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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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Plot 2, the Square Kampala
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May 2000
Frokina International Ltd v Tororo Cement Co. Ltd. (Civil Suit No. 1215 of 1999) [2000] UGHC 49 (25 May 2000)

 

 25 May 2000
Frokina International v Tororo Cement Co. Limited (Civil Suit 1215 of 1999) [2000] UGHC 41 (25 May 2000)

 

 25 May 2000
Administartor General v Musis Sunday Pain (Civil Suit 555 of 1998) [2000] UGHC 44 (18 May 2000)
Registered title obtained by fraud was cancelled; administrator’s title restored and respondent ordered to disgorge rents and pay costs.
Property law – Registered title – Impeachment for fraud – Fraud must be strictly pleaded and proved on balance of probabilities – Transferee’s title impeachable where transferee committed or took advantage of fraudulent act – Relief: cancellation of title, registration in administrator’s name, recovery of rents, costs.
 18 May 2000
Uganda Revenue Authority v Capital Finance Corp Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2000) [2000] UGHC 72 (18 May 2000)
Tribunal may extend filing time; UIA tax incentive for a credit institution did not exempt unrelated consultancy income.
Tax appeals – extension of time – Tax Appeals Tribunal’s discretion to extend statutory time limits; Investment incentives – scope of UIA certificate – exemption confined to principal credit institution business; Interpretation of statutes – definition of "credit institution" vs "financial institution"; Investment Code – prohibited activities and forfeiture of incentives.
 18 May 2000
Nakanwagi v Lubowa and Others (H.C.C.S.No.710 OF 1995; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 368 OF 2000) [2000] UGHC 55 (5 May 2000)
Right to a share in an intestate estate accrues on grant of letters of administration, so Limitation Act s.21 did not bar the claim.
Limitation Act s.21 — accrual of claim to an intestate estate; Succession Act — letters of administration determine accrual date; Pleadings/joinder — plaintiff’s choice of defendants and amendment/withdrawal with leave.
 5 May 2000