Uganda Case Law

Mutegana David and Another v Ibrahim Zirinkomyawo

Mutegana David and Another v Ibrahim Zirinkomyawo (Miscellaneous Application No. 450 of 2025) [2025] UGHCLD 111 (27 June 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 450 of 2025

Judge

Nassuna Matovu, J

The court found that the applicants' alleged interest in the suit land was too remote to warrant their joinder as defendants. The evidence showed that the suit land had been sold by the late Nambooze Mirieri to Kaloli Matovu, and the applicants were neither registered proprietors nor direct beneficiaries of the estate. The defendant in the main suit had already set up a defense addressing the alleged fraud, and the applicants' concerns could be addressed as witnesses rather than parties. The court also held that the affidavit in support was valid as the deponent had personal knowledge of the…

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• Joinder Of Parties
• Estate Property Disputes
• Burial Ground Rights
• Remoteness Of Interest

Murad v Bwogi & Another

Murad v Bwogi & Another (Miscellaneous Application 799 of 2024) [2024] UGHCFD 76 (1 November 2024)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 799 of 2024

Judge

Komuhangi, J

The High Court refused a stay of execution, finding no evidence of substantial loss, unreasonable delay, and abuse of process while a review application was pending.

• Stay Of Execution
• Contempt Of Court
• Review Of Judgment
• Letters Of Administration
• Estate Property Disputes
• Stay-of-execution

Kibirige v Yako Bank Uganda Limited & Another

Kibirige v Yako Bank Uganda Limited & Another (Civil Application 150 of 2024) [2024] UGCA 150 (18 June 2024)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application 150 of 2024

Judges

Kihika, JA

The Court of Appeal of Uganda granted a stay of execution pending appeal over a commercial property said to belong to an estate and allegedly transferred after death.

• Stay Of Execution
• Estate Property Disputes
• Fraudulent Transfer
• Irreparable Damage
• Stay-of-execution
• Estate-property-disputes

Nantongo and 2 Others v Kyobe and Another

Nantongo and 2 Others v Kyobe and Another (Civil Appeal 20 of 2023) [2024] UGHCLD 109 (22 April 2024)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Appeal 20 of 2023

Judge

Asiimwe, J

The High Court upheld the dismissal of a land appeal, finding no procedural error in substitution, no valid gift inter vivos, and no basis to disturb general damages.

• Estate Property Disputes
• Gift Inter Vivos
• Evidence Evaluation
• Substitution Of Parties
• Land-disputes
• Gift-inter-vivos

Filda Ejon Vs Concy Ejon

Filda Ejon Vs Concy Ejon (Civil Appeal No. 21 of 2017) [2019] UGCA 338 (29 August 2019)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 21 of 2017

The Court of Appeal set aside the High Court’s finding that Plot 24 Awangemola Road formed part of the estate, holding the administration cause could not decide ownership before grant.

• Letters Of Administration
• Estate Property Disputes
• Succession Act Application
• Trusts In Estates
• Letters-of-administration
• Estate-property-disputes

Bazira & Anor Nakiwala (Review Cause No. 849 of 2012)

Bazira & Anor Nakiwala (Review Cause No. 849 of 2012) [2014] UGHCLD 102 (30 April 2014)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Review Cause No. 849 of 2012

Judge

Luswata, J

The application for review was dismissed because the applicants failed to demonstrate the existence of new and important evidence that was not reasonably available at the time of the original proceedings. The alleged new matters, such as the respondent's lack of letters of administration and the law firm's status, were either irrelevant or could have been discovered with due diligence. The mistake of counsel in failing to adduce evidence does not constitute an error apparent on the face of the record as required for review. Furthermore, the application was procedurally defective for failing t…

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• Review Of Judgment
• Discovery Of New Evidence
• Mistake Of Counsel
• Estate Property Disputes