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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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December 2015
Mody Nouhou Barry v United Bank of Africa (Civil Suit No. 19 of 2012) [2015] UGHC 11 (7 December 2015)
The bank was found negligent for failing to verify customer details, causing fraud and plaintiff's financial loss.
Banking Law - negligence - duty of care in account opening - customer verification - fraud prevention
 7 December 2015
October 2015
Wanderemah and 50 Others v The Microfinance Support Center Limited (Civil Suit No. 111 of 2011) [2015] UGHC 16 (26 October 2015)
The court upheld former employees' claim for severance packages based on a binding board resolution.
Employment Law – Severance Package – Employment Contract – Board Resolutions – Special Damages – General Damages
 26 October 2015
June 2015
Kayiira and 2 Others v Haji Lukenge (Civil Suit No. 162 of 2013) [2015] UGHC 18 (8 June 2015)
The suit was found to be an abuse of court process due to duplicative litigation concerning the same estate.
Civil Procedure - Lis Pendens - Abuse of Process - Multiple suits concerning estate properties - Jurisdiction - Substantially the same parties and issues.
 8 June 2015