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Judgment date
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| November 2025 |
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Court allowed limited amendment to plaint to include subsequent criminal conviction; evidentiary weight to be decided at trial.
Civil procedure – amendment of pleadings – Section 100 Civil Procedure Act and Order 6 Rule 19 – amendment to include subsequent criminal judgment – admissibility and evidential weight of foreign/related judgments to be determined at trial – prejudice and mala fides as grounds to refuse amendment.
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3 November 2025 |
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Extension of letters of administration granted for two years but conditioned on promptly filing the estate inventory and account.
Succession law – administrators’ duty to file inventory and account under s.273(1) – court’s discretion to extend time (Civil Procedure Act ss.96,98) – extension of Letters of Administration under s.337 – effect of pending related litigation and beneficiary consent – conditional renewal.
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3 November 2025 |
| October 2025 |
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Applicant had prima facie case but failed to show irreparable harm; court restored status quo ante and allowed respondent temporary access.
* Civil procedure – Temporary injunctions – Test: prima facie case, irreparable injury, balance of convenience (E.L.T Kiyimba Kaggwa v Haji Katende Abdunasser).
* Property law – Access easement/disputed access road – long‑standing use and economic reliance of the user.
* Equity – Status quo vs status quo ante – court will not preserve an altered state created by self‑help.
* Inherent jurisdiction (s.98 Civil Procedure Act) – preservation of status quo ante pending final determination.
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29 October 2025 |
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Counterclaim alleging fraud struck out for lack of particulars and being time-barred; defendants' defences retained for trial.
Civil procedure – Pleading fraud – Particulars of fraud mandatory under Order 6 r.3 CPR; Limitation – actions to recover land barred after 12 years (Limitation Act s.5); Striking out pleadings – counterclaim struck out for failure to disclose cause of action, defences retained as raising triable issues.
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28 October 2025 |
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Ineffective service justified setting aside the default judgment, but execution sale preserved absent fraud or material irregularity.
Service of summons — requirement of effective personal service or service on recognized agent; ineffective service justifies setting aside ex parte decree (Order 36 r.11). Summary procedure — defendant need only show bona fide triable issues, not full merits. Execution and judicial sale — can only be set aside for fraud, illegality or material irregularity causing substantial prejudice; mere inadequacy of price or procedural imperfections without proof of prejudice insufficient. Valuation and bailiff irregularities — must be supported with evidence to vitiate sale.
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28 October 2025 |
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Validation of still-subsisting letters of administration was moot; court dismissed the unpleaded, procedurally defective application.
* Succession Act s256(2) – validity period of letters of administration – grants valid for up to two years.
* Civil procedure – mootness – courts will not grant reliefs that are academic or devoid of operative effect.
* Pleadings – Order 6 Rule 5 – reliefs must arise from the notice of motion; departures are impermissible.
* Evidence – oral submissions cannot substitute for affidavit evidence; facts must be placed on record.
* Procedure – unpleaded relief cannot be granted; application found incompetent and dismissed.
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6 October 2025 |
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An unsubstantiated caveat will be vacated; registered indefeasible title prevails absent prima facie evidence of interest.
* Property law – Caveat – statutory nature; caveator must show prima facie legal or equitable interest supported by evidence. * Registration of Titles – Indefeasibility of title – certificate of title is conclusive evidence of ownership. * Civil procedure – Caveat akin to interlocutory injunction – cannot subsist indefinitely; caveator must prosecute substantive proceedings with diligence. * Relief – Court may vacate caveat and order Registrar to remove it where claim is unsubstantiated or delayed.
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6 October 2025 |
| September 2025 |
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Whether the High Court has general and territorial jurisdiction to hear a divorce filed outside the respondent’s circuit.
Divorce jurisdiction — High Court’s unlimited original jurisdiction (Art.139) vis-à-vis Section 3 Divorce Act; exceptional circumstance where matrimonial assets exceed UGX 50,000,000; territorial jurisdiction under Section 15(a) Civil Procedure Act — residence of respondent determines correct circuit; filing in wrong High Court circuit not nullity — court may transfer matter.
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26 September 2025 |
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Prosecution proved theft and violence but not a deadly weapon; A1 convicted of simple robbery, A2 and A3 acquitted; compensation ordered.
* Criminal law – robbery and aggravated robbery – ingredients: theft, violence, deadly weapon, participation; proof required beyond reasonable doubt. * Admissibility – confession/charge-and-caution statement recorded outside 48-hour constitutional custody period inadmissible. * Identification evidence – victim identification accepted as sufficient for A1. * Trial on Indictments Act – subtraction/conviction of lesser cognate offence where an essential ingredient of major offence not proved. * Sentence – time served; compensation ordered and directions for application of seized funds.
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26 September 2025 |
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Confession obtained after 48 hours excluded; deadly-weapon element unproven, A1 convicted of simple robbery and ordered to pay UGX 5,000,000.
