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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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August 2016
Kabugho v Mbambu (CIVIL SUIT NO. HCT-01-CV-CA-017 of 2012) [2016] UGHCLD 11 (22 August 2016)
The appellant failed to prove the land formed part of the deceased's estate; ownership upheld in favour of the respondent.
Land law – ownership – whether land formed part of deceased's estate – burden of proof and requirement of evidence (sale agreement/witnesses). Possession and long occupation – adverse possession/ownership inference from long use and improvements. Appellate review – deference to trial court’s findings on credibility and findings after locus visit.
 22 August 2016
Opolot Justine v Aura (Misc. Aplic. No. 79 of 2014) [2016] UGHCLD 9 (8 August 2016)
Court reduced taxed costs, adjusting attendance fees, struck unsupported attendances, and allowed final bill of UGX 13,569,000.
Taxation of costs – review where taxation proceedings/ruling absent – reliance on court record for attendance verification. Advocates Remuneration and Taxation of Costs Rules r.5(h)(ii) – assessment of reasonable court attendance fees and allowance for inflation. Instruction fees – assessment of reasonableness in land litigation. Duplicate/overlapping bill items – disallowance.
 8 August 2016