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Kajubi & Another v Commissioner Land Registration (Miscellaneous Cause 154 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 38 (21 February 2025)
The High Court dismissed an application to vacate a caveat, holding that the caveators themselves had to be heard before any removal order could issue.
Damulira v Sserunjogi & Another (Civil Application 42 of 2023) [2025] UGSC 4 (21 February 2025)
The Supreme Court found that the applicant had taken all reasonable steps to prosecute his appeal by instructing and paying his former lawyers, who failed to file the necessary documents within the prescribed time. The applicant's subsequent detention in civil prison further prevented timely action. Upon release, he promptly instructed new counsel, who discovered the omission and filed the present application. The Court held that the delay was attributable to the negligence of the applicant's former counsel and not to the applicant's own dilatory conduct. The Court reaffirmed the principle th…
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Kisomose v Kkantana Investment Limited (Miscellaneous Application 822 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 34 (21 February 2025)
The court found that the respondent's affidavit in reply was filed outside the statutory timelines without leave and was therefore struck out. On the substantive issue, the court held that the applicant demonstrated good cause for the delay in filing the appeal, primarily due to the negligence of his former counsel, which should not be attributed to him. The court relied on established principles that allow for enlargement of time and protect litigants from the consequences of counsel's mistakes. However, the court declined to stay execution of the judgment because no formal appeal was yet be…
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Damulira v Sserunjogi & Another (Civil Application 42 of 2023) [2025] UGSC 12 (21 February 2025)
The Supreme Court of Uganda granted John Damulira leave to file his memorandum and record of appeal out of time, finding the delay was explained by counsel’s inaction.
Kiggundu v Katekyeza & Another (Civil Suit 34 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 159 (21 February 2025)
The High Court dismissed a land claim after finding no proof that the deceased owned the suit land or that the defendant’s title was obtained by fraud.
Uganda v Mbabazi Rodgers (Criminal Session No. 0064 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 333 (21 February 2025)
The court found that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt all the elements of murder: the death of Noheri, caused unlawfully and with malice aforethought, and that the accused, Mbabazi Rodgers, participated in causing the death. The identification evidence from three child witnesses was found credible, consistent, and supported by circumstantial evidence, including the last seen doctrine. The accused's alibi was discredited, and the court rejected the existence of an alternative suspect. The brutality of the attack, the vulnerability of the victim, and the attempt to conceal the…
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Kakooza v Director of Public Prosecution (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 176 of 2023) [2025] UGHCCRD 4 (21 February 2025)
The High Court corrected a misnamed respondent in a bail application but dismissed the application because the applicant failed to show he would not abscond.
Kitosi & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 14 of 2014) [2025] UGSC 10 (21 February 2025)
The Supreme Court held that its role on second appeal is to determine whether the first appellate court properly re-evaluated the evidence and applied the correct legal principles. The Court found that the Court of Appeal had adequately re-evaluated the identification evidence and the defence of alibi, considering the conditions under which the identification was made, the familiarity of the witnesses with the appellants, the presence of sufficient lighting, and the proximity of the witnesses to the scene. The Court further held that the evidence of a single identifying witness can suffice if…
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Ssebuwufu v Nassali (Miscellaneous Application 2405 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 39 (21 February 2025)
The High Court set aside a dismissal and reinstated a land dispute after finding counsel’s late arrival was caused by an unchallenged convoy-related traffic blockade.
Uganda v Twisenge Sam and Others (Criminal Session No. 0060 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 346 (20 February 2025)
The court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Bizimana Jackson (A2) participated in the aggravated robbery of Munyanziza Leonard, relying on the victim's credible and corroborated testimony, medical evidence of injuries consistent with assault by a blunt object, and proper identification under moonlight and torchlight. The victim's prior familiarity with A2 and his ability to identify him both at the scene and in subsequent police parades were decisive. The defences of alibi raised by A2 were rejected as unsubstantiated and not put to prosecution witnesses. In contr…
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