July 2024 |
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16 July 2024 |
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16 July 2024 |
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Medical evidence and prompt single-witness identification proved aggravated defilement; alibi and grudge defences rejected.
* Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – proof of age, proof of penetration and identification of accused; * Evidence – medical report as corroboration of sexual assault; * Identification – reliability of single identifying child witness where identification is immediate and in daylight; * Defences – alibi and allegation of grudge require cogent corroboration; * Conduct – flight from arrest as relevant to guilt.
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16 July 2024 |
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16 July 2024 |
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Application for limited letters of administration dismissed for failure to show a pending suit involving the deceased.
Succession Act s.222 – letters of administration limited to a suit (pendente lite) – statutory requirement of a pending suit involving the deceased – beneficiary locus to sue – adverse possession allegations and insufficiency of factual foundation – application dismissed for failure to satisfy s.222.
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15 July 2024 |
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Respondents found in contempt for disobeying a court order by issuing a second ruling.
Contempt of court - disobedience of interim court order - court authority - legal compliance
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15 July 2024 |
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15 July 2024 |
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15 July 2024 |
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Application to vacate a consent order dismissed due to lack of mistake or ignorance of material facts.
Civil Procedure - Consent Orders - Grounds for setting aside consent orders - Mistake of material fact.
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15 July 2024 |
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The court enlarged the time and validated a late appeal against a taxation award due to sufficient cause and counsel’s lapses.
Civil procedure – extension of time – appeal against taxation award – sufficient cause – delay caused by counsel’s negligence – court’s discretion to enlarge time – effect of absent records on ability to appeal.
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14 July 2024 |
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12 July 2024 |
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12 July 2024 |
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Applicant's jurisdictional challenge dismissed after affidavit struck out and insufficient evidence of excess of magistrate's pecuniary jurisdiction.
Civil procedure — Revision under section 83(a) CPR and Order 52 — Jurisdictional challenge to magistrate's pecuniary jurisdiction; Powers of attorney — scope and authority to depose/represent; Procedural fairness — consideration of late submissions and striking out affidavits filed without authority.
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12 July 2024 |
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12 July 2024 |
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12 July 2024 |