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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 2023
Muhindo v Katumba & Another (Miscellaneous Cause 86 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 461 (18 December 2023)

 

 18 December 2023
Bamanyisa and 156 Others v National Forestry Authority (HCT-01-LD-CS 27 of 2020) [2023] UGHC 271 (7 December 2023)
Failure to file a Summons for Directions does not automatically abate a suit where court directions and case progression have satisfied the rule's purpose.
Civil Procedure – Order XIA Rules 2 & 6 – Summons for Directions – Abatement – purposive and case-by-case application; prior court directions and subsequent case progression can cure non-compliance.
 7 December 2023
Busobozi v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 47 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 274 (1 December 2023)
A juvenile charged with aggravated defilement may be granted bail where release poses no serious danger and parents provide substantial sureties.
Children Act s.90 and Constitution (Bail Guidelines) – juvenile bail – presumption of innocence – social inquiry report – parental sureties – non-cash recognizance – reporting conditions.
 1 December 2023
Kaganda v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 49 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 275 (1 December 2023)
Applicant charged with aggravated defilement denied bail for lack of exceptional circumstances and inadequate sureties.
Criminal procedure – Bail – Aggravated defilement – Exceptional circumstances required under Trial on Indictments Act and Bail Guidelines – Judicial discretion to grant bail absent exceptional circumstances – Sufficiency and substantiality of sureties – Flight risk.
 1 December 2023