Uganda Case Law

Sankara v Ngabo and Another

Sankara v Ngabo and Another (Civil Appeal 39 of 1993) [1994] UGSC 51 (21 November 1994)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 39 of 1993

Judge

Manyindo, DCJ, Odoki, JSC, Platt, JSC

The Supreme Court increased defamation damages, holding that the trial court wrongly relied on the appellant’s social status rather than the seriousness of the false allegations.

• Defamation
• General Damages
• Quantum Of Damages
• Libel
• Social Status In Damages
• Apology And Mitigation