Uganda Case Law

Lutaaya and Others v DFCU Bank Uganda Limited and Others

Lutaaya and Others v DFCU Bank Uganda Limited and Others (Civil Suit 616 of 2020) [2025] UGCommC 76 (30 April 2025)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 616 of 2020

Judge

Abinyo, J

The Court found that DFCU Bank, by virtue of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement and its own correspondence, was the successor in title to Global Trust Bank for the relevant assets and liabilities, including the suit land. The Plaintiffs established an equitable interest in the subdivided land returned to Hosanna Real Estates Ltd under the consent decree. DFCU Bank's refusal to issue a release of mortgage and the Commissioner Land Registration's failure to transfer titles violated the Plaintiffs' rights. The Court rejected the Defendants' arguments on privity and lack of liability, holding…

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• Mortgage Release
• Successor In Title
• Privity Of Contract
• Liquidation Of Bank
• Equitable Interest In Land
• Mutation And Subdivision

Serwanga Yoweri v Hanifa Tamale and Another

Serwanga Yoweri v Hanifa Tamale and Another (CIVIL REVISION NO.3 OF 2024) [2025] UGHC 151 (31 January 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

CIVIL REVISION NO.3 OF 2024

Judge

Nabakooza, J

The High Court referred a civil revision to be heard with a pending land suit to avoid conflicting orders over the same property in Komamboga.

• Contempt Of Court
• Land Ownership Dispute
• Transfer Of Land Title
• Mutation And Subdivision
• Injunctive Relief
• Civil-procedure

Nalwanga & Anor v Senkubuge

Nalwanga & Anor v Senkubuge [2018] UGHCLD 49 (7 June 2018)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Judge

Kawesa, J

The Defendant, as a co-administrator of the estate, acted fraudulently by transferring the suit land from the names of all administrators without their consent, forging signatures, and subdividing the land into thirty plots for his own benefit. The evidence, including witness statements and documentary exhibits, established that the Defendant breached his fiduciary duty and violated statutory requirements mandating joint action by all administrators. The fraudulent acts directly attributed to the Defendant rendered the transfers and subdivisions void. The court found that the Plaintiffs were…

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• Fraudulent Transfer Of Land
• Administration Of Estates
• Mutation And Subdivision
• Forgery Of Signatures
• Cancellation Of Titles