Uganda Case Law

Namakula v Namukasa and Another

Namakula v Namukasa and Another (Civil Suit 20 of 2014) [2024] UGHCLD 250 (2 October 2024)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit 20 of 2014

Judge

Phillip Odoki, J

The court found that the suit kibanja originally belonged to Mukiibi Sirasi, who died intestate, and that neither statutory nor customary law had devolved the property to Mohamed Nkambwe or his estate. No letters of administration were taken out for the estate of Mukiibi Sirasi, and thus no one had legal authority to sell or deal with the property. The sale of the suit kibanja by the 1st Defendant and others to the 2nd Defendant was therefore illegal and amounted to intermeddling with the estate. The defence of bona fide purchaser for value without notice was not available for kibanja holding…

Source excerpt

• Succession Of Land
• Intestate Estate
• Fraudulent Sale
• Customary Inheritance
• Burden Of Proof

Biteteirweho v Nkunguru

Biteteirweho v Nkunguru (Civil Appeal 23 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 362 (23 May 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 23 of 2023

Judge

Tom Chemutai, J

The High Court dismissed a first appeal over a land ownership and trespass dispute, upholding findings that the respondent owned the land and damages were properly awarded.

• Ownership Dispute
• Trespass
• Fraudulent Sale
• Locus In Quo
• General Damages
• Land-ownership

Oyara Odela Albert and 2 others vs Opio Richard

Oyara Odela Albert and 2 others vs Opio Richard (Civil Appeal No. 34 of 2021) [2022] UGHC 94 (1 September 2022)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 34 of 2021

Judge

Adonyo, J

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, upholding the finding that the respondent had prior interest in the disputed land and that general damages were justified.

• Land Ownership Dispute
• Fraudulent Sale
• Consent Judgment
• General Damages
• Evidence Evaluation
• Land-ownership-dispute

Greenland Bank Ltd (In liquidation) v Wasswa Birigwa and Anor (HCT-00-CC-CS 26 of 2004)

Greenland Bank Ltd (In liquidation) v Wasswa Birigwa and Anor (HCT-00-CC-CS 26 of 2004) [2007] UGCommC 108 (20 December 2007)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT-00-CC-CS 26 of 2004

The court found that the plaintiff failed to serve the required statutory notice of default or demand on the defendants prior to the sale of the mortgaged property, in violation of Sections 116 and 117 of the Registration of Titles Act and the terms of the mortgage deed. The sale was therefore unlawful. Furthermore, the court found clear evidence of fraud, as the property was sold for Shs.17,000,000.00 but only Shs.13,000,000.00 was declared to the defendants, with the difference concealed. The plaintiff also acted negligently by failing to obtain a pre-sale valuation and selling the property…

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• Mortgage Enforcement
• Statutory Notice Requirements
• Fraudulent Sale
• Duty Of Care In Mortgage Sales
• Valuation Of Mortgaged Property
• Remedies For Unlawful Sale