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Mugerwa Abbas v Wamala Solomon Kanyoma and Others (Miscellaneous Cause 33 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 491 (6 July 2025)
The High Court at Luwero removed a caveat over land at Kiumpa, finding the respondents had not proved any current caveatable interest or filed suit to support their claim.
Ssenkungu Akim v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 161 of 2023) [2025] UGSC 22 (4 July 2025)
The Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed a criminal appeal, holding that issues not raised before the Court of Appeal could not be entertained and that the sentence challenge was barred.
Banura v The Estate of the Late Andrea Rusoke (HCT-01-CV-MA-0062-2025) [2025] UGHC 543 (4 July 2025)
The application for extension of the grant of Letters of Administration was denied because the applicant failed to meet the statutory and judicial requirements for extension. The court found that the applicant did not provide a valid and reasonable explanation for the prolonged non-completion of administration, particularly her failure to regularize the grant after the death of her co-administrator in 2014, which rendered the grant inoperative. The applicant also failed to file the mandatory inventory within six months of the grant, a fundamental statutory requirement, and did not seek extens…
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Nabongho Ibrahim v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 84 of 2021) [2025] UGSC 21 (4 July 2025)
The Supreme Court held that the allegation of torture affecting the voluntariness of the confession was not raised at trial and was therefore an afterthought. The trial judge conducted a trial within a trial, and both the trial and appellate courts found no evidence of torture or coercion. Medical examination confirmed the Appellant was in normal condition. The appellate court properly re-evaluated the evidence and upheld the conviction based on a voluntary confession. The Supreme Court, as a second appellate court, is not permitted to admit fresh evidence or re-evaluate facts unless the firs…
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Leo Kaliba and Another v The Estate of the Late Zakayo Musana (HCT-01-CV-MA-0052-2025) [2025] UGHC 522 (4 July 2025)
The High Court extended letters of administration for two years to allow the administrators to conclude pending litigation over the estate’s only land asset.
Samwuel Galiwango and Others v Edith Nalwanga and Others (Misc. Application No. 278 of 2025) [2025] UGHCFD 37 (4 July 2025)
The High Court allowed substitution and amendment in a succession-related suit, replacing deceased parties with their administrators and striking out a deceased plaintiff.
Kaburura Mahad v Nakitende Edita (Civil Appeal 26 of 2023) [2025] UGHCFD 41 (4 July 2025)
The appellate court found that the trial Magistrate erred in classifying property solely acquired by the appellant as matrimonial property without sufficient evidence of joint contribution by the respondent. The sale of the matrimonial home was declared null and void for lack of spousal consent, and the proceeds used to purchase other land could not be apportioned as matrimonial property. The division of the matrimonial home was adjusted to grant the appellant 60% and the respondent 40% of its value, effective after the last child completes education, reflecting the respondent's indirect cont…
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Mohammed Ssebaggala and Another v Diamond Trust Bank Limited (Civil Application No. 724 of 2024) [2025] UGCA 218 (4 July 2025)
The Court of Appeal granted a stay of execution pending appeal, finding the applicants had shown arguable issues, prompt filing, and risk of substantial loss.
Mugisha v The Registered Trustees of Fort Portal Diocese (HCT-01-CV-CS-0024 OF 2024) [2025] UGHC 536 (4 July 2025)
The High Court rejected preliminary objections, holding the land claim was not time-barred and that the plaint disclosed a cause of action.
Lubega Ahmed Kasumba and Others v Badda Elaisha Grace and Nankya Justine (Miscellaneous Application No. 141 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 477 (4 July 2025)
The court found that the affidavit in support of the application was valid, as the written authorisation given to the 1st applicant by the 2nd-5th applicants covered all proceedings arising from the main suit, and modern precedent holds that affidavits are evidence and do not require authorisation but rather knowledge of the deponent. However, the court held that the application to amend the defence, counterclaim, and witness statements was devoid of merit. The applicants sought to change their claim from adverse possession to purchase of the suit land after the respondents had closed their c…
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