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
135 judgments

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Judgment date
June 2025

 

17 June 2025

 

17 June 2025

 

16 June 2025

Child rights—Loco parentis—School released minor to third party without parental consent—Constitutional rights of parent violated—Five-year involuntary separation—Emotional trauma—General damages awarded—No punitive or exemplary damages—Duty to respect parental authority reaffirmed

11 June 2025
May 2025

 

22 May 2025

 

21 May 2025

 

21 May 2025

Civil procedure—revision—jurisdiction to enforce arbitral awards—Magistrate Grade I exercised powers not vested under Arbitration Act—only High Court may set aside or enforce arbitral awards under section 34—illegality renders proceedings a nullity—execution quashed—costs awarded to applicants.

14 May 2025

 

13 May 2025

Civil procedure—jurisdiction of Magistrates—revision—Magistrate’s appointment of legal representative for execution—confusion between succession and enforcement—no pending estate proceedings—Magistrates’ Courts lack jurisdiction to appoint administrator pendente lite under Succession Act—illegality & material irregularity—orders quashed

6 May 2025
April 2025

 

29 April 2025

Civil procedure—appeal—matrimonial property dispute—errors on face of record—wrong citation of law—failure to correct obvious procedural errors—costs awarded against successful party—order for new trial before different magistrate—partial success—costs order reversed.

24 April 2025

 

15 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025

 

10 April 2025
February 2025

 

21 February 2025

 

20 February 2025

 

20 February 2025

 

20 February 2025

 

20 February 2025

 

19 February 2025

 

19 February 2025
January 2025

 

20 January 2025

 

20 January 2025

 

20 January 2025

 

9 January 2025

 

9 January 2025

 

9 January 2025

 

7 January 2025
December 2024

 

6 December 2024

 

3 December 2024
November 2024

 

28 November 2024

 

28 November 2024
September 2024

 

5 September 2024

 

5 September 2024

 

5 September 2024

 

5 September 2024