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Katwesige Winston Muntukwonka v Nkosi Capital Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 2635 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 88 (13 June 2025)
The High Court reviewed an earlier ruling to add costs after withdrawal of a suit, but upheld the Registrar’s decision striking out an irregular extracted order and taxation application.
Zikulabe v Mwanja (Civil Appeal 165 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 1024 (18 October 2024)
The High Court allowed an appeal on costs, holding that the trial magistrate gave no good legal reason to deny costs to the successful party.
Nile Breweries Limited v Soroti Municipal Council (Civil Miscellaneous Application 22 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 680 (17 July 2024)
The High Court of Uganda corrected its earlier judgment to include costs in the final orders, finding the omission was an accidental slip under section 99 of the Civil Procedure Act.
Tolith v Dholaga (Miscellaneous Appeal 3 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 614 (8 July 2024)
The High Court set aside a trial court’s specific costs award for being made without proper taxation procedure, and granted costs in the original suit.
Kavuma v Owori (Civil Appeal 13 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 541 (19 June 2024)
The court found that the respondent lawfully acquired the kibanja interest in 2007 from the family of the late Kikutte Bashir, with the consent of the then landlady Norah Buswa, prior to the appellant's registration as proprietor in 2009. The evidence established that the respondent was in quiet possession and recognized as a kibanja holder before the appellant's acquisition of mailo title. The appellant failed to prove that the respondent was a trespasser, as the respondent's interest was protected under section 29(5) of the Land Act, which recognizes successors to bonafide occupancy. The co…
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Kirumira v Maulana (Civil Revision 6 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 170 (6 June 2024)
High Court revision allowed: the magistrate lacked jurisdiction over a contract-for-services small claim and wrongly awarded expenses against the applicant.
Odaret and Another v Eyagu and Another (Civil Appeal 65 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 148 (26 March 2024)
The High Court dismissed a civil appeal against a costs order, holding that the 2nd appellant had already been withdrawn from the suit and was not entitled to costs.
Odaret and Another v Eyagu and Another (Civil Appeal 37 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 149 (26 March 2024)
The High Court dismissed an appeal challenging a magistrate’s setting aside of costs, holding the 2nd appellant had been withdrawn from the suit and could not benefit from irregular conduct.
Agency for Transformation and Another v Attorney General of Uganda and Another (Constitutional Petition 5 of 2020) [2023] UGCA 405 (30 November 2023)
The Constitutional Court dismissed a withdrawn constitutional petition with costs to the Second Respondent, limited to disbursements and nominal professional fees.
Sentongo v Kiyimba & Another (Miscellaneous Application 2 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 397 (30 June 2023)
The High Court partly granted a review application, clarified a clerical error on administrators’ powers, and left costs to the party that succeeds in the main suit.
