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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
May 1995
Tibasima Stepfuh v Uganda (Criminal Case No. 1 of 2023) [1995] UGHC 75 (31 May 1995) Accused sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for manslaughter after drunken altercation results in brother's death. Criminal Law – Manslaughter – Plea of guilty – Sentence considerations – Intoxication as mitigating factor in sentencing.	31 May 1995
Uganda v Obbey and 2 Others (Criminal Revision 20 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 63 (31 May 1995) Forfeiture of recognisance, unlawful taxation/enforcement of private costs, improper attachments, and correction of excessive default sentences. Criminal procedure – recognisance/bail forfeiture – forfeiture requires sworn evidence of breach under Magistrates’ Court Act. Costs – private prosecutor’s bill cannot be enforced absent an express costs order in judgment. Enforcement – attachment of property and arrest to enforce an unlawfully-allowed bill of costs is unlawful. Judicial power – Chief Magistrate’s attachment of complainant’s property lacked legal authority. Sentencing – default imprisonment in lieu of fines must conform to statutory scale under the Magistrates’ Court Act.	31 May 1995
Uganda v Obey William and Others (Criminal Revision No. 2 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 105 (31 May 1995) Forfeiture of bail, taxation and enforcement of costs without a costs order, and excessive default sentences were unlawful and corrected on revision. Criminal procedure – forfeiture of recognisance – need for sworn evidence of breach; Costs – taxation and enforcement require an order for costs; Attachment/arrest to enforce costs unlawful absent order; Magistrates’ Courts Act s.192(d) – statutory limits on default sentences.	31 May 1995
Uganda v Ssuka (Criminal Appeal 7 of 1995) [1995] UGHC 56 (12 May 1995)	12 May 1995
Uganda Electricity Board v G.w. Musoke (Civil Suit No. 241A/89) [1995] UGHC 93 (3 May 1995) Court stayed execution pending appeal, confirming right to appeal ex parte decree and applying Order 39 r.4 criteria. Civil procedure – Stay of execution pending appeal to Supreme Court – Right to appeal ex parte decree (s.69(1) CPA) – Inherent jurisdiction (s.101 CPA) – Order 39 r.4 criteria: risk of substantial loss, delay, security.	3 May 1995

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