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. 

Physical address
Plot 2, the Square Kampala
2 judgments

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Citation
Judgment date
September 1995
Conviction for embezzlement upheld on circumstantial evidence; illegal sentence set aside and file remitted for statutory sentencing and compensation.
Criminal law – Embezzlement – Circumstantial evidence and corroboration – Appellate re-evaluation of facts – Burden of proof – Mandatory minimum sentence (s.257) and compensation order (s.259) under the Penal Code Act.
15 September 1995
15 September 1995