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Civil Procedure [2024] UGCommC 202

Kanyago v Cairo Bank Uganda Limited & Another

Kanyago v Cairo Bank Uganda Limited & Another (Miscellaneous Application 2790 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 202 (15 July 2024)

The High Court struck out an application for stay of execution, holding that a further appeal was barred by section 76(2) of the Civil Procedure Act.

  • Stay Of Execution
  • Appeal Barred By Statute
  • Mortgage Disputes
  • Injunctions
  • Family Property
  • Court Jurisdiction
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Land And Property [2024] UGHC 265

Mwesigwa v Balinda and 2 Others (HCT-01-CV-LD-CS 1 of 2017)

Mwesigwa v Balinda and 2 Others (HCT-01-CV-LD-CS 1 of 2017) [2024] UGHC 265 (29 April 2024)

The High Court held that the plaintiff is the registered owner of the land, but the defendants retain equitable rights to one room each in the main house.

  • Ownership Disputes
  • Registration Of Titles
  • Equitable Interests
  • Family Property
  • Caveats
  • Doctrine Of Estoppel
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Land And Property [2022] UGHCLD 7

Kiyemba v Kizito and Another

Kiyemba v Kizito and Another (Civil Appeal No. 89 of 2017) [2022] UGHCLD 7 (31 January 2022)

The High Court dismissed Kiyemba Nicholas’s land appeal, upholding findings that Lukaayi Perezi owned the kibanja and lawfully sold it to Florence Kizito.

  • Ownership Disputes
  • Kibanja Rights
  • Trespass To Land
  • Family Property
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Land-appeals
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Land And Property [2009] UGCA 49

Engineer Ephraim Turinawe & Anor V Molly Kyalikunda Turinawe & 4 Ors

Engineer Ephraim Turinawe & Anor V Molly Kyalikunda Turinawe & 4 Ors (Civil Appeal No. 18 of 2009) [2009] UGCA 49 (19 November 2009)

The Court of Appeal found that the affidavit relied upon to prove customary marriage was inadmissible under section 84 of the Evidence Act and section 67 of the Advocates Act. However, oral evidence established that the first appellant and first respondent were married under Kikiga custom. The Court held that the suit property, although registered in the first appellant's name, was paid for by Elizabeth Kabutiti, who acquired an equitable interest. The property did not become family property merely by registration in the appellant's name. The respondents were strangers to the contract between…

  • Customary Marriage
  • Family Property
  • Land Sale Consent
  • Registration Of Titles
  • Equitable Interest
  • Contractual Breach
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