Attorney General v Henley Property Developers Limited n
Attorney General v Henley Property Developers Limited n (Civil Appeal 5 of 2023) [2024] UGSC 8 (12 January 2024)
The Supreme Court held that the respondent, Henley Property Developers Ltd, conducted reasonable due diligence prior to purchasing the suit land, including multiple registry searches and surveys, and relied on official information from the Commissioner Land Registration. The respondent was not found to have acted fraudulently, nor was fraud proved or specifically pleaded by the appellant. The respondent qualified as a bona fide purchaser for value without notice, and the cancellation of its title by the CLR was an error attributable to the registrar, not the respondent. The respondent was ent…
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- Land Title Registration
- Bona Fide Purchaser
- Government Liability For Land Registry Errors
- Compensation For Deprivation Of Land
- Interest On Compensation
- Priority Of Land Titles