Uganda Case Law

Kalyabe v Amiti and 2 Others (HCCS 164 of 2016)

Kalyabe v Amiti and 2 Others (HCCS 164 of 2016) [2023] UGHCLD 304 (19 June 2023)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

HCCS 164 of 2016

Judge

Bukirwa, J

The court found that the 1st Defendant was neither the author, addressee, nor a witness to any of the contested documents and had not satisfied the requirement of being the primary source for the facts depicted in those documents. The court emphasized that documentary evidence must be authenticated by a competent witness, preferably the author, addressee, or someone present at execution. Since the 1st Defendant did not meet these criteria, he was not competent to tender the documents. The court noted that Mr. Ngobi Denis, to whom the documents were issued, would be a more appropriate witness,…

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• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Documentary Evidence
• Authentication Of Documents
• Land Ownership Disputes

Bisaso v Ssenyonga & Anor

Bisaso v Ssenyonga & Anor (Civil Suit No. 750 of 2017) [2022] UGCommC 38 (21 June 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 750 of 2017

Judge

Rwakakooko, J

The High Court admitted 8 invoices and 17 receipts as the defendants’ exhibit, holding that their authenticity was not disputed and witness tendering was unnecessary.

• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Documentary Evidence
• Authentication Of Documents
• Documentary-evidence
• Admissibility-of-evidence
• Authentication-of-documents