Uganda Case Law

Hough v Hough (Divorce Cause 1 of 2006)

Hough v Hough (Divorce Cause 1 of 2006) [2010] UGHC 234 (25 February 2010)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Divorce Cause 1 of 2006

Judge

Rugadya-Atwoki, J

Both parties acquired Ugandan domicile of choice, conferring jurisdiction on the High Court. The petitioner proved adultery and cruelty by the respondent, and the respondent proved cruelty by the petitioner, establishing irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. The pre nuptial agreement was valid and binding, governing the distribution of property and excluding the respondent from beneficial interest in properties acquired by the petitioner before and during marriage, except for jointly owned assets where the presumption of equal shares was rebutted by evidence of sole contribution. Claims fo…

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• Dissolution Of Marriage
• Pre Nuptial Agreements
• Division Of Property
• Adultery
• Cruelty
• Maintenance Claims

Saggaf v Said

Saggaf v Said (Civil Apeal No. 10 of 1942) [1942] EACA 49 (1 January 1942)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Apeal No. 10 of 1942

Judge

Thacker J

Appeal allowed from a Kathi’s divorce decree for lack of evidence, denial of an opportunity to show cause, and no valid Mohammedan Law cause of action.

• Dissolution Of Marriage
• Maintenance Claims
• Mohammedan Law
• Cause Of Action
• Procedural Fairness
• Family-law