Uganda Case Law

Pius Mugerwa Mugalaasi v Attorney General of Uganda and Uganda National Roads Authority

Pius Mugerwa Mugalaasi v Attorney General of Uganda and Uganda National Roads Authority (Civil Suit No. 466 of 2015) [2025] UGHC 281 (30 April 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 466 of 2015

Judge

Asiimwe, J

The court found that the 2nd defendant compulsorily acquired 1.26 acres of the plaintiff's land for the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway project, and that the remainder, though initially gazetted, was not utilized and must be degazetted and returned. Compensation for land must include the value of rock as part of the land, not as a separate item. The plaintiff is entitled to compensation for the 1.26 acres acquired, disturbance allowance, and damages for the period of non-use due to gazettement. The court rejected speculative claims for consequential loss and business opportunity due to lack of evi…

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• Compulsory Acquisition
• Compensation For Land
• Valuation Of Land
• Constitutional Rights Property
• Disturbance Allowance
• Damages And Remedies

Pearl Engineering Co. Ltd v Magdalene Aguti

Pearl Engineering Co. Ltd v Magdalene Aguti (Civil Suit No. 991 of 2004) [2009] UGCommC 28 (14 September 2009)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 991 of 2004

The High Court dismissed a claim that a company employee converted UGX 15 million, finding she delivered the cash to the company cashier and had not misappropriated it.

• Conversion Of Funds
• Breach Of Trust
• Company Cash Handling
• Burden Of Proof
• Damages And Remedies
• Employment Misconduct