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Land And Property [2025] UGHC 381

Yeremiya Kayise v Wasula Samuel and Buganda Land Board

Yeremiya Kayise v Wasula Samuel and Buganda Land Board (Civil Suit 51 of 2025) [2025] UGHC 381 (10 March 2025)

The High Court found that Wasula Samuel fraudulently obtained title to land he had previously gifted to his father, Yeremiya Kayise, and ordered title handover.

  • Fraudulent Acquisition Of Title
  • Customary Land Gift
  • Registration Of Land
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Remedies For Land Disputes
  • Land-and-property
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Land And Property [2025] UGHC 305

Yeremiya Kayise v Wasula Samuel and Buganda Land Board (HCT-17-LD-0051-2025)

Yeremiya Kayise v Wasula Samuel and Buganda Land Board (HCT-17-LD-0051-2025) [2025] UGHC 305 (10 March 2025)

The High Court held that Wasula fraudulently obtained title to land he had previously gifted to his father, and ordered the title returned. The claim against Buganda Land Board failed.

  • Fraudulent Title Acquisition
  • Customary Land Gift
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Registration Of Land
  • Leasehold Title Dispute
  • Fraudulent-title-acquisition
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Land And Property [2025] UGHC 68

Muwonge and 2 Others v Nalubega and 3 Others (HCT-05-CV-CA 27 of 2022)

Muwonge and 2 Others v Nalubega and 3 Others (HCT-05-CV-CA 27 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 68 (20 February 2025)

The High Court dismissed an appeal over family land, holding the respondents proved a valid gift inter vivos and the appellants were trespassers.

  • Customary Land Gift
  • Trespass To Land
  • Succession And Estates
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Locus In Quo
  • General Damages
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Land And Property [2019] UGHC 47

Ocen v Obol

Ocen v Obol (Civil Appeal No. 19 of 2014) [2019] UGHC 47 (29 August 2019)

High Court appeal over land ownership allowed after finding the trial court misread evidence on exclusive occupation and treated a long occupancy as temporary use.

  • Customary Land Gift
  • Exclusive Possession
  • Abandonment Of Land
  • Evaluation Of Evidence
  • Appellate Review
  • Land-law
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Land And Property [2017] UGHCLD 2

Wayi & Anor v Ojali

Wayi & Anor v Ojali (Civil Appeal No. 0023 of 2009) [2017] UGHCLD 2 (10 January 2017)

High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that the respondent had a valid gift of land, the gift was not temporary, and the purchaser had notice of her interest.

  • Customary Land Gift
  • Proprietary Estoppel
  • Bona Fide Purchaser
  • Revocation Of Gift
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Land-law
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