Musiime v Uganda Security Printing Company Limited (Miscellaneous Application 1981 of 2024) [2025] UGCommC 62 (25 February 2025)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 1981 of 2024
Judge
Anna B. Mugenyi, J
The High Court reinstated a civil suit after finding it had abated in error, because the plaintiff had already taken out summons for directions in time.
Kato v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 401 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 8 (25 February 2025)
Court
HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)
Case number
Criminal Miscellaneous Application 401 of 2024
Judge
Gadenya, J
High Court bail application dismissed because the applicant failed to provide identification documents, despite showing a fixed abode and substantial sureties.
Twinomujuni v Uganda (Criminal Revision 47 of 2024) [2025] UGHCCRD 6 (25 February 2025)
Court
HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)
Case number
Criminal Revision 47 of 2024
Judge
Gadenya, J
The High Court dismissed an application to stay criminal proceedings pending a civil suit, holding that section 208 of the Magistrates Courts Act does not apply to criminal cases.
Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) v Attorney General of the Republic of South Sudan (Reference No.26 of 2020) [2025] EACJ 1 (25 February 2025) (First Instance Division)
The East African Court of Justice dismissed PALU’s reference against South Sudan as time-barred, holding that the two-month limit under Article 30(2) had expired.
Bemuga Forwarders Limited (Companies Cause 33 of 2024) [2025] UGCommC 15 (25 February 2025)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Companies Cause 33 of 2024
Judge
Kahigi Asiimwe, J
The High Court rectified the company register to remove an untraceable shareholder, placing his shares in trust for him and allowing resale if unclaimed after three years.
Kaddu & Another v Mulindwa & 3 Others (Miscellaneous Application 2769 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 36 (24 February 2025)
Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 2769 of 2024
Judge
Naluzze Aisha Batala, J
The High Court set aside a consent judgment over estate land, finding the parties lacked authority because the estate had no administrators and the consent involved collusion.
Namubiru v Launde (Civil Suit 2160 of 2016) [2025] UGHCLD 33 (24 February 2025)
Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit 2160 of 2016
Judge
Naluzze Aisha Batala, J
Both certificates of title, Kyadondo Block 267 Plot 634 (Plaintiff) and Kyadondo Block 269 Plot 192 (Defendant), are valid and distinct. The Plaintiff's title was lawfully acquired and processed, with no evidence of fraud presented by the Defendant. No easement or right of access for the Defendant is registered on the Plaintiff's title, and the Defendant failed to prove entitlement to such. The Defendant unlawfully trespassed upon the Plaintiff's land by encroaching, destroying property, and depriving her of possession and rental income. The Plaintiff did not acquiesce in the Defendant's cons…
The court found that the claimant's early retirement was based on medical grounds due to a degenerative back condition, and the respondent accepted her retirement without offering alternative light work or awaiting the independent medical report. The respondent's argument that the claimant was not entitled to severance pay because she retired before the independent report was rejected, as the respondent had the obligation to act on the initial medical findings or provide alternative work. The court held that the claimant was entitled to severance pay under both the Employment Act and the resp…