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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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August 2008
Kagati Mixed Farmers Co-op. Society Ltd v Erisa Tibahwerwayo (Civil Suit 2 of 1986) [2008] UGHC 181 (19 August 2008)
Plaintiff failed to prove fraud; defendant’s certificate of title is valid and the suit is dismissed with costs.
Registration of Titles Act – s.59 conclusive evidence of title; s.176 fraud exception – fraud must be strictly proved; standard of proof higher than ordinary civil cases; unregistered interests – metamorphosis of title and knowledge required to establish fraud; remedies – cancellation of title requires proof of fraudulent procurement.
 19 August 2008
Uganda Moslem Supreme Council v Elly Kanyogonya and Others (HCT-05-CVOCA-0032-2004) [2008] UGHC 185 (19 August 2008)
Registered title upheld where respondents failed to strictly prove fraud or identify specific customary parcels.
Land law — Certificate of title (Registration of Titles Act s.59) — Impeachment for fraud (s.176) — Fraud must be strictly proved — Customary tenancy — Need to identify specific customary holdings — Appellate review of factual findings.
 19 August 2008
February 2008
Peter Bibangamba v Attorney General (HCT-05-CV-MA-100-2007) [2008] UGHC 184 (26 February 2008)
Prohibition refused where correspondence and rhetoric did not show a firm government decision to cancel titles or expropriate land.
Judicial review – writ of prohibition – cancellation of certificates of title – refugee settlement land – whether tentative correspondence or political rhetoric constitutes a firm decision to cancel or expropriate – prohibition is discretionary and requires a present excess or lack of jurisdiction.
 26 February 2008