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Civil Procedure [2025] UGHCCD 32

C & S Upholstery Limited v Bank of Uganda

C & S Upholstery Limited v Bank of Uganda (Civil Suit 407 of 2020) [2025] UGHCCD 32 (27 February 2025)

The High Court held that Bank of Uganda breached its statutory duty of fairness and transparency in procurement and awarded C&S Upholstery Limited UGX 200 million in general damages.

  • Public Procurement
  • Breach Of Statutory Duty
  • Misfeasance In Public Office
  • Damages For Lost Earnings
  • Public-procurement
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
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Administrative Law [2024] UGHCCD 103

Sekabira v Commissioner Land Registration (Misc Cause 44 of 2022)

Sekabira v Commissioner Land Registration (Misc Cause 44 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCD 103 (21 June 2024)

The High Court held that the land registrar unlawfully failed to create a substitute and duplicate title for the applicant’s land and granted mandamus, damages, and costs.

  • Judicial Review
  • Statutory Duty
  • Certificate Of Title
  • Mandamus
  • Breach Of Statutory Duty
  • Judicial-review
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Tort Law [2023] UGHCCD 133

Masinde and Another v Kampala City Council Authourity

Masinde and Another v Kampala City Council Authourity (Civil Suit 210 of 2018) [2023] UGHCCD 133 (5 May 2023)

The High Court dismissed a negligence claim over a fatal fall into an open drainage channel, finding no breach by Kampala Capital City Authority and no statutory cause of action.

  • Negligence
  • Breach Of Statutory Duty
  • Contributory Negligence
  • Duty Of Care
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
  • Contributory-negligence
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Tort Law [2018] UGHCCD 101

Mukwasi General Contractors Ltd v Living Words Assembly Limited & 2 Ors

Mukwasi General Contractors Ltd v Living Words Assembly Limited & 2 Ors (CIVIL SUIT NO. 230 OF 2013) [2018] UGHCCD 101 (12 December 2018)

The court found that the area in question is a mixed residential and commercial zone, and the applicable permissible noise levels are those set for general environment areas under Regulation 6(1) of the National Environment (Noise Standards and Control) Regulations, 2003: 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night. The First Defendant's emission of 64.8 decibels exceeded these limits, constituting a nuisance and breach of statutory duty, and interfering with the Plaintiff's legitimate use of its property. The court held that the First Defendant must reduce and regulate its noise leve…

  • Nuisance
  • Noise Pollution
  • Breach Of Statutory Duty
  • Right To Clean Environment
  • Injunctive Relief
  • Statutory Compliance
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Tort Law [2018] UGHCCD 102

Mukwasi General Contractors Ltd v Living Words Assembly Limited & 2 Ors

Mukwasi General Contractors Ltd v Living Words Assembly Limited & 2 Ors (CIVIL SUIT NO. 230 OF 2013) [2018] UGHCCD 102 (12 December 2018)

The High Court set permissible noise limits for a mixed-use Kampala area and ordered a church to reduce noise to 55 decibels by day and 45 at night.

  • Nuisance
  • Noise Pollution
  • Breach Of Statutory Duty
  • Negligence
  • Right To Clean Environment
  • Injunctive Relief
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Civil Procedure [2014] UGCommC 196

Comdel Forex Bureau v Attorney General

Comdel Forex Bureau v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 497 of 2012) [2014] UGCommC 196 (19 May 2014)

The court found that the police officers, as servants of the defendant, acted in breach of their statutory and common law obligations by misappropriating the plaintiff's money while on duty. The theft occurred in the course of employment, and the defendant, represented by the Attorney General, is vicariously liable for the acts of its employees. The evidence was uncontroverted that the officers were deployed to control a mob and, in the process, stole the plaintiff's money. The criminal convictions of the officers and the orders for recovery from the police force further established liability…

  • Vicarious Liability
  • Breach Of Statutory Duty
  • Conversion Of Property
  • Police Misconduct
  • Damages Assessment
  • Government Liability
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