Uganda Case Law

Nantongo v Mutebi

Nantongo v Mutebi (Miscellaneous Application 224 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 60 (31 January 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 224 of 2024

Judge

Karemani Jamson K, J

The court found that the powers of attorney in question were duly registered with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, and the applicant failed to provide evidence that the respondent was not the donor of the powers of attorney. The court held that the intention of the applicant was to challenge the authenticity of the documentation attached by the respondent, but such a challenge requires clear and strong reasons, not mere suspicion or discrepancies in names. The court emphasized that the purpose of powers of attorney is to allow representation without requiring the donor's personal appe…

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• Powers Of Attorney
• Personal Identification Disputes
• Agent Authority
• Court Appearance Requirements

Ssemwanga v Rwakiseta

Ssemwanga v Rwakiseta (Miscellaneous Application No. 1441 of 2018) [2022] UGHCLD 57 (28 April 2022)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 1441 of 2018

Judge

Nkonge, J

The High Court declined to strike out a land suit for want of service, but held that service through an LC1 chairman was not proper service.

• Service Of Process
• Proper Service Requirements
• Agent Authority
• Return Of Service
• Land Trespass
• Eviction Orders

Okello Charles v Uganda

Okello Charles v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 2018) [2019] UGHC 65 (26 September 2019)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 2018

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The High Court upheld Okello Charles’s conviction for stealing a motor vehicle by conversion, reduced his sentence for remand time, and upheld compensation.

• Stealing Motor Vehicle
• Burden Of Proof
• Sentencing Principles
• Compensation Orders
• Agent Authority
• Appeal On Sentence