Uganda Case Law

Nakabugo Beatrice v Ssemwogerere Godfrey and Others (Company Petition Cause No. 44562 of 2024)

Nakabugo Beatrice v Ssemwogerere Godfrey and Others (Company Petition Cause No. 44562 of 2024) [2025] UGRSB 17 (9 July 2025)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Company Petition Cause No. 44562 of 2024

Judge

Daniel Nasasira-Assistant Registrar of Companies

The Registrar held that board resolutions removing a member-director and selling church land were invalid because they were not passed by the members, and ordered them expunged.

• Company Resolutions
• Removal Of Directors
• Member Oppression
• Rectification Of Register
• Company-resolutions
• Removal-of-directors

Byanso v Namuwawu and Others (Application 38004 of 2024)

Byanso v Namuwawu and Others (Application 38004 of 2024) [2025] UGRSB 10 (29 April 2025)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Application 38004 of 2024

Judge

Daniel Nasasira-Assistant Registrar of Companies

The Registrar found that the applicant’s signature was forged on a company resolution, expunged the resulting registration entries, and set aside his removal as director.

• Company Share Allotment
• Director Removal
• Forgery Of Corporate Documents
• Rectification Of Register
• Company-share-allotment
• Director-removal

Kababure v Besigye & 2 Others (Application 29939 of 2023)

Kababure v Besigye & 2 Others (Application 29939 of 2023) [2025] UGRSB 8 (16 April 2025)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Application 29939 of 2023

Judge

Daniel Nasasira-Assistant Registrar of Companies

The Assistant Registrar found that company transfer forms, a resolution, and Form 20 were forged, ordering them expunged from the register, but declined a claim for monthly payments.

• Company Membership Disputes
• Forgery Of Company Documents
• Rectification Of Register
• Share Transfer Irregularities
• Company-membership-disputes
• Forgery-of-company-documents

Uganda Young Men’s Christian Association v World Alliance of Young Men’s Christian Associations (Trademark Registration 68118 of 2020)

Uganda Young Men’s Christian Association v World Alliance of Young Men’s Christian Associations (Trademark Registration 68118 of 2020) [2025] UGRSB 7 (1 April 2025)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Trademark Registration 68118 of 2020

Judge

Birungi Denis - Senior Registration Officer

The Registrar cancelled TM 68118 for YMCA, finding it was registered in error because an earlier application for the same mark and services was already pending.

• Trademark Registration
• Rectification Of Register
• Priority Of Application
• Territoriality Principle
• Likelihood Of Confusion
• Cancellation Proceedings

Lukaaga v Nabirinzi & 2 Others (Company Application 36863 of 2024)

Lukaaga v Nabirinzi & 2 Others (Company Application 36863 of 2024) [2025] UGRSB 2 (6 January 2025)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Company Application 36863 of 2024

Judge

Daniel Nasasira-Assistant Registrar of Companies

The court found that the transfer of two shares from Rosemary Mullo to Billy Cosmas Mullo was procedurally defective due to the absence of a board resolution, as required by Article 11 of the company's Articles of Association. Consequently, the transfer form for these two shares must be expunged, and the shares transmitted to the applicant as the personal representative of the deceased. However, the transfer of eighteen shares was supported by a valid resolution and transfer form, and the applicant failed to discharge the burden of proof that this transfer was fraudulent or irregular. The cou…

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• Share Transfer Procedure
• Rectification Of Register
• Company Membership Disputes
• Succession Of Shares

Great Lakes Energy Company N. V v Mss Xsabo Power Limited (Company Petition 5 of 2020)

Great Lakes Energy Company N. V v Mss Xsabo Power Limited (Company Petition 5 of 2020) [2024] UGRSB 20 (1 November 2024)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Company Petition 5 of 2020

Judge

Mercy K. Kainobwisho - Registrar General

The Registrar found that the Applicant was allotted 96 fully paid-up shares in the Respondent company, as evidenced by company resolutions, a return of allotment signed by the Respondent's director, a share certificate, and annual returns indicating full payment. The Registrar rejected the Respondent's claim that the shares were unpaid and that the return of allotment was improperly filed, finding no credible evidence to support these assertions. The Registrar held that forfeiture or cancellation of fully paid-up shares is not permitted under Ugandan company law, and that the Respondent's act…

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• Rectification Of Register
• Share Allotment
• Company Share Forfeiture
• Corporate Governance
• Company Returns
• Share Capital Reduction

Aloysius Kakande v Attorney General and Others

Aloysius Kakande v Attorney General and Others (Civil Suit No. 125 of 2018 and 22 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 1283 (25 September 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 125 of 2018 and 22 of 2021

Judge

Nabakooza, J

The court found that the plaintiff lawfully acquired and was registered as proprietor of Gomba Block 138 Plots 2, 4, and 5, based on a valid sale agreement, a binding judgment in rem, and proper registration. Allegations of forgery and fraud by the defendants were not proved to the required standard; the forensic report relied on by the defendants was not properly adduced in evidence. The court presumed the authenticity of the mutation forms and sale agreements as ancient documents. The registration of the 4th defendant on Plot 8 was found lawful, but only as to the residue of the late Nsimbi…

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• Mailo Land Ownership
• Registration Of Titles
• Overlapping Titles
• Fraudulent Land Transfer
• Rectification Of Register
• Cadastral Mapping

Bunkedeko v Commissioner Land Registration

Bunkedeko v Commissioner Land Registration (Miscellaneous Application 1453 of 2024) [2024] UGHCLD 199 (29 July 2024)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 1453 of 2024

Judge

Naluzze Aisha Batala, J

The court found that the respondent's amended written statement of defence contained clear and unequivocal admissions regarding the registration and ownership of the suit land, specifically acknowledging that the applicant is the registered proprietor of Busiro Block 442 Plot 1, that there was no evidence of transfer to any other person, and that the issuance of a second certificate of title (Plot 2) was erroneous. The respondent did not file any affidavit in reply or submissions to challenge these facts. Under Order 13 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules and the cited case law, where admissi…

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• Judgment On Admission
• Land Title Registration
• Rectification Of Register
• Admissions In Pleadings

Mandella Millers Limited v Dembe Enterprises Limited & Another (Trademark Registration 29770 of 2021)

Mandella Millers Limited v Dembe Enterprises Limited & Another (Trademark Registration 29770 of 2021) [2024] UGRSB 16 (17 July 2024)

Court

Uganda Registration Services Bureau

Case number

Trademark Registration 29770 of 2021

Judge

Birungi Denis - Senior Registration Officer

The Applicant established that it is an aggrieved party, having been prevented from registering its own 'SUPREME' trademarks due to the Respondent's mark. The Applicant provided credible evidence of non-use by the Respondent for a continuous period of three years and one month prior to the application, shifting the burden to the Respondent to prove bona fide use. The Respondent failed to discharge this burden, as it did not file a statutory declaration or sufficient evidence of use within the relevant period. The assignment to the Third party was only in respect of rice, but the Office errone…

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• Trademark Cancellation
• Non Use Of Trademark
• Assignment Of Trademark
• Rectification Of Register
• Procedural Timelines
• Burden Of Proof

Kanohiri v Tumusiime & Another

Kanohiri v Tumusiime & Another (Miscellaneous Application 336 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 551 (27 June 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 336 of 2023

Judge

Joyce Kavuma, J

The High Court granted consequential relief to cancel a fraudulently registered title, but declined broader rectification orders and made no order as to costs.

• Cancellation Of Title
• Rectification Of Register
• Fraudulent Registration
• Consequential Orders
• Stay Of Execution
• Cancellation-of-title