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Nyonyi v Nakamya (Civil Appeal 38 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 283 (12 May 2025)
The High Court allowed a land appeal, holding that the trial magistrate wrongly dismissed the suit as res judicata and wrongly upheld the counterclaim without a merits hearing.
African Concrete Standard Industry Ltd v Viva General Merchandise Ltd (Civil Suit No. 1144 of 2023) [2025] UGCommC 160 (15 April 2025)
The High Court dismissed a claim arising from damaged culverts in transit, finding no proven breach of contract or liability for lost expected earnings.
Jjuko v Bwende (Miscellaneous Application 220 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 61 (31 January 2025)
The court found that the amended written statement of defence and counterclaim was filed after the expiry of the statutory period allowed for such amendments and without obtaining leave of court as required by Order 6 Rule 21 of the Civil Procedure Rules. The respondent neither pleaded nor proved that leave was obtained, and the record was silent on this point. The law is clear that amendments introducing counterclaims after the prescribed period must be sanctioned by leave of court, and failure to do so renders the amendment incompetent and bad in law. The court relied on binding authority t…
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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.
Democratic Governance Facility (Suing through the Royal Danish Embassy) v Centre for Constitutional Governance & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 970 of 2023) [2025] UGCommC 7 (20 January 2025)
The High Court allowed substitution of the Democratic Governance Facility with the Kingdom of Denmark as plaintiff after DGF ceased operations in Uganda.
Kaddu & 3 Others v The Commissioner Land Registration & 9 Others & National Agricultural Research Organization v Akright Projects Limited & 8 Others (Civil Suit 154 of 2009) [2024] UGHCLD 295 (28 November 2024)
The court found that there was no credible evidence of a valid transfer or sale from Yofasi Sekaiba to Yafesi Walusimbi, and the registration of Yafesi Walusimbi as proprietor of Busiro Block 260 Plot 8 was fraudulent. The absence of a sale agreement, transfer instrument, or any witness to such a transaction, combined with the title showing Walusimbi as first registered proprietor, led to the conclusion that the title was procured by fraud. Consequently, all subsequent registrations and transfers by the 3rd to 7th defendants, and sales to the 8th, 9th, and 10th defendants, were void as they d…
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Kiggala and 3 Others v Henry Panel Works Limited and 2 others (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 2820 of 2024) [2024] UGHCLD 257 (23 October 2024)
The High Court held that filing a new application to amend a counterclaim while a preliminary objection was pending was an abuse of process, and rejected the amendment.
Kisitu v Kigozi (Civil Appeal 62 of 2018) [2024] UGHCLD 242 (21 October 2024)
The High Court upheld dismissal of a land appeal as time-barred, but ordered the counterclaim returned to the trial court for hearing.
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.
Kitaka v Harshad (Miscellaneous Application 581 of 2024) [2024] UGHCLD 157 (6 June 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to set aside an ex parte judgment, finding no sufficient cause. The applicant’s reliance on counsel and company set-off arguments did not justify reopening the case.
