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Sickle Strong Ltd v Agnes Kimbugwe and Damba Alfred Sofasi (Miscellaneous Application 123 of 2025) [2025] UGHC 375 (28 May 2025)
The High Court refused to stay execution of a land judgment, holding that the applicant failed to show a legally recognizable lease interest or a strong case for setting aside the judgment.
Ssebaggala v Kampala Capital City Authority and Kampala District Land Board (CIVIL SUIT NO. 1033 OF 2018) [2025] UGHC 230 (25 April 2025)
The High Court held that Plot 17A was an access road, found the plaintiff had no valid interest in the land, and ordered cancellation of his title.
Ian Henderson v Kisakye and 6 Others (Miscellaneous Application 1433 of 2021) [2025] UGHCLD 26 (7 February 2025)
The court found two manifest errors on the face of the record: first, the applicant, a registered leaseholder and defendant in the head suit, was not a party to nor did he sign the impugned consent order, yet the order deprived him of six out of seven acres of the suit land. Second, the parties to the consent order lacked legal authority to direct the Commissioner Land Registration to amend the register and transfer land interests, as such powers are reserved for courts or the CLR acting under statutory authority. The court held that the consent order was void ab initio and of no legal effect…
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Bagula & 2 Others v Lubega (Civil Appeal 139 of 2014) [2024] UGCA 137 (5 June 2024)
The Court of Appeal allowed a second appeal over disputed land, holding that the respondent failed to prove any legal or equitable interest in the leasehold property.
M/s Bivamuntuuyo Market Vendors Association Limited v Luyombya and 8 Others (Civil Suit 661 of 2016) [2023] UGHCLD 374 (24 October 2023)
The High Court held that the plaintiff lacked proof of lawful possession at the material time, found the tenancy had lapsed, and dismissed the trespass suit with costs.
Mbugano and 2 Others v Mulimba (Civil Appeal 60 of 2020) [2023] UGHCLD 348 (20 October 2023)
The High Court allowed a land appeal, holding that the appellants’ prior lease offer gave them an equitable interest in 259 hectares, ahead of the respondent’s later lease.
Kainembabazi (as administrator of the estate of the late timothy musherure) v Mwanje Sebowa and Another (Misc Cause 164 of 2021) [2023] UGHCLD 184 (30 June 2023)
The High Court refused a vesting order because the applicant did not prove possession, vendor acquiescence, or adequate efforts to trace the vendor.
Kainembabazi v Sebowa and Another (Miscellaneous Application 164 of 2021) [2023] UGHCLD 162 (30 June 2023)
The High Court dismissed an application for a vesting order over land in Bugolobi, finding the applicant did not satisfy section 167 of the Registration of Titles Act.
Yukio Investment Company Ltd v Administrator General and Another (Civil Suit No. 271 of 2018) [2023] UGHC 22 (23 January 2023)
The Plaintiff, having purchased a leasehold interest that was never registered, did not acquire a legal interest in the suit land enforceable against third parties such as the Defendants. The Defendants had no notice of the Plaintiff's interest and were not parties to the transaction. The Plaintiff's rights, if any, are enforceable only against the vendors from whom it purchased the land, not against the Defendants who acted lawfully in cancelling the title. The Plaintiff lacks locus standi and the suit discloses no cause of action against the Defendants. The suit is therefore dismissed with…
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Kiriri Farms (U) Limited and Another v Bugaywa (Miscellaneous Application 114 of 2022) [2022] UGHCLD 305 (23 September 2022)
The High Court of Uganda overruled a preliminary objection, finding the plaint disclosed a cause of action and that alleged fraud and encumbrances required evidence at trial.
