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Criminal Law [2021] UGCA 135

Kato v Uganda

Kato v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 100 of 2019) [2021] UGCA 135 (19 October 2021)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a second criminal appeal as incompetent, holding that the order challenged was interlocutory and not appealable. It also reaffirmed that civil litigation over land does not bar related criminal proceedings.

  • Criminal Trespass
  • Fraudulent Procurement Of Title
  • Interlocutory Orders
  • Civil Vs Criminal Proceedings
  • Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Courts
  • Interlocutory-appeals
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Civil Procedure [2021] UGHCLD 107

Ddumba and Another ( as administrators of the estate of late benjamine kityo) v Kezimbira and 4 Others

Ddumba and Another ( as administrators of the estate of late benjamine kityo) v Kezimbira and 4 Others (Miscellaneous Cause No. 159 of 2019) [2021] UGHCLD 107 (3 May 2021)

The High Court refused to grant consequential civil orders based on findings from a criminal trial, holding that the applicants must pursue civil remedies in the proper forum.

  • Enforcement Of Judgments
  • Land Ownership Disputes
  • Jurisdictional Limits
  • Civil Vs Criminal Proceedings
  • Civil-procedure
  • Land-ownership-disputes
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Civil Procedure [2020] UGHCCD 11

Buchanan v Attorney General

Buchanan v Attorney General (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 266 OF 2019) [2020] UGHCCD 11 (13 March 2020)

The High Court Civil Division held it had no revisionary jurisdiction over General Court Martial criminal proceedings and dismissed the application with costs.

  • Revisionary Jurisdiction
  • Military Court Jurisdiction
  • Civil Vs Criminal Proceedings
  • Subordinate Courts
  • Appellate Remedies
  • Revisionary-jurisdiction
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Employment And Labour [1931] EACA 26

Rex v Haq (Cr. App. 40/1931.)

Rex v Haq (Cr. App. 40/1931.) [1931] EACA 26 (1 January 1931)

The Court of Appeal quashed a conviction over a taxi driver’s wage claim, holding the magistrate should have used section 44 to refer the dispute to civil proceedings.

  • Employment Of Natives Ordinance
  • Definition Of Servant
  • Magistrate Discretion
  • Wage Claims
  • Civil Vs Criminal Proceedings
  • Employment-law
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