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. 

Physical address
Plot 2, the Square Kampala
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10 judgments
February 2024
29 February 2024
A court cannot dismiss a suit for no cause of action based solely on an inconclusive preliminary survey report.
  • Civil procedure — cause of action — plaint to be considered on its face; Evidence — preliminary/inconclusive survey report cannot displace right to fair hearing; Constitutional right to fair hearing — notice, opportunity to present evidence and cross‑examine.
29 February 2024
22 February 2024
22 February 2024
21 February 2024
20 February 2024
20 February 2024
An appellate court refused to admit a post‑trial certificate of title as fresh evidence because it was known to the applicants and unrelated to the unregistered land dispute.
  • Civil procedure — Admission of additional evidence on appeal — Section 80 Civil Procedure Act and Order 43 r.22 — exceptional circumstances required (Ladd v Marshall test, local authorities)
  • Evidence — Newly produced certificate of title — relevance and admissibility where trial concerned unregistered customary land; certificate amounts to new cause of action
  • Jurisdiction — Issuance of title after trial does not retrospectively divest trial court’s jurisdiction or invalidate judgment; remedy lies in review or fresh suit
20 February 2024
20 February 2024
19 February 2024