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Land And Property [2024] UGHC 770

Azinya v Vuzi

Azinya v Vuzi (Civil Appeal 27 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 770 (22 August 2024)

The High Court set aside a land judgment from the magistrate’s court and ordered a retrial, finding the lower-court record was confusing and defective.

  • Customary Land Ownership
  • Trespass To Land
  • Evaluation Of Evidence
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Land-law
  • Trespass-to-land
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Civil Procedure [2022] UGHC 74

Masereka v Kule and Another

Masereka v Kule and Another (Civil Appeal No. 40 of 2019) [2022] UGHC 74 (11 January 2022)

The High Court dismissed a civil appeal after finding the memorandum of appeal was narrative rather than proper grounds, and upheld the dismissal with costs.

  • Appeal Memorandum Requirements
  • Limitation Of Actions
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Lost Court Records
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appellate-procedure
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Civil Procedure [2017] UGHCCD 17

Igga & Ors v The Registered Trustees of Pentecostal Assemblies of God & Anor

Igga & Ors v The Registered Trustees of Pentecostal Assemblies of God & Anor (MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION No. 0011 OF 2016) [2017] UGHCCD 17 (10 March 2017)

The High Court reviewed its earlier order and set aside a permanent injunction that had been issued alongside a retrial order, finding it was an error on the face of the record.

  • Review Of Court Orders
  • Permanent Injunctions
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Error Apparent On Record
  • Review-of-court-orders
  • Permanent-injunctions
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Land And Property [2009] UGHC 37

Justine Okengo v Natali Abia & oers

Justine Okengo v Natali Abia & oers (Civil App. No.34 Of 2004) (Civil App. No.34 of 2004) [2009] UGHC 37 (26 March 2009)

The High Court allowed an appeal over disputed land and stores, held the trial court erred on fixtures and the locus in quo, set aside the judgment, and ordered a retrial.

  • Fixtures And Chattels
  • Ownership Of Land
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Locus In Quo
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Fixtures-and-chattels
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Land And Property [2006] UGHCLD 8

Kundu v Matanda (HCT-04-CV-CA-0009/2004)

Kundu v Matanda (HCT-04-CV-CA-0009/2004) [2006] UGHCLD 8 (21 March 2006)

On second appeal in a land dispute, the High Court held that the missing trial record and judgment made a just decision impossible and ordered a retrial.

  • Land Inheritance
  • Vacant Possession
  • Clan Distribution
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Land-inheritance
  • Retrial
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Criminal Law [1952] EACA 324

Patel v Rex

Patel v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 456 of 1951.) [1952] EACA 324 (1 January 1952)

The appellate court held that quashing a conviction without ordering retrial amounted to acquittal, so the respondent could plead autrefois acquit.

  • Autrefois Acquit
  • Effect Of Appellate Orders
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Criminal Appeal Process
  • Autrefois-acquit
  • Retrial-procedure
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Criminal Law [1949] EACA 42

Shelani v Rex

Shelani v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 172 of 1949) [1949] EACA 42 (1 January 1949)

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa ordered a retrial after finding an excluded statement to a magistrate should have been proved through the interpreter.

  • Murder
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Confession Statements
  • Role Of Interpreter
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
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Civil Procedure [1928] EACA 2

El-Jehazmi v Mohamed

El-Jehazmi v Mohamed (Criminal Appeal No. 11 of 1928) [1928] EACA 2 (1 January 1928)

The Court of Appeal refused to consider an account not properly endorsed by the trial judge and remitted the civil appeal for retrial.

  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Exhibit Endorsement Requirements
  • Mortgage Dispute
  • Retrial Procedure
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Exhibit-endorsement
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