Uganda Case Law

Millenium 2000 Uganda Limited v The Commissioner General Uganda Revenue Authority (Misc Cause 341 of 2021)

Millenium 2000 Uganda Limited v The Commissioner General Uganda Revenue Authority (Misc Cause 341 of 2021) [2025] UGHCCD 6 (23 January 2025)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Misc Cause 341 of 2021

Judge

Boniface Wamala, J

The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to URA tax demands, holding that the applicant had to first use the Tax Procedures Code Act remedies.

• Judicial Review
• Exhaustion Of Remedies
• Tax Assessment
• Tax Appeals Tribunal
• Jurisdiction
• Taxpayer Rights

Akena and Another v Odong

Akena and Another v Odong (Miscellaneous Application 52 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 47 (23 January 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 52 of 2024

Judge

Phillip Odoki, J

High Court of Uganda decision in Akena and Another v Odong, Miscellaneous Application 52 of 2024, decided on 23 January 2025.

• Civil-procedure

Bamwenegwire v Kabale District Local Government (Labour Dispute Reference 6 of 2024)

Bamwenegwire v Kabale District Local Government (Labour Dispute Reference 6 of 2024) [2025] UGIC 7 (23 January 2025)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Reference 6 of 2024

Judges

Wabwire Musana, J, Namara, Panel Member, Nabirye, Matovu

The Industrial Court held that the claim was time-barred under Section 3(2) of the Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act Cap. 283, which requires actions against government entities to be filed within three years of the cause of action. The Claimant was dismissed in December 2002, and the claim was filed in November 2024, exceeding the statutory period by over two decades. The Court found that the Labour Officer's discretion to extend time does not override the statutory limitation period for government actions. Previous litigation attempts did not suspend or reset the…

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• Unfair Dismissal
• Statute Of Limitation
• Res Judicata
• Jurisdiction Of Magistrates
• Extension Of Time
• Labour Officer Discretion

Matovu v Asiimwe

Matovu v Asiimwe (Miscellaneous Application 2585 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 20 (23 January 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 2585 of 2024

Judge

Naluzze Aisha Batala, J

The High Court allowed joinder and amendment in a land dispute, adding the purchaser of disputed land as a defendant and permitting fraud particulars to be pleaded.

• Joinder Of Parties
• Amendment Of Pleadings
• Fraud In Land Transactions
• Temporary Injunctions
• Joinder-of-parties
• Amendment-of-pleadings

Mukhono v Kimono

Mukhono v Kimono (Civil Appeal 74 of 2021) [2025] UGCA 1 (23 January 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 74 of 2021

Judge

Cheborion-Barishaki, JA, Kazibwe, JA, Asa Mugenyi , JA/JCC

The Court of Appeal held that the High Court was correct in setting aside the consent decree in Civil Suit No. 46 of 2010. The underlying agreement for the development of the suit land was made with Mt. Elgon Mission, a non-existent entity, rendering the contract and the subsequent suit illegal. According to binding Ugandan authority, an illegality taints not only the original agreement but also any consent decree arising from it. The appellant's argument that the consent decree constituted a fresh agreement immune from prior illegality was rejected, as the Supreme Court in Makula Internation…

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• Consent Judgments
• Illegality In Contracts
• Review Of Court Orders
• Land Development Agreements

Abdul Bar Abdalla v Abdalla Kadet and 3 Others

Abdul Bar Abdalla v Abdalla Kadet and 3 Others (Civil Appeal No. 054 of 2020) [2025] UGHC 535 (23 January 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 054 of 2020

Judge

Phillip Odoki, J

The court found that the Appellant failed to prove that the suit land belonged to Abdalla Ibrahim Lakwar, as no evidence of lease, occupation licence, or residence was adduced. The Respondents proved that Hajjati Zamzam Ibrahim enjoyed possessory title over the suit land, supported by receipts and occupation permits in her name, and unchallenged occupation for decades. The court held that possession confers a possessory title enforceable against all but those with a better title. However, the document dated 12th June 1999 was not authored by Hajjati Zamzam Ibrahim, who was illiterate, and was…

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• Possessory Title
• Succession Of Estates
• Gift Inter Vivos
• Bonafide Occupant
• Evaluation Of Evidence

Kaggwa v Attorney General

Kaggwa v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application 2028 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 19 (23 January 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 2028 of 2024

Judge

Naluzze Aisha Batala, J

The High Court allowed an application for leave to obtain default judgment after finding the Attorney General had been served and did not file a defence.

• Default Judgment
• Government Proceedings
• Service Of Process
• Default-judgment
• Government-proceedings
• Service-of-process

Registered Trustees of Kampala Arch Diocese v Muyimba & 50 Others T/A Nsambya Market Vendors Association & Capital Shoppers

Registered Trustees of Kampala Arch Diocese v Muyimba & 50 Others T/A Nsambya Market Vendors Association & Capital Shoppers (Miscellaneous Application 2117 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 18 (22 January 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 2117 of 2024

Judge

Naluzze Aisha Batala, J

The High Court struck out a third-party notice filed out of time, holding that no sufficient cause was shown to extend time under the Civil Procedure Rules.

• Third Party Procedure
• Extension Of Time
• Written Statement Of Defence
• Third-party-procedure
• Extension-of-time
• Civil-procedure

Muhamed v Musiwa

Muhamed v Musiwa (Civil Suit 71 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 19 (22 January 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 71 of 2023

Judge

Lubega, J

The High Court of Uganda held that the defendant breached a loan agreement and owed the plaintiff UGX 500 million, plus interest, damages, and costs.

• Loan Agreement
• Breach Of Contract
• Remedies For Breach
• Summary Suit
• Breach-of-contract
• Loan-agreement

Lexington Properties Limited v Alliance Media Uganda Limited

Lexington Properties Limited v Alliance Media Uganda Limited (Civil Suit 682 of 2021) [2025] UGCommC 3 (22 January 2025)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 682 of 2021

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The High Court held that the defendant did not validly terminate the licence and that Covid-19 did not frustrate the agreement. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff.

• Contract Termination
• Frustration Of Contract
• Landlord Tenant Disputes
• Arrears Of Rent
• Covid 19 Commercial Impact
• Contract-termination