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Kalangwa v Senyama (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1622 OF 2021) [2025] UGHC 246 (30 April 2025)
The High Court dismissed a request to review its own judgment on appeal, holding it lacked jurisdiction to do so and awarding costs to the respondent.
Magumba Halid v Muduawulira Appophia and Bituli Sam (Miscellaneous Application 74 of 2025) [2025] UGHC 507 (30 April 2025)
The High Court granted a transfer of execution proceedings from the Chief Magistrate’s Court of Jinja after delay and alleged bias were raised, finding the interests of justice required it.
Lutaaya and Others v DFCU Bank Uganda Limited and Others (Civil Suit 616 of 2020) [2025] UGCommC 76 (30 April 2025)
The Court found that DFCU Bank, by virtue of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement and its own correspondence, was the successor in title to Global Trust Bank for the relevant assets and liabilities, including the suit land. The Plaintiffs established an equitable interest in the subdivided land returned to Hosanna Real Estates Ltd under the consent decree. DFCU Bank's refusal to issue a release of mortgage and the Commissioner Land Registration's failure to transfer titles violated the Plaintiffs' rights. The Court rejected the Defendants' arguments on privity and lack of liability, holding…
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Moha Construction Limited v Kabuye Gideon Kirumira (Misc. Application No. 179 of 2025) [2025] UGCommC 145 (30 April 2025)
The court found that the applicant raised bona fide triable issues of fact and law, specifically disputing the authenticity of the agreement for UGX 750,000,000 and alleging forgery, as well as asserting that the only valid agreement was for UGX 300,000,000, which was fully paid. The court held that such allegations, particularly of forgery, cannot be resolved on affidavit evidence and require a full trial. The court also determined that the procedural objections regarding the affidavits were insubstantial deviations that did not prejudice any party, as the applicant understood the contents o…
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Sekyewa Khamis and Another v Nalongo (Mlsc. APPLICATION NO 3109 OF 2023) [2025] UGHC 248 (30 April 2025)
The High Court of Uganda dismissed a miscellaneous application for want of prosecution after the applicants took no step for almost 18 months.
Lwanyikirira v Administrator General (Miscellaneous Application No. 2298 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 247 (30 April 2025)
The High Court dismissed an application to amend a plaint and add a land registrar as defendant, finding the applicants lacked locus standi without letters of administration.
Uganda v Baitwa and Another (Criminal Session 1 of 2019) [2025] UGHCACD 12 (30 April 2025)
The High Court acquitted two company directors of theft and conspiracy to defraud over alleged MTN(U) Ltd invoice fraud, finding no proof beyond reasonable doubt of their participation.
East African Marine Transport Company Limited v Uganda Revenue Limited (TAT Application 16 of 2024) [2025] UGTAT 7 (30 April 2025)
The Tribunal held that the ferry qualifies as machinery or equipment under the ordinary and literal meaning of those terms, as it consists of fixed and moving parts working together to perform the function of transporting cargo and is integral to the Applicant's logistics business. The Tribunal found that Paragraph 1(ae) of Schedule 3 of the VAT Act does not require machinery or equipment to be made from locally produced raw materials, as the provision offers alternatives using the conjunction 'or.' The Applicant met all statutory conditions for exemption: the supply was of machinery or equip…
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Nabumbaflorence Nalongo v Nabasirye Ruth Mayambala and Others (MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO. 181 OF 2023) [2025] UGHC 249 (30 April 2025)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against a temporary injunction, holding that the order preserved the status quo and did not confer ownership rights on third parties.
Pius Mugerwa Mugalaasi v Attorney General of Uganda and Uganda National Roads Authority (Civil Suit No. 466 of 2015) [2025] UGHC 281 (30 April 2025)
The court found that the 2nd defendant compulsorily acquired 1.26 acres of the plaintiff's land for the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway project, and that the remainder, though initially gazetted, was not utilized and must be degazetted and returned. Compensation for land must include the value of rock as part of the land, not as a separate item. The plaintiff is entitled to compensation for the 1.26 acres acquired, disturbance allowance, and damages for the period of non-use due to gazettement. The court rejected speculative claims for consequential loss and business opportunity due to lack of evi…
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