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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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March 1995
Emomeri v Shell (U) Limited (Civil Suit 440 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 40 (17 March 1995)
17 March 1995
Muwanga v Mukajanga & Another (Civil Suit 127 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 62 (6 March 1995)
6 March 1995
Noah Patrick Muwanga v Yeseri Mukajanga Wasswa and Another (Civil Suit 127 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 83 (6 March 1995)
A grant of Probate/Administration vests exclusive representative authority in the grantee; others are barred from suing on the estate.
Succession law – Representative standing – Effect of grant of Probate/Letters of Administration – Only grantee may act for deceased until recall/revocation (s.264 Succession Act). Civil procedure – Preliminary objection – Competency of plaintiff to sue in respect of estate property. Registration of Titles – Estate land severance and the role of the Administrator General in actions affecting estate land.
 6 March 1995
Noah Patrick Muwanga v Yeseri Mukajanga Wasswa and Another (Civil Suit 127 of 1994) [1995] UGHC 84 (6 March 1995)
A succession certificate does not authorise litigation where Probate/Administration has been granted to the Administrator General.
Succession law – representative capacity to sue; Probate/Letters of Administration vs succession certificate; s.264 Succession Act bars others from suing as representative; effect of Registration of Titles Act entry; limitation defence raised but matter determined on representative capacity.
 6 March 1995
Total (U) Ltd v Mugenzi (Civil Suit 1046 of 1990) [1995] UGHC 86 (6 March 1995)
Plaintiff proved unpaid supply of petroleum; defendant’s unproven set-off failed; judgment for principal with court-rate interest.
Civil debt – sale of goods (petroleum) – proof of indebtedness – admission in writing supports plaintiff’s claim. Set-off – burden of proof – defendant failed to prove alleged loss from defective equipment. Interest – claimant’s contractual or claimed high rate must be justified; court may award statutory/court rate instead. Costs – unspecified attendant/financial costs not allowed without proof.
 6 March 1995
Sulaisan Kabugo v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 891 of 1987) [1995] UGHC 72 (3 March 1995)
Plaintiff awarded damages after court finds driver’s negligence caused pedestrian injuries.
Tort—Road traffic accident; negligence—duty of care and breach by speeding/loss of control; causation—linking driver’s negligence to pedestrian injuries; quantum—assessment of general damages.
 3 March 1995