Uganda Case Law

Adman Source & Contacts Limited v National Water & Sewerage Corporation

Adman Source & Contacts Limited v National Water & Sewerage Corporation (Civil Suit 278 of 2020) [2025] UGHCCD 31 (27 February 2025)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit 278 of 2020

Judge

Musa Ssekaana, J

The court found that the plaintiff was in lawful possession of the land at Block 216 Plot 2597 under a subsisting agreement and had erected a billboard with the landlord’s permission. The defendant, acting under a mistaken belief regarding land ownership, removed the plaintiff’s billboard without prior and adequate compensation. The court held that such removal constituted unlawful compulsory acquisition in violation of Article 26(2) of the Constitution and amounted to trespass. However, the plaintiff failed to strictly prove the claimed special damages for the value of the billboard and lost…

Source excerpt

• Compulsory Acquisition
• Trespass To Land
• Compensation For Property
• Damages Assessment
• Possession Rights

Okeema Willy v Jackson Musiko (HCCS NO 26/06)

Okeema Willy v Jackson Musiko (HCCS NO 26/06) [2010] UGHC 237 (23 March 2010)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

HCCS NO 26/06

Judge

Mwondha, J

The High Court allowed an appeal against dismissal of a civil claim as time-barred, holding that the trial court failed to consider disability and the evidence of liability.

• Limitation Periods
• Extension Due To Disability
• Assault And Battery
• Damages For Loss
• Compensation For Property
• Balance Of Probabilities