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Iwa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 242 of 2020) [2024] UGCA 191 (19 July 2024)
The Court of Appeal quashed a murder conviction, substituted manslaughter, and reduced the sentence after finding malice aforethought was not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Akello v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 9 of 2009) [2020] UGHC 133 (8 June 2020)
The High Court held that police owed a duty of care during teargas deployment near a hospital, but the plaintiff failed to prove that exposure caused her eye injury.
Oil Energy Limited v Komakech (Civil Appeal No. 111 of 2019) [2020] UGHC 142 (8 June 2020)
The appellate court found that while the appellant's pump attendant breached the duty of care by refuelling a petrol vehicle with diesel, the respondent failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that this negligence was the proximate cause of the engine damage. The evidence showed multiple possible causes for the engine knock, including natural wear and tear, and the respondent did not eliminate these other causes. The trial magistrate erred by relying on unsubstantiated conclusions rather than specific mechanical evidence. As causation was not established, the respondent could not recove…
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Nabigali V Umeme Limited (Civil Appeal No.46 of 2017) [2019] UGHCCD 127 (28 June 2019)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against the Electricity Disputes Tribunal, holding that the appellant failed to prove Umeme caused the fire damage or was liable in negligence.
Uganda v Nyingaling (Criminal Sessions Case No. 0101 of 2015) [2018] UGHCCRD 121 (17 May 2018)
The court found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Ronald Kayomtho died as a result of an unlawful act caused by the accused, and that the chain of causation was not broken by any intervening event. However, the prosecution failed to prove malice aforethought, as the circumstances did not establish intent to kill or knowledge that death was a probable consequence. The evidence, including the dying declaration and medical findings, placed the accused at the scene and responsible for the fatal assault, but not with the requisite mens rea for murder. Applying section 87 of…
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Uganda v Kyategese (Criminal Sessions Case No. 0174 of 2015) [2018] UGHCCRD 24 (6 February 2018)
The High Court at Luwero acquitted the accused of murder after finding the prosecution proved death, but not unlawful causation linking him to it.
Uganda v Adei (Criminal Sessions Case No. 0161 of 2015) [2017] UGHCCRD 618 (29 September 2017)
The High Court acquitted the accused of murder after finding the prosecution failed to prove unlawful causation beyond reasonable doubt.
Semambo v Registered Trustees of Kampala & Ors (HCT-00-CV-CS-0435-2002) [2016] UGHCCD 19 (20 April 2016)
The High Court dismissed a medical negligence claim over a boy’s amputated hand, finding no proved breach of duty and accepting expert evidence on causation.
Uganda v Byaruhanga (Criminal Session No. 0010 of 2010) [2013] UGHCCRD 63 (16 October 2013)
The High Court held that the prosecution failed to make out a prima facie case in a murder trial, finding a gap between the accused’s alleged assault and the fatal injuries.
Nangiro and Another v Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (Civil Suit No. 489 of 2004) [2012] UGHCCD 301 (5 October 2012)
The High Court dismissed a negligence claim arising from a house fire after an electricity reconnection, finding the cause of the fire was uncertain.
