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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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January 1992
Ugajama Limited v John Mutegeki (Civil Suit 675 of 1991) [1992] UGHC 111 (31 January 1992)
Applicant failed to prove an enforceable oral hire agreement or irreparable harm; interlocutory injunction refused and interim order vacated.
Civil procedure – Interlocutory injunction – Requirements: prima facie case with probability of success, irreparable injury, balance of convenience – Ex parte interim order vacated for lack of service; Contract law – formation and proof of an oral hire/joint venture agreement.
 31 January 1992
James Semusambwa v Rebecca Mulira (Civil Suit 471 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 114 (1 January 1992)
Specific performance of a 1977 lease was denied because laches and non‑performance made enforcement inequitable.
Contract for lease – substance of offer and acceptance established by payment and receipts – equitable relief (specific performance) barred by laches and failure to perform contractual obligations; court will not enforce an aged unperformed lease where delay and acquiescence make relief unjust.
 1 January 1992