Criminal law – Aggravated robbery – elements: theft (asportation), violence, deadly weapon, participation – deadly-weapon element must be proved; confession recorded outside constitutional 48-hour custody limit is inadmissible; identification evidence must meet reliability safeguards; where an essential ingredient of aggravated robbery is missing, court may convict of the lesser cognate offence (simple robbery).
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26 September 2025 |
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Accused convicted of murder on eyewitness identification and circumstantial inference of malice; sentenced with remand deducted.
Criminal law – Murder – Elements (death, unlawful act, malice aforethought, causation) – Visual identification at night – Circumstantial inference of malice – Sentence and remand deduction.
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26 September 2025 |
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Prosecution proved aggravated defilement: victim's age, penetration and authority established; 15-year sentence with remand credit.
* Criminal law – Aggravated defilement – elements: age of victim, sexual penetration, position of authority, participation and responsibility. * Burden and standard of proof – prosecution must prove each ingredient beyond reasonable doubt. * Corroboration – victim’s testimony corroborated by PF3A and witnesses. * Credibility – minor inconsistencies do not necessarily raise reasonable doubt. * Sentencing – statutory maximum vs. sentencing guidelines, remand credit and relevant precedents.
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26 September 2025 |
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Malice aforethought not proved; accused convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years with remand credit.
Criminal law – Murder: ingredients (death, unlawful act, malice aforethought, causation); malice aforethought requires clear circumstantial inference; manslaughter as lesser cognate offence; sentencing and remand credit.
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26 September 2025 |
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Suit dismissed for want of prosecution where plaintiff failed to take steps for over two years and did not appear.
Civil procedure – dismissal for want of prosecution – Order 17 rule 6; Order 17 rule 3; Order 9 rule 22 – plaintiff’s absence at hearing – effect of prolonged inaction.
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25 September 2025 |
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Court dismissed the suit for want of prosecution after parties failed to appear and the matter remained inactive for over two years.
Civil procedure – dismissal for want of prosecution – failure of parties to appear at hearing – Order 17 r.3 CPR and Order 9 r.17 CPR – prolonged inaction (two years) justifying dismissal.
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25 September 2025 |
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Suit dismissed for want of prosecution after parties failed to appear and no action taken for over two years.
Civil procedure – dismissal for want of prosecution – non-appearance at hearing – Order 17 r.3, Order 9 r.17 and Order 17 r.6 CPR – suit dormant for over two years.
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25 September 2025 |
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Court dismissed the suit for want of prosecution after parties failed to appear and no steps had been taken for over two years.
* Civil procedure – dismissal for non-appearance – Order 17 r.3 and Order 9 r.17 CPR permit disposal or dismissal where parties fail to appear.
* Civil procedure – want of prosecution – Order 17 r.6 CPR allows dismissal where no step is taken for two years.
* Application to dismiss a suit as frivolous/vexatious – court dismissed for procedural non-prosecution and non-appearance.
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24 September 2025 |
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Court dismissed the suit for want of prosecution after parties failed to appear and the matter lay dormant over two years.
Civil procedure — dismissal for want of prosecution — non-appearance of parties at hearing — Order 77 r.3 CPR; dismissal where neither party appears — Order 9 r.17 CPR; inaction for two years — Order 17 r.6 CPR.
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24 September 2025 |
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Filing a fresh suit on the same land while a related appeal is pending amounted to abuse of court process; application dismissed and suit stayed.
Land — lis pendens and multiplicity of suits — abuse of court process where fresh suit repeats issues in pending appeal; interim injunction principles; stay of proceedings; costs.
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23 September 2025 |
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Court revoked administrators’ grant for wilful mismanagement, cancelled transfers, appointed plaintiffs as administrators and awarded damages.
Succession law – Administration of estates – Duty to file inventory and accounts under section 278(1) – Wilful omission and mismanagement as grounds for revocation under section 230(2) – Nullification of fraudulent transfers – Appointment of new administrators and remedies including damages, interest and costs.
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23 September 2025 |
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High Court may hear trespass claims where licensee entered land without statutory notice; ERA’s compensation jurisdiction is not exclusive.
* Electricity Act – Sections 67 & 70 – jurisdictional scope of ERA for compensation claims – notification/consent requirement – distinction between compensation claims and trespass. * Civil procedure – jurisdictional challenge – Order 9 Rule 3 – late objection and abuse of process. * Limitation – section 70(2) one‑year rule applies to ERA claims, not to High Court trespass actions.
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16 September 2025 |
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Revision application held fatally defective for lack of a proper affidavit; Applicant given 14 days to file a complete affidavit.
Civil procedure — Revision under Section 83 Civil Procedure Act; defective/incomplete affidavit as fatal procedural defect; affidavit as evidential foundation for Order 52 motions; curable defects and Court’s power under Article 126(2)(e) and Section 98 to allow rectification; relief constrained by pleadings; admissibility of documents marked for identification.
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15 September 2025 |
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Local Council III courts lack original jurisdiction over land disputes, which must first be filed at the village Local Council I court.
Civil procedure – Judicial review – Revision of Local Council Court decisions – Jurisdictional limits of Local Council III courts – Land disputes – Proper forum for commencement of land matters – Administration of estates.
