Uganda Case Law

Uganda Tea Growers Corporation (In liquidation) v Buganda Land Board & Others

Uganda Tea Growers Corporation (In liquidation) v Buganda Land Board & Others (Civil Suit 29 of 2019) [2024] UGHC 78 (13 February 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 29 of 2019

Judge

Kazibwe, J

The court found that the Plaintiff, a statutory corporation, ceased to exist upon the repeal of its enabling Act and could not lawfully acquire or extend leases beyond the winding up process. The purported extension of the lease by Mubende District Land Board was illegal, as the Board lacked jurisdiction after the creation of Mityana District, and the Plaintiff was not a legal entity capable of holding or extending the lease. The automatic renewal clause did not apply because the lease had expired, and any extension required action before expiry. The Plaintiff's title was thus void ab initio.…

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• Lease Extension
• Statutory Corporations
• Land Jurisdiction
• Title Cancellation

Kavuma v Vivo Energy Uganda Limited

Kavuma v Vivo Energy Uganda Limited (Civil Suit 25 of 2021) [2023] UGHC 328 (28 February 2023)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 25 of 2021

Judge

Katamba Nkwanga, J

The High Court at Masaka dismissed a land dispute as res judicata, holding that the issues had been settled in an earlier consent judgment and were also time-barred.

• Res Judicata
• Lease Extension
• Consent Judgment
• Limitation Periods
• Debt Settlement
• Res-judicata

Nalongo Estates Limited v Kisaka and Another

Nalongo Estates Limited v Kisaka and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 1923 of 2021) [2022] UGHCLD 151 (27 July 2022)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 1923 of 2021

Judge

Nkonge, J

The High Court declined to punish the respondents for contempt, finding no willful disobedience because compliance depended on a survey by implementing agencies.

• Contempt Of Court
• Execution Of Court Orders
• Lease Extension
• Government Projects
• Memorandum Of Understanding
• Contempt-of-court

Nalongo Estates Limited v Kampala Capital City Authority and Another (Originating Summons 5 of 2020)

Nalongo Estates Limited v Kampala Capital City Authority and Another (Originating Summons 5 of 2020) [2021] UGHCLD 120 (4 June 2021)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Originating Summons 5 of 2020

Judge

Nkonge, J

The High Court held that the parties’ MOU on the Kampala Flyover Project was binding, ordered immediate lease extension steps, and required survey and compensation for affected land.

• Lease Extension
• Memorandum Of Understanding
• Compulsory Acquisition
• Government Projects
• Property Rights
• Compensation For Land