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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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Plot 2, the Square Kampala
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December 2017
Masereka Erinest & Others v Nakandema Innocent (Civil Appeal No. 36 of 2016) [2017] UGHC 131 (7 December 2017)
Appellants’ customary and purchase claims failed; respondent’s District Land Board allocation and freehold upheld; appeal dismissed.
Land law – urban/public land – allocation by District Land Board; customary tenure claims in urban areas; bona fide purchaser for value – due diligence and notice; appellate re-appreciation of evidence; reliance on inspection report and locus visit.
 7 December 2017
March 2017
Erisa Kakyomya v Samwiri Sabiiti and Others (Miscellaneous Application 18 of 2018) [2017] UGHC 130 (23 March 2017)
A sale of undivided shares by tenants in common cannot be perfected without partition and formal consent of all co-owners.
Land law – tenancy in common – sale of undivided shares – requirement for partition and consent of all co-owners – illegality of transferring a deceased's share without letters of administration – vesting order prerequisites.
 23 March 2017