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HC: Family Division (Uganda)

The Family Division was created in  April 2005 as a division of the high court that handles: Administration causes, Family causes, (Adoption, Guardianship, Affiliation/maintenance), Miscellaneous causes, Miscellaneous applications, Civil appeals, Civil suits, Originating summons, Civil revisions and Divorce cases.

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Makindye Chief Magistrates' Court at Mobutu Road .
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June 2014
Nakibuuka v Sematimba & Ors (Miscellaneous Application No. 52 of 2014) [2014] UGHCFD 36 (30 June 2014)
Applicant’s abuse of an interim order (unclean hands) barred equitable interim relief despite a prima facie fraud claim.
Succession Act s218 – administrators pendente lite; temporary and mandatory injunctions; prima facie case and irreparable harm; status quo; abuse of interim orders; clean hands/equity; inherent powers s98 & s33
 30 June 2014
Mulagusi & Anor v Balibaseka Musiitwa & Ors (Miscellaneous Application No.250 of 2013) [2014] UGHCFD 35 (26 June 2014)
Court allowed clarificatory amendment to plaint under Order 6 r.19 CPR, finding no prejudice or new cause of action.
Civil procedure – Amendment of pleadings – Order 6 r.19 CPR – Amendments before hearing to determine real questions in controversy – Prejudice/injustice test (Eastern Bakery) – Distinction between merits and amendability of pleadings
 26 June 2014
In Re: Kemigisha & Anor (Family Cause 107 of 2014) [2014] UGHCFD 34 (16 June 2014)
Grandmother's caregiving role and parental consent justified her appointment as legal guardian and permission to immigrate with the child.
Guardianship – High Court jurisdiction – best interests of the child – parental consent and child assent – permission to travel/immigrate – reporting conditions
 16 June 2014