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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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March 2005
Cheborion Barishaki v Attorney General of Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 851 of 2004) [2005] UGHC 139 (18 March 2005)
Interdiction under Regulation 36 is intra vires; natural justice applies during investigation, not before interdiction.
Public Service interdiction – Regulation 36 PSC Regulations – interdicting public officers in public interest – pre-hearing requirement and natural justice – Regulation 43 investigation rights – certiorari and prohibition as remedies – ministerial 'loose minute' not a removal decision.
 18 March 2005
Betty Tinkamanyire v Bank of Uganda (Civil Suit 388 of 2003) [2005] UGHC 149 (17 March 2005)
Summary dismissal without reasons or a hearing violated natural justice; plaintiff awarded damages, pension arrears, interest and costs.
Employment law – wrongful/summary dismissal – natural justice – necessity to give reasons and opportunity to be heard; Arbitrary workplace policy – discriminatory or subjective criteria; Remedies – damages, pension arrears, interest and costs; Reinstatement discretionary where harassment risk exists.
 17 March 2005
Afaro v Uganda Breweries (Civil Suit 580 of 2002) [2005] UGHC 138 (4 March 2005)
Whether a contested company letter and prior payments bar further compensation for a workplace injury.
Personal injury at workplace – compensatory damages – whether prior payment constituted full and final settlement; authenticity of settlement letters – probative value of handwriting evidence and denial of authorship; award of interest.
 4 March 2005