Uganda Case Law

Ssekyansanku & 12 Others v Aronda

Ssekyansanku & 12 Others v Aronda (Miscellaneous Application 196 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 146 (4 April 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 196 of 2024

Judge

Karemani Jamson K, J

The court found that the 1st to 7th applicants, though not parties to Miscellaneous Application No. 18 of 2022, were aggrieved by the consent temporary injunction order as it affected their interests and resulted in their eviction from the suit land. The 8th to 14th applicants also challenged the consent order, arguing that it was entered without their personal endorsement and without proper procedure. The court held that while an advocate may act on behalf of a party, the practice and fairness require that parties personally endorse consent orders, especially where substantial rights are aff…

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• Review Of Court Orders
• Consent Judgments
• Aggrieved Persons
• Procedural Irregularity
• Representation By Advocate

Akello & Others v Egole & 7 Others

Akello & Others v Egole & 7 Others (Miscellaneous Application 105 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 12 (17 January 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 105 of 2024

Judge

Okello, J

The court held that the omission of the Attorney General, a party to the consent order sought to be reviewed and set aside, was fatal to the application. Proceeding in the absence of the Attorney General would violate the right to a fair hearing as protected by the Constitution. Even if the application were considered on its merits, the applicant failed to demonstrate that she or her colleagues were aggrieved by the consent order, as there was no evidence that the addition of the respondents as plaintiffs deprived them of their entitlements under the decree. The applicant also failed to prove…

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• Review Of Court Orders
• Consent Judgments
• Representative Actions
• Aggrieved Persons
• Fair Hearing
• Setting Aside Orders

Luwemba & Another v Nakibirango & 4 Others

Luwemba & Another v Nakibirango & 4 Others (Miscellaneous Application 349 of 2022) [2024] UGHCFD 67 (29 August 2024)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 349 of 2022

Judge

Echookit, J

The High Court dismissed a second review application over the same land dispute, holding that repeated review was barred and that the applicants were strangers to the prior proceedings.

• Review Of Court Orders
• Consent Judgment
• Estate Distribution
• Matrimonial Property
• Aggrieved Persons
• Procedural Abuse

Seeta Victory Cathedral Limited & 5 Others v Nyanzi & Another

Seeta Victory Cathedral Limited & 5 Others v Nyanzi & Another (Miscellaneous Application 938 of 2022) [2024] UGHCFD 25 (21 May 2024)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 938 of 2022

Judge

Nagawa, J

The High Court partly allowed a review application over execution arising from a divorce decree, protecting one applicant’s land at Namataba but leaving the rest of the decree intact.

• Review Of Judgment
• Matrimonial Property Distribution
• Proprietary Rights
• Aggrieved Persons
• Execution Of Decree
• Affidavit Authority

The Administrator of the Estate of the late George William Kabugo v Twinobuhugiro

The Administrator of the Estate of the late George William Kabugo v Twinobuhugiro (Civil Appeal 55 of 2016) [2024] UGCA 101 (8 May 2024)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 55 of 2016

Judge

Cheborion, JA, Monica K. Mugenyi, JA, Gashirabake, JCC

The Court of Appeal held that the trial judge erred in law and fact by failing to consider the legal effect of the appellant's caveat, which operated as notice and prevented the acquisition of superior interests in the suit land. The respondents, having acquired their interests after the caveat and with knowledge of its existence, could not be considered 'aggrieved persons' with locus standi to seek review of the vesting order. The original proceedings for the vesting order were properly brought against the registered proprietor, and the respondents had no legal basis to participate or claim…

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• Caveats Land Registration
• Vesting Orders
• Review Of Court Orders
• Aggrieved Persons
• Natural Justice
• Evidence Hearsay

Ebetu and 2 Others v Etiru and Others

Ebetu and 2 Others v Etiru and Others [2023] UGHCCD 228 (10 February 2023)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

The High Court dismissed an application to review a prior dismissal order, holding the applicants had not proved locus standi or an error apparent on the face of the record.

• Review Of Judgment
• Locus Standii
• Aggrieved Persons
• Service Of Process
• Estate Beneficiary Claims
• Review-of-judgment

Nassolo and Others v Sekitoleko and Another

Nassolo and Others v Sekitoleko and Another (Miscellaneous Application 138 of 2017) [2022] UGHCLD 287 (25 January 2022)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 138 of 2017

Judge

Ojok, J

The High Court of Uganda at Mpigi allowed a review application and set aside an ex-parte judgment affecting land interests, holding the applicants were aggrieved persons.

• Review Of Judgment
• Aggrieved Persons
• Ex Parte Judgment
• Right To Property
• Fair Hearing
• Review-of-judgment

Nassolo and 4 Others ( executors of the estate of late Ggoloba kateregga ) v Lwandasa Ssekitoleko and another

Nassolo and 4 Others ( executors of the estate of late Ggoloba kateregga ) v Lwandasa Ssekitoleko and another (Miscellaneous Application No. 138 of 2017) [2022] UGHCCD 24 (25 January 2022)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 138 of 2017

Judge

Ojok, J

The High Court allowed review of an ex-parte land judgment, finding the applicants were aggrieved persons and had shown sufficient reason for setting it aside.

• Review Of Judgment
• Aggrieved Persons
• Ex Parte Judgment
• Right To Fair Hearing
• Proprietary Rights
• Setting Aside Judgment

Paul Muhimbura and Anor v Patrick Lwanga and 2 Others

Paul Muhimbura and Anor v Patrick Lwanga and 2 Others (Civil Review 28 of 2019) [2021] UGHCLD 53 (12 February 2021)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Review 28 of 2019

Judge

Kazaarwe, J

The Applicants, as registered proprietors of Busiro Block 380 Plot 17, were directly affected by the judgment and orders in HCCS No. 085 of 2005, which directed cancellation of their title without affording them a hearing. This constituted a legal grievance and an error apparent on the face of the record, as their proprietary interests were determined without their participation. The court found that the Applicants were aggrieved persons within the meaning of section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and that sufficient reason existed to warrant review of the judgment. The failure to notify and h…

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• Review Of Judgment
• Aggrieved Persons
• Bona Fide Purchasers
• Right To Be Heard
• Cancellation Of Title