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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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Citation	Judgment date
November 1992
Sekito and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 59 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 72 (30 November 1992) Sentencing for petty theft reduced where magistrate misdirected himself and failed to consider mitigating factors. Criminal law – Sentencing – Misconduct in sentencing where magistrate relies on facts not on record; failure to consider mitigating factors (first offender, guilty plea, remand time) – Excessive sentence for petty theft – Reduction of sentence.	30 November 1992
Kiika v Coffee Marketing Board (Civil Suit 395 of 1988) [1992] UGHC 57 (26 November 1992)	26 November 1992
Luciano v Venice (U) Limited (Miscellaneous Application 123 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 59 (26 November 1992)	26 November 1992
Sabiti & Another v Kihuku & 2 Others (Civil Suit 857 of 1989) [1992] UGHC 61 (26 November 1992)	26 November 1992
Asimwe v Attorney General (Civil Suit 1094 of 1988) [1992] UGHC 53 (18 November 1992)	18 November 1992
M/S Dembe Enterprises Ltd v M/S Transami (U) Ltd and Another (Civil Suit 375 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 93 (14 November 1992) A without‑prejudice settlement letter may be struck from the plaint, but a plaintiff may join uncertain defendants under Order 1 r.7. Civil procedure – "without prejudice" correspondence – settlement negotiations privileged and inadmissible unless consent – striking privileged document from pleadings. Civil procedure – Pleadings – sufficiency of plaint – removal of privileged annexure does not necessarily deprive plaint of cause of action. Civil procedure – Joinder – Order 1 rule 7 permits joinder of multiple defendants when plaintiff is in doubt as to proper defendant. Civil procedure – Preliminary objections – factual disputes (e.g., venue/origin of cause) are matters for trial, not for summary striking out of plaint.	14 November 1992
African Textile Mill Ltd. v Rock Construction & General Renovators Company Ltd. (Miscellaneous Application 85 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 90 (5 November 1992) Application to set aside execution warrants dismissed where execution was completed and procedural irregularities were not fatal. Civil procedure – execution of arbitration awards and consent judgments; whether execution warrants tainted by procedural irregularity or fraud can be set aside; court’s power under section 101 Civil Procedure Act to set aside orders as abuse of process; mootness where execution already carried out; consequences of ambiguous consent orders regarding determination by independent experts.	5 November 1992

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