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Citation
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Judgment date
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| March 2026 |
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Contempt dismissed: subsequent 2006 judgment overtook earlier order; no clear subsisting order or wilful disobedience proven.
Contempt of court — requirements: clear and subsisting order, knowledge, wilful disobedience; criminal standard of proof (beyond reasonable doubt); subsequent judicial dismissal can overtake earlier enforcement orders; ambiguity favours alleged contemnor.
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3 March 2026 |
| February 2026 |
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Typographical mis‑citation in a charge sheet does not require acquittal; revision cannot displace interim prima facie findings in an ongoing trial.
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23 February 2026 |
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High Court revoked expired magistrate's grant, issued fresh grant to the applicant and allowed late filing of estate accounts.
Succession Act – Revocation of letters of administration where grant expired or issued without jurisdiction; High Court power to revoke and make fresh grant; pecuniary jurisdiction of magistrate court; leave to file inventory and accounts out of time; administration of estates.
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20 February 2026 |
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Court declared the patient mentally ill, appointed joint personal representatives, and restricted dealings with the estate.
Mental Health Act – declaration of mental illness – capacity to manage affairs – reliance on psychiatric expert evidence; Appointment of personal representative – fitness and propriety; Joint management where family mistrust or alleged asset dissipation; Exclusion of jointly registered property from individual estate; Restraint on dealing with assets, inventory and periodic psychiatric reports.
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19 February 2026 |
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A temporary injunction affecting disputed land and alleged public institutions was set aside pending a locus in quo visit to ascertain facts.
Civil procedure — Interim injunctions — Requirement of a prima facie case, irreparable harm and balance of convenience — Need for identifiable, ascertainable subject matter — Where physical facts and existence of public institutions on land are contested, locus in quo visit advisable before granting coercive interim relief.
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18 February 2026 |
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Court entered judgment on admission after defendant unequivocally admitted loan repayment and failure to return the land title.
Civil procedure – Judgment on admission – Order 13 r.6 CPR – Requirements: clear, unambiguous and unconditional admission – Loan repayment and failure to return original land title – Costs awarded to plaintiff.
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18 February 2026 |
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Specialist HIV provider liable for negligent misdiagnosis, wrongful long-term ARV treatment and statutory breaches.
Medical negligence – HIV testing – failure to follow WHO and national testing algorithms; quality control lapses; failure to refer under s.48 of the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act; negligent initiation and prolonged dispensation of ART; damages awarded.
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18 February 2026 |
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Prison transfer causing non‑attendance and arguable grounds justified reinstatement of a dismissed criminal appeal.
Criminal procedure — Reinstatement of dismissed appeals — Discretion under Section 37 Judicature Act — Sufficient cause (prison transfer and lack of legal aid) — Severability of falsehoods in affidavits — Assessment of arguable merits before reinstatement.
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17 February 2026 |
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Appeal dismissed: the appellant’s theft conviction upheld; sentence lawful and not manifestly excessive.
Criminal law – Theft – Entrustment of goods and dishonest conversion – Inference of intent from conduct – Material contradictions in prosecution evidence – First appellate re-evaluation of facts – Sentence within statutory limit and consecutive term discretionary.
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17 February 2026 |
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Appellate court upheld convictions for shopbreaking, theft and possession but replaced consecutive terms with concurrent sentences.
Criminal law – shop breaking and theft – recent possession doctrine – circumstantial evidence – possession of housebreaking instruments – appellate reappraisal of evidence – sentencing: concurrency, totality and proportionality.
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17 February 2026 |
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The applicant charged with aggravated defilement was granted bail subject to cash bond, sureties, ID deposit and monthly reporting.
Criminal procedure – Bail pending trial – Presumption of innocence and discretion to grant bail – Assessment of fixed abode and substantial sureties under Constitutional Bail Guidelines – Aggravated defilement charge.
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13 February 2026 |
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Court held that an abbreviated middle name on a grant is a misnomer; both name variants refer to the same administrator.
Succession law – Letters of Administration – Misnomer and name discrepancies – Application of misnomer doctrine and “reasonable reader” test – Court’s inherent powers to prevent injustice and recognize administrator despite name variation.
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13 February 2026 |
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Repossession certificate conferred title; DAPCB temporary allocations invalid; occupants must contract with owner or vacate within 30 days.
Property law – Repossession certificate effect – Ministerial certificate confers title and prevents DAPCB temporary allocations; judgment on admission (Order 13 r6 CPR); entitlement to quiet possession; tenants to vacate or contract; costs — each party to bear own costs.
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12 February 2026 |
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Default judgment entered where defendant failed to apply for leave to appear and defend under summary procedure.
Civil Procedure — Summary procedure (Order 36 r.2–3) — Default judgment where defendant fails to apply for leave to appear and defend (Order 36 r.3(2)) — Dismissal for want of prosecution (Order 9 r.22) — Award of interest and costs.
