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Civil Procedure [2023] UGHC 104

Nakato and Another v Mukasa and Another (HCT Misc App 39 of 2023)

Nakato and Another v Mukasa and Another (HCT Misc App 39 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 104 (23 October 2023)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
HCT Misc App 39 of 2023
Judge
Wolayo, J

The court found that the applicants were not parties to the original suit and failed to demonstrate a legitimate connection or locus standi to the suit land. Their claim of beneficial interest was considered an afterthought, as they had notice of the proceedings involving 97 plaintiffs but did not join the suit at the appropriate time. The court determined that Mukasa Mathew acted in his own right as owner and heir, and the absence of letters of administration did not negate his standing. No evidence of fraud, misrepresentation, or mistake was established in the procurement of the consent jud…

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  • Review Of Consent Judgment
  • Locus Standi
  • Fraud And Misrepresentation
  • Beneficial Interest In Land
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Criminal Law [2023] UGCA 224

Ggibwa Kalibbala and other v Uganda

Ggibwa Kalibbala and other v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 297 of 2022) [2023] UGCA 224 (24 August 2023)

Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Criminal Appeal 297 of 2022
Judge
Buteera, DCJ, Egonda-Ntende, JA, Monica K. Mugenyi, JA

The Court of Appeal found that the first appellate court failed in its duty to re-evaluate the evidence as required, particularly by not addressing the contradictions regarding the date of the offence and the appellants' claim of right. Upon its own re-evaluation, the Court determined that the evidence established the appellants acted under a genuine but mistaken belief that they had a legal claim of right to the property as beneficiaries of their late father's estate. This honest belief, supported by both prosecution and defence evidence, negated the mens rea required for the offence of mali…

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  • Malicious Damage To Property
  • Defence Of Claim Of Right
  • Criminal Liability
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Alibi
  • Beneficial Interest In Land
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