Uganda
Sign in
Uganda Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

Uganda Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
2 court collections
Last checked

Uganda decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Criminal Law [2023] UGHCCRD 17

Ntege v Uganda

Ntege v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 70 of 2022) [2023] UGHCCRD 17 (19 January 2023)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal after finding a genuine claim of right over land and boundary issues that should have been resolved civilly.

  • Claim Of Right
  • Mens Rea
  • Boundary Disputes
  • Land Occupation Without Consent
  • Removal Of Boundary Marks
  • Claim-of-right
Read case analysis
Criminal Law [2022] UGHCCRD 152

Sembajjwe v Uganda

Sembajjwe v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 37 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCRD 152 (23 March 2022)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal arising from a land dispute, holding that the appellant raised a bona fide claim of right under section 7 of the Penal Code Act.

  • Criminal Trespass
  • Malicious Damage To Property
  • Removal Of Boundary Marks
  • Claim Of Right Defence
  • Concurrent Civil And Criminal Proceedings
  • Criminal-trespass
Read case analysis
Criminal Law [2022] UGHCCRD 109

Sembajjwe v Uganda

Sembajjwe v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 37 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCRD 109 (23 March 2022)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal over land-related trespass and damage charges, holding the appellant had raised a bona fide claim of right.

  • Criminal Trespass
  • Malicious Damage To Property
  • Removal Of Boundary Marks
  • Claim Of Right Defence
  • Land Ownership Dispute
  • Claim-of-right-defence
Read case analysis
Criminal Law [2019] UGHCCRD 23

Lugomba & Ors v Uganda

Lugomba & Ors v Uganda (Criminal Misc. Application No. 025 of 2018) [2019] UGHCCRD 23 (29 April 2019)

The High Court of Uganda at Jinja granted bail pending appeal to three convicted applicants, finding the offences were non-violent, the sentences were light, and the risk of absconding was manageable.

  • Bail Pending Appeal
  • Criminal Trespass
  • Removal Of Boundary Marks
  • Conviction And Sentence
  • Sureties
  • Presumption Of Innocence
Read case analysis
Criminal Law [2017] UGHCCRD 140

Buyinza v Uganda (HCT-03-CR-CN-23-2017)

Buyinza v Uganda (HCT-03-CR-CN-23-2017) [2017] UGHCCRD 140 (20 September 2017)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal over removing boundary marks, holding the appellant acted under an honest claim of right over disputed land.

  • Removal Of Boundary Marks
  • Claim Of Right
  • Criminal Liability For Property Offences
  • Land Ownership Disputes
  • Claim-of-right
  • Removing-boundary-marks
Read case analysis
Criminal Law [2002] UGHCCRD 199

Karorero v Uganda

Karorero v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. Kab-00-cr-cn-0004-2000) [2002] UGHCCRD 199 (19 February 2002)

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashing convictions for trespass and removing boundary marks because the evidence and locus in quo record were insufficient.

  • Criminal Trespass
  • Removal Of Boundary Marks
  • Standard Of Proof
  • Locus In Quo Evidence
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Criminal-trespass
Read case analysis
Criminal Law [2002] UGHC 83

Karorero David v Uganda (Cr.App.No.KAB-00-CR-CN-0004-2000 ) (Cr.App.No.KAB-00-CR-CN-0004-2000)

Karorero David v Uganda (Cr.App.No.KAB-00-CR-CN-0004-2000 ) (Cr.App.No.KAB-00-CR-CN-0004-2000) [2002] UGHC 83 (19 February 2002)

The High Court quashed convictions for criminal trespass and removing boundary marks, finding the evidence insufficient and the locus visit inadequately recorded.

  • Criminal Trespass
  • Removal Of Boundary Marks
  • Proof Of Intent
  • Evidence At Locus In Quo
  • Criminal-trespass
  • Boundary-marks
Read case analysis

About this JurisAssist collection

Uganda decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.