Kisaakye v Kadama (CIVIL SUIT NO. 194 OF 2013) [2017] UGHCCD 219 (14 July 2017)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
CIVIL SUIT NO. 194 OF 2013
Judge
Musota, J
The High Court found Sarah Kadama liable for defaming Justice Esther Kisaakye in a letter and tabloid publication, and awarded damages, injunction, costs, and interest.
Rujumba v The New Vision Printing and Publishing Corporation (CIVIL SUIT NO. 218 OF 2013) [2017] UGHCCD 59 (20 February 2017)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
CIVIL SUIT NO. 218 OF 2013
Judge
Musota, J
The court found that the repeated publication of the plaintiff's photograph under captions relating to traffic offences portrayed him as a habitual traffic offender and a careless driver, which was not supported by evidence. The defendant failed to justify the use of the plaintiff's image for various unrelated articles and did not prove any valid defence such as truth, justification, or fair comment. The publications lowered the plaintiff in the estimation of right-thinking members of society, injured his reputation, and caused him distress and business losses. The court held that the defenda…