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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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October 2000
Mukiibi and Another v Najjuma and 6 Others (CIVIL SUIT NO. 1005 OF 1999) [2000] UGHC 56 (31 October 2000)
Son and widow have locus to sue; interlocutory judgment under Order 9 R.6 set aside; defendants 1–6 held trespassers and ordered evicted with damages.
• Civil procedure – interlocutory judgment under Order 9 Rule 6 – inapplicable where subject matter is immovable property and therefore quashed. • Land law – succession and title – devise by will and proof by probate and municipal records establishes succession to kibanja. • Tort – trespass to land – licence terminated by notice; continued occupation renders occupier a trespasser. • Remedies – declaration of trespass, eviction, demolition of illegal structures, mesne profits and general damages – quantification and apportionment among multiple trespassers.
 31 October 2000
S.L.P. Civil Engineering & Contractors Ltd v Kenfreight (U) Ltd (MISC. APPLICATION NO. 921 OF 2000) [2000] UGHC 65 (26 October 2000)
Court refused to set aside counsel-negotiated settlement without proof of lack of authority or abuse of process.
Civil procedure – Setting aside consent orders – application under section 101 CPA and section 35 Judicature Statute – requirement to show abuse of process, unfairness or lack of authority to justify interference with counsel-negotiated compromise.
 26 October 2000
Kibalama v Alfasan Belgie CVBA (Civil Suit No. 92 of 1998) [2000] UGHC 50 (2 October 2000)
Plaintiff failed to prove a binding contract or payment of USD 15,000; suit dismissed with costs.
Contract law – burden of proof in oral commercial dealings – absence of written documentation and original transaction evidence – insufficiency of bank transfer records alone to prove binding contract or payment; Civil procedure – dismissal for failure to prosecute; evidential rules on tendering original documents.
 2 October 2000