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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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October 2015
Odwong v Dinna Okidi and Others (Civil Appeal 30 of 2013) [2015] UGHC 25 (30 October 2015)
The appeal was allowed as lower court erred in evaluating evidence and didn't conduct a locus in quo visit in land dispute.
Land law – Determination of possessory interests – Evaluating alleged fraud in land ownership – Role of locus in quo visits in land disputes.
 30 October 2015
February 2015
Opwonya and Others v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application No.27 of 2014) [2015] UGHC 27 (6 February 2015)
A court directed harmonized verification and transparency in war loss compensation, stressing adherence to substitution procedures and substantive justice.
Civil Procedure – representative actions – locus standi – substitution of plaintiffs – consent judgment – execution and verification of claims – compensation for war losses – harmonization of claimant verification – role of government and local officials – procedural propriety vs. substantive justice – disbursement of public funds.
 6 February 2015