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. 

Physical address
Plot 2, the Square Kampala
81 judgments

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Judgment date
May 1996
19 May 1996
April 1996
Civil Procedure
26 April 1996
26 April 1996

 

22 April 1996

 

22 April 1996
22 April 1996
17 April 1996
17 April 1996
17 April 1996
15 April 1996
4 April 1996
Civil Procedure|Jurisdiction
1 April 1996
The accused was acquitted of rape due to evidence suggesting consensual intercourse.
Criminal Law – Rape – Elements of lack of consent – Burden of proof in rape cases.
1 April 1996
Accusations of aggravated robbery dismissed due to lack of evidence and identification inconsistencies.
Criminal law – aggravated robbery – requirements for proof – identification of accused – evidentiary inconsistencies and procedural irregularities.
1 April 1996
March 1996
26 March 1996
22 March 1996
February 1996
23 February 1996
22 February 1996

 

22 February 1996
22 February 1996
21 February 1996
15 February 1996
12 February 1996

 

7 February 1996
January 1996
Criminal law|Evidence Law|Burden of Proof
22 January 1996
12 January 1996

 

5 January 1996
Conviction of accused for murder based on reliable witness identification and compelling prosecution evidence.
Criminal law - Murder charges - Burden of proof and evidence of identification - Reliability of witness testimony - Conviction based on single witness identification
3 January 1996

 

2 January 1996

 

2 January 1996

 

2 January 1996