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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
April 2000
Okeny and Another v Attorney General and Others (CIVIL SUIT NO. 401 OF 1995) [2000] UGHC 63 (12 April 2000) Plaintiffs failed to prove spoken or published words were defamatory; claim dismissed with costs. Defamation – proof of words – requirement to prove words were uttered as pleaded and that they bear a defamatory meaning referring to the plaintiff. Publication – reference to an ascertainable group – readership may identify intended persons but identification alone does not make material defamatory. Context and meaning – distinction between ideological comparison and imputations of criminal conduct determines defamatory character. Remedies – failure to prove defamatory meaning or reference defeats claim for damages.	12 April 2000

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April 2000

Okeny and Another v Attorney General and Others (CIVIL SUIT NO. 401 OF 1995) [2000] UGHC 63 (12 April 2000)

Plaintiffs failed to prove spoken or published words were defamatory; claim dismissed with costs.

Defamation – proof of words – requirement to prove words were uttered as pleaded and that they bear a defamatory meaning referring to the plaintiff. Publication – reference to an ascertainable group – readership may identify intended persons but identification alone does not make material defamatory. Context and meaning – distinction between ideological comparison and imputations of criminal conduct determines defamatory character. Remedies – failure to prove defamatory meaning or reference defeats claim for damages.

12 April 2000