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11 February 2026 |
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Photographs alone do not prove a customary marriage; absence of adequate proof defeats a divorce petition.
Family law – Divorce – Customary marriage – Proof of marriage – Photographs insufficient – Non-registration not automatically fatal – Pleadings must disclose customary rites/dowry/consummation – Pleadings defective under Order 7 Rule 11(a) CPR.
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11 February 2026 |
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Whether two variants of a deceased person's name amount to a curable misnomer permitting verification for estate administration.
Succession and estate administration – verification of deceased’s name – misnomer doctrine – "reasonable reader" test – correction/verification of name discrepancies – court’s inherent and statutory powers to prevent multiplicity of proceedings.
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9 February 2026 |
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Failure to serve a counterclaim within prescribed time without court extension results in striking out and costs to the applicant.
Civil Procedure – Service of process – Counterclaim as a cross-suit – Requirement to serve within prescribed time (Order 5 r.1(2); Order 49 r.2) – Proof of service by affidavit – Enlargement of time by court – Striking out for non-compliance.
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9 February 2026 |
| January 2026 |
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A High Court appellate decision is not reviewable under section 82; the proper remedy is appeal, not review.
Civil procedure — Review under section 82 CPA and Order 46 CPR — scope limited to new evidence or errors apparent on record — appellate court’s considered decision not reviewable — remedy is appeal, not review; retrial orders and pecuniary jurisdiction.
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22 January 2026 |
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Leave granted to appeal where alleged unauthorized withdrawal and mootness raise arguable procedural and abuse-of-process issues.
Civil procedure – leave to appeal (Order 44 r.2) – arguable grounds/primafacie merits – withdrawal by some plaintiffs endorsed as withdrawal by all – representation and consent – overtaken by events/mootness – abuse of process – delay.
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13 January 2026 |
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Resealing foreign probate requires reciprocity; lack of reciprocal enforcement by Indonesia prevents resealing in Uganda.
Probates (Resealing) Act s.2–3; resealing foreign grants of probate; reciprocity requirement; Indonesian procedural law (RV Article 436) bars enforcement of foreign judgments; absence of bilateral reciprocity; direction to seek fresh grant under Succession Act.
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8 January 2026 |
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Whether uncorroborated lifetime distribution and occupation can defeat rights in an unadministered intestate estate.
Succession and land law — intestate estate remains vested in personal representative until administration; uncorroborated inter vivos distribution does not transfer title; occupation alone does not defeat trespass claim; proof of gift inter vivos requires intention, delivery and acceptance.
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5 January 2026 |
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Whether a plaint challenging a mortgage and sale of matrimonial land discloses a triable cause of action.
Civil procedure — Order 7 r.11 (rejection of plaint) — Cause of action must be apparent on plaint and annexures — Order 6 r.30 (strike out) — Frivolous or vexatious pleadings — Interlocutory/extrinsic documents ordinarily for trial, not preliminary disposal — Family/matrimonial land, spousal consent to mortgage, disputed documentary evidence.
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5 January 2026 |
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Court declared the patient mentally incapacitated, appointed daughters as managers and allowed mortgaging estate for medical care.
Mental Health Act Cap 308 – determination of mental incapacity requires psychiatric evidence – appointment of suitable relative as personal representative (s61) – special permission to mortgage estate for patient’s care (s62) – obligation to file inventory (s63) – periodic psychiatric review.
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5 January 2026 |
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Failure to effect statutory service within prescribed time led to dismissal of suit against those defendants and denial of ex parte leave.
Civil procedure – Service of summons – Order 5 r.1(2) and r.3 – affidavit of service – consent settlement – Illiterates Protection Act – ex parte proceedings – Order 9 – dismissal for non‑service.
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5 January 2026 |
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The respondent proved trespass; appellants failed to establish bona fide purchaser defence, appeal dismissed with costs.
Land law – Bona fide purchaser for value without notice – Due diligence required – Trespass – Administrator’s locus to sue – Burden and standard of proof on balance of probabilities.
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5 January 2026 |
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Failure to pursue statutory appeal cannot convert a lawful compulsory acquisition into unconstitutional deprivation.
Constitutional law – Right to property – Compulsory acquisition – Requirement of prompt, fair and adequate compensation – Land Acquisition Act procedure and s.13 appeal – nemo dat quod non habet – Impeachment of registered title requires specific pleading and strict proof of fraud.
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5 January 2026 |
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Attachment application under Order 40 dismissed as premature and speculative; no evidence respondent fleeing or liabilities excluded from successor.
Civil procedure — Order 40 CPR — security/attachment pending suit — requirement of reasonable probability of defendant leaving jurisdiction — prima facie cause of action — transfer of liabilities on concession expiry — premature and speculative interlocutory application.
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5 January 2026 |