Uganda Case Law

Olanya & Another v Ladur & Another

Olanya & Another v Ladur & Another (Miscellaneous Application 134 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 128 (20 February 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 134 of 2024

Judge

Phillip Odoki, J

The court found that the applicants were aware of the certificate of title during the trial but chose not to plead or produce it, and the lower court did not refuse to admit it. The appellate court does not require the certificate of title to determine the grounds of appeal, which concern customary land and not registered land. The certificate of title introduces a new cause of action not before the trial court and is irrelevant to the current appeal. The applicants' claim that the trial magistrate lost jurisdiction or that the judgment affected third parties' property interests is without le…

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• Adducing Additional Evidence
• Appellate Procedure
• Customary Land
• Freehold Title
• Jurisdiction On Appeal

Kambenkwine Christopher and Another v Rose Bella Rwomushana and Others

Kambenkwine Christopher and Another v Rose Bella Rwomushana and Others (Civil Appeal No: 53 of 2014) [2024] UGCA 344 (19 December 2024)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No: 53 of 2014

Judge

Kiryabwire, JA, Muzamiru, JA, Gashirabake, JA

Second appeal in a land dispute dismissed because the grounds raised mixed questions of law and fact, outside the Court of Appeal's jurisdiction.

• Land Ownership
• Customary Tenure
• Trespass
• Jurisdiction On Appeal
• Title Registration
• Second-appeal-jurisdiction

Alvares v Mohamed

Alvares v Mohamed (Civil Appeal No. 41 of 1952) [1952] EACA 315 (1 January 1952)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 41 of 1952

Judge

Windham J

The court dismissed a tenant’s appeal, holding that non-jurisdictional points not raised before the Rent Control Board could not be argued for the first time on appeal.

• Landlord Tenant Disputes
• Rent Control
• Eviction Procedure
• Jurisdiction On Appeal
• Landlord-tenant-disputes
• Rent-control