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Civil Procedure [2025] UGHCLD 94

Kabiswa Jimmy and Another v Senkaali Mulondo

Kabiswa Jimmy and Another v Senkaali Mulondo (Civil Appeal No. 04 of 2023) [2025] UGHCLD 94 (17 June 2025)

The High Court allowed an appeal on costs, holding that the trial court erred by denying costs without reasons after dismissing the suit for lack of jurisdiction.

  • Costs Award
  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Third Party Procedure
  • Costs-award
  • Jurisdiction
  • Civil-appeals
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Civil Procedure [2024] UGHC 1195

Olanya & Another v Ladur & Another

Olanya & Another v Ladur & Another (Miscellaneous Application 134 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1195 (20 February 2024)

The High Court in Gulu dismissed an application to adduce additional evidence on appeal, holding that the applicants had deliberately withheld the title deed and that it was not needed to decide the appeal.

  • Admission Of Additional Evidence
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Customary Land Disputes
  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Additional-evidence-on-appeal
  • Civil-appeals
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Civil Procedure [2024] UGHC 1201

Olanya and Another v Ladur and Another

Olanya and Another v Ladur and Another (Miscellaneous Application 134 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1201 (20 February 2024)

The High Court at Gulu dismissed an application to adduce a certificate of title as additional evidence on appeal, finding the evidence was within the applicants’ knowledge and irrelevant to the customary-land dispute.

  • Adduction Of Additional Evidence
  • Appellate Procedure
  • Customary Land Disputes
  • Certificate Of Title
  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Additional-evidence
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Civil Procedure [2022] UGHCCD 64

Semata v Ntambi and Another

Semata v Ntambi and Another (Civil Appeal No. 31 of 2020) [2022] UGHCCD 64 (22 April 2022)

The High Court dismissed a civil appeal challenging the striking out of an election suit filed by plaint, holding that such election challenges must be brought by petition.

  • Election Petition Procedure
  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Commencement Of Election Challenges
  • Statutory Interpretation
  • Access To Justice
  • Procedural Irregularity
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Civil Procedure [2020] UGCA 2167

Nyakana v Valley Technical Services Limited

Nyakana v Valley Technical Services Limited (Civil Application 200 of 2016) [2020] UGCA 2167 (8 October 2020)

The Court of Appeal struck out a notice of appeal and the related appeal as filed far outside the prescribed time, holding the appeal incompetent under the rules.

  • Appeal Striking Out
  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Time Limits For Appeal
  • Execution Of Judgments
  • Appeal-striking-out
  • Time-limits-for-appeal
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Civil Procedure [2019] UGSC 13

Kasoma v Sembatya

Kasoma v Sembatya (Civil Application 18 of 2016) [2019] UGSC 13 (7 February 2019)

The Supreme Court dismissed an application for a certificate of importance, holding it was premature because the Court of Appeal had not refused the certificate and no lower-court record showed a public-importance issue.

  • Certificate Of Importance
  • Third Appeal Procedure
  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Certificate-of-importance
  • Third-appeal-procedure
  • Trial-court-jurisdiction
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Criminal Law [2011] UGHCICD 1

Uganda V Hassan Hussein Agad & 11 Others

Uganda V Hassan Hussein Agad & 11 Others (Criminal Session Case No. 0001 of 2010) [2011] UGHCICD 1 (18 November 2011)

The High Court stayed a criminal trial pending a Constitutional Court petition challenging the legality of the proceedings and raising jurisdictional issues.

  • Stay Of Proceedings
  • Right Of Access To Justice
  • Commissioning Of Affidavits
  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Constitutional Petition
  • Balance Of Convenience
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Civil Procedure [2009] UGHC 32

Mrs Betty Kibwota v Oloya Joel & oers.

Mrs Betty Kibwota v Oloya Joel & oers. (Civil Suit No.74 Of 2003) (Civil Suit No.74 of 2003) [2009] UGHC 32 (29 January 2009)

The High Court could not decide the appeal because the original trial record and exhibits were missing, so it ordered a retrial and preserved the land status quo.

  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Missing Court Record
  • Retrial Order
  • Sale Of Land
  • Preservation Of Status Quo
  • Missing-court-record
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Criminal Law [2003] UGHC 100

Uganda v Alice Kizza (HCT-05-CR-CV-0003-2003)

Uganda v Alice Kizza (HCT-05-CR-CV-0003-2003) [2003] UGHC 100 (6 August 2003)

The High Court set aside a magistrate’s order against a complainant, holding it had no legal basis because the complainant had not been convicted.

  • Revision Of Magistrate Orders
  • Conviction And Sentencing
  • Jurisdiction Of Trial Court
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Revision
  • Magistrates-orders
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