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
5 judgments

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December 2010

 

21 December 2010

 

16 December 2010

 

16 December 2010
The trial was nullified due to a defective charge sheet, and the appeal was dismissed without ordering a retrial.
Criminal Law - Obtaining registration by false pretence - Defective charge sheet - Prejudice to accused - Lack of evidence for fraud.
9 December 2010
Court appointed Administrator General pendente lite and ordered DNA tests to resolve disputed paternity in an estate-administration dispute.
Succession — Letters of Administration — Administrator pendente lite — Section 218 Succession Act — appointment to preserve estate pending revocation proceedings; Succession — alleged maladministration and post-grant transfers — admissibility of certified title and bank records; Civil procedure — case management and adjournments; Evidence — competence to tender documents (sketches/maps); Family law/succession — disputed paternity — court-ordered DNA profiling and sampling of non-party individuals.
1 December 2010