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Nzabona Paul v Nagasha Miriam (Civil Appeal No. 5 of 2019) [2025] UGHCLD 116 (30 June 2025)
The High Court upheld a judgment finding that a tenant was unlawfully evicted without a court order, and dismissed the landlord’s appeal with costs.
Lexington Properties Limited v Alliance Media Uganda Limited (Civil Suit 682 of 2021) [2025] UGCommC 3 (22 January 2025)
The High Court held that the defendant did not validly terminate the licence and that Covid-19 did not frustrate the agreement. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff.
Lwanga and Another v Muzira (Civil Appeal 104 of 2017) [2024] UGHCCD 208 (19 December 2024)
The High Court dismissed an appeal in a distress-for-rent dispute, upholding the finding that the tenancy had ended and the appellants failed to prove arrears.
Kahaawa v Muhumuza (Civil Revision 3 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1152 (13 December 2024)
The High Court revised a distress-for-rent order after finding the tenant had paid rent to the proper estate administrator and the trial magistrate erred.
Nyanzi v Mugerwa & 8 Others (Miscellaneous Application 641 of 2024) [2024] UGHCLD 229 (27 September 2024)
The court found that a valid and subsisting court order dated 22nd June 2022 existed, restraining the respondents from trespassing, interfering with tenants, collecting rent, or including the applicant's property in the estate of the late Nakimuli Rehema. The respondents were aware of this order, as it was issued in their presence and acknowledged by the Administrator General and police. The respondents failed to provide credible evidence that the order was recalled or cancelled, and their claims of compliance with a subsequent order were unsupported. The applicant provided evidence that the…
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ATC Uganda Limited v Kenyonyozi & 3 Others (Miscellaneous Application 1583 of 2024) [2024] UGCommC 240 (13 August 2024)
The High Court granted a certificate of urgency to hear an application to decommission and remove a deteriorating telecommunications mast during court vacation.
Rutagarama v Meera Investments Limited (Miscellaneous Application 2184 of 2023) [2024] UGCommC 56 (22 March 2024)
The High Court rejected a res judicata objection to a rent-recovery suit, holding that an earlier distress-for-rent application did not finally determine the contractual claim.
Stellah Moments Decorations v Muwanga T/A Kitavuja General Agencies (Civil Appeal 8 of 2019) [2024] UGHCCD 34 (20 February 2024)
The High Court dismissed an appeal challenging distress for rent, holding the appellant’s leave-to-defend application was incompetent and the appeal grounds were defective or unmeritorious.
Nalubega v DL Properties Ltd and Lubega (Civil Suit 294 of 2021) [2023] UGHCCD 426 (15 December 2023)
The court found that the plaintiff was in rent arrears for six months and only paid after her goods were removed from the store. The removal was done to mitigate loss and reallocate the premises, not with the intention to permanently deprive the plaintiff of her goods. The goods were stored and made available for collection at police, but the plaintiff refused to retrieve them. The evidence presented by the plaintiff was inconsistent, lacked credibility, and failed to prove conversion, detinue, or trover. The court held that the landlord acted reasonably under the circumstances and within the…
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The Leading Edge Limited & Another v J.P Properties Limited (Miscellaneous Application 632 of 2021) [2023] UGHCCD 416 (30 March 2023)
The High Court granted the applicants unconditional leave to defend a summary suit over alleged rent arrears, finding triable issues and overrating the service objection.