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11 September 2025 |
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High Court declines to order cancellation of land titles due to lack of specificity and third parties not joined in prior suit.
Land law – Registration of Titles Act – consequential orders – specificity of property in judgments – protection of third-party interests – requirement for clarity in orders for cancellation of title.
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11 September 2025 |
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The court granted a two-year extension of letters of administration to allow completion of estate recovery and distribution.
Succession Law – Letters of administration – Extension of time – Whether valid grounds exist for extension to allow completion of estate administration – Consent of beneficiaries – Pending litigation for recovery of estate property.
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11 September 2025 |
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Beneficiaries may sue to protect an estate before administration is granted, and affidavits need not be by principal officers.
Civil Procedure – Company representation – locus standi – beneficiaries’ right to sue prior to grant of letters of administration – affidavits as evidence not pleadings – cause of action – fraudulent land acquisition.
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9 September 2025 |
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Joinder of parties as counter-defendants allowed to ensure effective and complete resolution of land dispute.
Civil procedure – Joinder of parties – Discretion under Order 1 Rule 10 of the Civil Procedure Rules – Amendment of counterclaim – Proof and effect of service of court process – Avoidance of multiplicity of proceedings – Comprehensive adjudication of disputes.
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1 September 2025 |
| August 2025 |
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The court granted leave to amend an affidavit, prioritizing substantive justice over form where no evidential averment is affected.
Civil Procedure – Amendments – Leave to amend affidavits – Exception to general rule; Amendment allowed where no evidential averment affected – Importance of substantive justice over technicality.
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26 August 2025 |
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A claim on agreement breach involving land in Luwero falls within the High Court at Luwero's territorial jurisdiction.
Civil procedure – territorial jurisdiction – locus of subject matter – breach of contract – transfer or dismissal for want of jurisdiction – High Court circuits’ jurisdiction under statutory instrument.
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19 August 2025 |
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Limitation law applies to recovery of land claims, including continuous trespass, and preliminary objections need not always be pleaded.
Civil procedure – preliminary objections – whether must be pleaded – Limitation Act and actions to recover land – continuous trespass – time-barred claims – evaluation of evidence by trial court – appellate powers of the High Court.
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12 August 2025 |
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Extension of letters of administration conditioned on timely filing of estate inventory, with unsatisfactory reasons for prior non-compliance.
Succession law – Letters of administration – Application for extension of grant – Delay in filing inventory – Sufficient cause – Statutory obligations of administrators – Condition precedent to grant extension – Ongoing investigations into estate property.
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12 August 2025 |
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Court granted leave to admit a late witness statement, prioritizing substantive justice over procedural technicalities.
Civil procedure – witness statements – late filing – admission of evidence out of time – discretion of court – prejudice to other party – interests of justice.
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12 August 2025 |
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Court declared the plaintiff the rightful bibanja holder and found the defendant liable for trespass, awarding damages and injunction.
Land law – Bibanja interests – Lawful occupant under the Land Act – Trespass – Registered proprietor's rights vs. lawful tenant's possessory rights – Dual interests in mailo land – Remedies for trespass – Permanent injunction – General damages.
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8 August 2025 |
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Court finds defendants not estate beneficiaries and orders removal of caveats on suit land for illegal trespass.
Property Law – succession – beneficiaries – lodgment of caveats – trespass on estate land.
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6 August 2025 |
| July 2025 |
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Application for abatement or dismissal of suit rejected; procedural compliance and cause of action considered.
Civil Procedure - Summons for directions - Service of summons - Abatement of suit - Cause of action and limitation issues.
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31 July 2025 |
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Court quashes land title cancellation due to contempt of court and procedural impropriety, orders reinstatement.
Land law – Certificate of title – Judicial review - illegality, procedural impropriety, natural justice, fraud allegations, cancellation of title
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31 July 2025 |
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Court grants extension to file judicial review application due to valid delay reasons and prospects of success.
Judicial review - Extension of time - Right to challenge administrative actions - Factors for granting time extension
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31 July 2025 |
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Court clarifies difference between extension and renewal of letters of administration, allowing extension conditional on timely filing of inventory.
Succession law – Extension versus renewal of grant – Letters of administration – Expiry by operation of law – Requirement to file estate inventory – Discretion of the court to allow late filing – Beneficiary consent and absence of objection significant factors.
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25 July 2025 |
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14 July 2025 |
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8 July 2025 |
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8 July 2025 |
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6 July 2025 |
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4 July 2025 |
| June 2025 |
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28 June 2025 |
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27 June 2025 |
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27 June 2025 |
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26 June 2025 |
Land Law – Appeal under Section 88(12) Land Act – Registrar’s public hearing report – Functus officio – Registrar cannot amend report after Appeal is filed – Powers shift to court – Concession by Registrar not binding – Judgment on admission requires clear, unambiguous admission – Article 28(1) Constitution – Fair hearing – Court to hear Appeal on merits – Costs in the cause
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20 June 2025 |
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18 June 2025 |
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12 June 2025 |