Uganda Case Law

Pancras John Mukasa Sebuwufu v Kamoga Muhammad

Pancras John Mukasa Sebuwufu v Kamoga Muhammad (Miscellaneous Application No. 0001 of 2025) [2025] UGHCLD 60 (18 April 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 0001 of 2025

Judge

Naluzze Aisha Batala, J

The court held that the applicant's challenge to the Registrar's dismissal order was procedurally improper. The Civil Procedure Rules explicitly provide that any person aggrieved by a Registrar's order must appeal to a judge of the High Court under Order 50 rule 8. The applicant, instead of appealing, sought review and setting aside of the order, invoking Section 82 and 98 of the Civil Procedure Act. The court found that the existence of a specific appellate procedure precludes the use of review or inherent powers except in exceptional circumstances, which were not demonstrated. The applicant…

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• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Temporary Injunctions
• Procedural Irregularity
• Appeals Vs Review

Okwera v Okello

Okwera v Okello (Miscellaneous Application 39 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 863 (20 September 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 39 of 2023

Judge

Mwaka, J

The court held that the Deputy Registrar lacked jurisdiction to grant a stay of execution of the judgment and decree issued by a High Court judge in Civil Appeal No. 096/2019. However, the court found that such a jurisdictional defect does not constitute an error apparent on the face of the record amenable to review under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules. Instead, a decision made without jurisdiction is a nullity and should be challenged by way of appeal, not review. The court emphasized that review is a limited remedy for correcting errors appar…

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• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Jurisdiction Of Registrar
• Stay Of Execution
• Error Apparent On Record

Okoya v Layet

Okoya v Layet (Miscellaneous Application 59 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 279 (24 April 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 59 of 2023

Judge

Okello, J

The High Court struck out a review application that also invoked appeal procedures, holding that review and appeal are mutually exclusive and that no reviewable error was shown.

• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Temporary Injunctions
• Status Quo Orders
• Abuse Of Court Process
• Sale Of Mortgaged Property
• Review-of-orders

Kagoro v Cairo Bank Uganda Limited

Kagoro v Cairo Bank Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Appeal 14 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 105 (6 October 2023)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Appeal 14 of 2023

Judge

Kahigi Asiimwe, J

The High Court upheld a registrar’s order requiring a 30% deposit under mortgage regulations and dismissed the appeal and review application.

• Mortgage Injunctions
• Security Deposit Requirements
• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Temporary Injunctions
• Mortgage-injunctions
• Security-deposit-requirements

Uganda Railways Corporation v Baluku and 5 Others

Uganda Railways Corporation v Baluku and 5 Others (Miscellaneous Application 11 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 279 (8 June 2023)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 11 of 2023

Judge

Wagona, J

The High Court set aside a registrar-issued representative order, holding that written authorization under Order 1 rule 12 was the proper procedure.

• Representative Orders
• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Procedural Irregularity
• Authorization Of Parties
• Representative-orders
• Review-of-registrar-orders

Masiko v Equity Bank Limited

Masiko v Equity Bank Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 204 of 2022) [2022] UGCommC 13 (16 March 2022)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 204 of 2022

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The High Court set aside an ex parte interim order stopping a mortgagee sale, holding that Regulation 13 of the Mortgage Regulations requires a 30% deposit.

• Mortgage Enforcement
• Interim Injunctions
• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Deposit Requirement
• Power Of Sale
• Abuse Of Process

Ocen v Soroti District Land Board and 2 Others

Ocen v Soroti District Land Board and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 77 of 2020) [2021] UGHCLD 470 (25 November 2021)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 77 of 2020

Judge

Asiimwe, J

The High Court found that the Assistant Registrar lacked jurisdiction to hear and determine an application for contempt of court, as such powers are not delegated to registrars under Order 50 of the Civil Procedure Rules or Practice Direction No.1 of 2002. The registrar's orders are orders of the High Court, but contempt proceedings must be handled by a judge. The High Court also held that it has jurisdiction to review the orders of a registrar, and that manifest errors apparent on the face of the record, such as the registrar hearing a matter he mediated, justify review. Preliminary objectio…

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• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Contempt Of Court
• Jurisdiction Of Registrar
• Powers Of High Court

Dawaru v Angumale & Anor

Dawaru v Angumale & Anor (MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION No. 0096 OF 2016) [2017] UGHCCD 18 (29 March 2017)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION No. 0096 OF 2016

Judge

Stephen Mubiru, J

The Registrar's jurisdiction under Order 50 of The Civil Procedure Rules is auxiliary and limited to matters expressly prescribed therein, and does not extend to substantive contempt of court proceedings initiated by a private litigant for acts not committed in the face of the court. The Registrar's exercise of jurisdiction over such proceedings was an error apparent on the face of the record, as he lacked the requisite authority to determine the application for contempt. Consequently, the award of costs arising from the Registrar's decision was also erroneous and must be set aside. The High…

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• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Contempt Of Court
• Jurisdiction Of Registrar
• Vacant Possession
• Award Of Costs

MK Financiers Ltd v Shah & Co Ltd

MK Financiers Ltd v Shah & Co Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 900 of 2014) [2016] UGCommC 13 (11 January 2016)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 900 of 2014

The appeal was dismissed because the Registrar acted within his jurisdiction under Section 99 of the Civil Procedure Act to correct an error in the extracted interim order, rather than conducting a substantive review under Order 46. The appellant's arguments regarding lack of jurisdiction and procedural irregularity were found to be misconceived, as the Registrar's actions were limited to correcting a clerical mistake to align the order with the original ruling. The court further held that the appellant's conduct amounted to abuse of court process, with repeated and unmerited applications int…

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• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Jurisdiction Of Registrar
• Recusal Procedure
• Ex Parte Hearings
• Abuse Of Court Process

Aya Investments (U) Ltd v M/s Kibeedi & Co. Advocates (Misc. Appl. No. 492 of 2008)

Aya Investments (U) Ltd v M/s Kibeedi & Co. Advocates (Misc. Appl. No. 492 of 2008) [2008] UGHC 48 (9 November 2008)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Misc. Appl. No. 492 of 2008

The High Court stayed execution of taxation and attachment orders, finding the applicant had raised a prima facie case and that security for costs was not required.

• Stay Of Execution
• Taxation Of Costs
• Garnishee Orders
• Review Of Registrar Orders
• Stay-of-execution
• Taxation-of-costs