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
68 judgments

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December 2024

 

27 December 2024

 

27 December 2024

 

27 December 2024

 

27 December 2024

 

27 December 2024

 

27 December 2024

 

27 December 2024

 

27 December 2024

Land law—customary tenure—inheritance rights of women—unregistered interests—father’s estate—co-ownership of ancestral land—fraudulent acquisition—leasehold—statutory limitation—burden of proof—equitable access—family burial grounds—costs

23 December 2024
20 December 2024
20 December 2024

 

20 December 2024
20 December 2024
20 December 2024

 

19 December 2024

 

18 December 2024

 

18 December 2024

 

18 December 2024

 

18 December 2024

 

17 December 2024

Appeals—enlargement of time—Equal Opportunities Commission Act—jurisdiction—failure to seek leave—wrong procedure—Order 52 CPR—Section 29 Equal Opportunities Act—Civil Procedure Rules—statutory timelines—absence of rules—ordinary procedure applicable—dismissal of appeal—costs awarded

17 December 2024

 

16 December 2024

Criminal revision—Magistrates Courts Act—plea-taking irregularities—language interpretation—failure to explain charges—fair trial rights—equivocal plea—compensation order—imprisonment in default—civil transaction criminalization—abuse of process—proceedings quashed—conviction and sentence nullified—immediate release ordered.

16 December 2024

 

16 December 2024
13 December 2024
13 December 2024
13 December 2024
13 December 2024
13 December 2024

 

12 December 2024

 

11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024
11 December 2024

 

11 December 2024

 

11 December 2024

 

10 December 2024

 

10 December 2024

Review application—Civil Procedure Act—unconsented suit filing—advocate’s duty—lack of instructions—costs liability—error on record—discovery of new evidence—public interest litigation—authority to act—advocate’s misconduct—costs to affected parties—court’s inherent jurisdiction—disciplining officers—procedural fairness—client grievance—legal remedy.

9 December 2024

 

9 December 2024

 

9 December 2024