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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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June 1990
Lira Pentecostal Assembly v Sam Engola (Civil Suit No. 464 GF 1989) [1990] UGHC 48 (8 June 1990)
Court ordered reparation for contract breach; specific performance or financial equivalent, with damages and costs awarded.
Contract Law – Breach of contract – Specific performance – Exemplary damages – Business profit loss – Interest awards.
 8 June 1990
Oryema v Uganda Muslem Supreme Council (Civil Suit 1238 of 1988) [1990] UGHC 45 (8 June 1990)
Default judgment upheld; plaintiff awarded compensation and damages for wrongful eviction, detinue and breach of tenancy.
Tenancy and landlord‑tenant relations – breach by wrongful eviction; Detinue/trespass – wrongful removal and conversion of tenant’s household effects; Civil procedure – default judgment under Order 9 r.6; validity of late filing of defence and consent given by unauthorised person; assessment of damages where specific valuation evidence is incomplete.
 8 June 1990