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Kato Benson v Kalema Mike (Civil Suit No. 103 of 2020) [2025] UGHCCD 69 (13 June 2025)
The High Court found the defendant liable for a road accident causing the plaintiff serious injury and leg amputation, awarding proved special damages, general damages, interest, and costs.
Mukhaye & Another v Kinyajui & 2 Others (Civil Suit 47 of 2021) [2025] UGHC 299 (19 May 2025)
The High Court of Uganda held the first defendant negligent in a fatal road accident and found the second defendant vicariously liable, awarding damages and costs.
Kyakuhaire v Mwesigye and 2 Others (Misc Cause 16 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 1171 (6 December 2024)
The court found that the police officers, employees of the 3rd Respondent, acted negligently by firing live bullets in a crowded public place, resulting in severe injury to the Applicant, a minor bystander. The Respondents failed to rebut the Applicant's evidence, which remained uncontroverted. The 3rd Respondent, as employer, is vicariously liable for the negligent acts of its officers committed in the course of employment. The 1st Respondent was not shown to have ordered or allowed the shooting, and no evidence was adduced to establish his direct involvement. The Applicant proved entitlemen…
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Busulwa & 2 Others v Kakooza (Civil Suit 11 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 1182 (1 October 2024)
The court found that the defendant was negligent and reckless in his driving, which caused the accident resulting in bodily injuries to the plaintiffs. The evidence showed that the defendant exceeded the speed limit, failed to signal, and did not exercise due care for other road users. The sketch map and eyewitness testimony corroborated the plaintiffs' account. The defendant breached his duty of care, and the plaintiffs proved their case on a balance of probabilities. Special damages were awarded only to the extent strictly proved by receipts, while general and exemplary damages were awarded…
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Kiiza v UMEME Limited (HCT-01-CV-CS 7 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 935 (30 September 2024)
The High Court held Umeme liable in negligence after a child was electrocuted by live wires from fallen poles and awarded damages, interest, and costs.
Kibuuka v Kiiza & Another (HCT-01-CV-CS 23 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 934 (30 September 2024)
The court found, on the balance of probabilities, that the 1st defendant negligently drove Motor Vehicle Reg. No. UBF 590G/UAD 761Q, knocked the plaintiff, and crushed her right leg, resulting in permanent disability. Eyewitness testimony and DNA evidence corroborated the plaintiff's account. The 1st defendant failed to exercise reasonable care, especially given the road conditions and the presence of other road users. The 2nd defendant, as employer, was vicariously liable for the negligent acts committed in the course of employment. The plaintiff was entitled to special damages for medical e…
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Rukundo v Bagonza and 2 Others (Civil Suit 449 of 2017) [2024] UGHCCD 142 (28 August 2024)
The High Court found the 2nd defendant negligent in a road accident, held the 1st defendant vicariously liable, and awarded the plaintiff damages.
Mumbere and 2 Others v Uganda Wildlife Authority (Civil Suit 65 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 888 (12 July 2024)
The court found that the plaintiffs were attacked and injured by a stray lion under the exclusive control of the defendant, Uganda Wildlife Authority, and that the defendant failed in its statutory and common law duty to contain, monitor, and control the lion within the conservation area. The evidence, including eyewitness testimony, medical records, photographic exhibits, and the defendant's own press release, established on a balance of probabilities that the attacks and loss of livestock were caused by the defendant's negligence. The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied, shifting the burd…
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Wangala v Steel and Tube Industries Limited (Civil Suit 212 of 2018) [2024] UGHCCD 50 (11 April 2024)
The High Court held the employer liable in negligence for a workplace hand injury from a levelling machine and awarded UGX 100 million plus interest and costs.
Grunenthal GMBH and Others v Mugisha (consolidated miscellenous application 25 of 2023; Miscellaneous Application 559 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCD 35 (26 February 2024)
The High Court held that a personal-injury suit over alleged thalidomide injuries was time-barred and dismissed the consolidated applications with costs.
