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Gideon Mwesigye and Others v Namara Edith (Civil Miscellaneous Application 338 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 461 (30 June 2025)
The High Court of Uganda dismissed an application for judgment on admission, finding that the respondent had filed a reply to the counterclaim and made no clear admission.
Nzabona Paul v Nagasha Miriam (Civil Appeal No. 5 of 2019) [2025] UGHCLD 116 (30 June 2025)
The High Court upheld a judgment finding that a tenant was unlawfully evicted without a court order, and dismissed the landlord’s appeal with costs.
Muwanga v Byamukama and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 0327 of 2025) [2025] UGCommC 47 (3 April 2025)
The High Court refused to join DFCU Bank to a counterclaim, finding the bank’s loan and mortgage disputes were separate from the land-sale claims and that amendment would unfairly prejudice the first respondent.
The Board of Governors Kings College Buddo v Kizito (Miscellaneous Application 2677 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 5 (20 January 2025)
The High Court allowed an application to amend a defence and counterclaim to correct plot descriptions, finding no prejudice and no change to the cause of action.
Mbambu & 6 Others v Kaija & Another (Miscellaneous Application 14 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 30 (9 January 2025)
The High Court at Kasese denied leave to amend a defence and add a counterclaim, finding the proposed fraud and marriage challenges were new and legally impermissible.
Mutooro and Another v Monday and 3 Others (Miscellaneous Application 38 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1033 (30 October 2024)
The court found that the delay in filing the reply to the counterclaim was due to a mistake by the applicants' advocate, who failed to notice the counterclaim after it was served on his clerk. The court held that such a mistake, though negligent, constitutes sufficient cause for granting leave to file a reply out of time, as established by binding authorities. The court further considered that both the main suit and the counterclaim concern ownership of the same land, and it is in the interests of justice and fairness that both claims be heard and determined on their merits in a single procee…
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Arua Pentecostal Churches Initiative Limited v National Pentecostal Churches of Uganda & 2 Others (Civil Appeal 23 of 2019) [2024] UGHC 975 (4 October 2024)
The High Court set aside a Grade 1 Magistrate’s decision for entering judgment on a counterclaim without hearing evidence and for failing to address jurisdiction.
Okwi and Anothers v Ouka and Others (Miscellaneous Application 170 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 785 (28 August 2024)
The High Court dismissed two revision applications arising from a land dispute, holding that the defects in the illiterate party’s pleadings could not be cured on revision.
Soroti District Land Board v Okim (Civil Miscellaneous Application 177 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 559 (26 June 2024)
The court found that the affidavit of service provided by the respondent was insufficient and unclear regarding the manner and recipient of service on the applicant. The affidavit did not specify which officer at the Lands Registry received the summons, nor did it identify the parties served with clarity. As a statutory corporation, the applicant was entitled to service in accordance with Order 29 rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which was not properly effected. The court held that improper service constituted sufficient cause for the applicant's failure to file a defence within the presc…
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Kashongi Sub County v Bitega Jackson (Civil Appeal 107 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 1282 (18 June 2024)
The High Court upheld a ruling finding Bitega Jackson the registered owner of the land, dismissed Kashongi Sub County’s fraud and trespass appeal, and affirmed the damages and injunction.
