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HC: Land Division (Uganda)

The Land Division is a Division created at the High Court Head office at Kampala.

The Division is charged with the following functions:Responsibility of supervising the work of Land Tribunals, the adjudication of all land related dispute fall under this Division. The land Division is established with three judges with a separate registry for the Division .There is a Registrar for the Land Division who doubles as the Registrar of the Land Tribunals. A desk office was also established under the office of the Registrar to handle the activities of the District Land Tribunals.

 

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Twed Towers, along Kafu Road, Nakasero, Kampala.
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May 1996
Busiro Coffee Farmers and Dealers Limited v Kayongo and Others (Civil Suit 532 of 1992) [1996] UGHCLD 2 (31 May 1996)
The applicant's registered title is protected absent strict proof of fraud; respondents' post-determination occupation is trespass.
Property law – Lease determination and re-entry – Registration of Titles Act – Protection of bona fide purchasers – Requirement and burden to plead and strictly prove fraud – Possession and trespass – Mesne profits – Proof of special damages in counter-claim.
 31 May 1996
Mukisa Foods Limited v National Enterprises Corporation (Civil Suit 746 of 1992) [1996] UGHCLD 6 (29 May 1996)
A six‑month notice is reasonable for repossession of commercial premises; removal of machinery thereafter amounted to unlawful conversion.
* Property law – repossession of commercial premises – reasonable notice period for commercial tenants (six months) – calculation of commencement date of notice. * Tort/delict – detinue and conversion – elements: entitlement to immediate possession and wrongful detention after demand – removal of machinery as conversion. * Remedies – declaratory relief, return of chattels or payment in lieu, general damages and costs; mesne profits require proof of fair rent/value. * Valuation – court may decline to appoint expert where value is sufficiently ascertainable from credible evidence.
 29 May 1996