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Magolo & Another v The Howe Christian Charitable Trust Limited & Others (Civil Suit 1 of 2021) [2025] UGHC 408 (10 June 2025)
The High Court held that the suit land was unlawfully transferred to the 2nd Defendant, but rejected the Plaintiffs’ ownership claims over the school and vehicles.
Mukasa David and Others v Kakembo Ntambi Beatrice and Commissioner Land Registration (Miscellaneous Cause 21 of 2025) [2025] UGHCLD 72 (30 May 2025)
The High Court dismissed an application to remove a caveat over estate land, holding the dispute involved contested beneficiary rights best resolved in a substantive suit.
Kaddu and Another v Kazibwe and 2 Others (Civil Suit 648 of 2020) [2025] UGHCLD 31 (6 February 2025)
The court found that the 1st defendant's family had occupied the suit land as their family home since 1992, with uninterrupted possession and recognition by local authorities. The evidence showed that the family was not compensated for their interest, and their occupation predated the plaintiffs' acquisition of title. The law protects lawful and bona fide occupants, including family land, and prohibits transactions without spousal consent. The plaintiffs failed to conduct adequate due diligence and did not compensate all occupants. The change in proprietorship did not extinguish the existing…
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Kambenkwine Christopher and Another v Rose Bella Rwomushana and Others (Civil Appeal No: 53 of 2014) [2024] UGCA 344 (19 December 2024)
Second appeal in a land dispute dismissed because the grounds raised mixed questions of law and fact, outside the Court of Appeal's jurisdiction.
National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank v The Registered Trustees of Church of Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 156 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 638 (5 July 2024)
The court found that the applicant's proposed amendment was not brought in good faith, as it failed to join the Uganda Land Commission—the actual proprietor of the leasehold title—as a party, despite the amendment hinging on the ownership and registration of the suit land. The amendment sought to introduce new factual details and causes of action, including fraud and recovery of land, which were not part of the original pleadings. The contradictions regarding the applicant's interest in the land and the absence of the true proprietor as a party rendered the application malafide. The court exe…
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Kachira Investment Company Limited v Mbale Municipal Council and 2 Others (Civil Appeal 33 of 2021) [2024] UGSC 9 (17 May 2024)
The Supreme Court held that the lower courts correctly found that Plot 15A Bishop Wasike Road existed before Plot 20 Malukhu Road and that the suit property is properly described as Plot 15A Bishop Wasike Road. The abolition of statutory leases under the 1995 Constitution did not automatically extinguish the rights of the 1st respondent, whose lease was still running at the time of the constitutional change. The 2nd respondent was a sitting tenant with lawful occupancy, and the subsequent transactions between the respondents were valid. The appellant failed to demonstrate that the lower court…
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Kateera v Commissioner of Land Registration & 6 Others (Miscellaneous Cause 81 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCD 64 (2 May 2024)
The applicant failed to prove a legal or equitable interest in the suit land as a beneficiary of the estate of the late Jonathan Kateera. The caveat was not a valid beneficiary caveat under the law, as the land was registered in the names of living persons, not the estate of a deceased. The respondent followed statutory procedure by issuing notice to the applicant before lapsing the caveat, and there was evidence of proper notification. The subsequent transfers and mortgages were effected by registered proprietors acting within their rights, and the applicant's challenge to their titles was u…
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Kagwa v Lehai & 9 Others (Civil Suit 10 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 323 (7 March 2024)
The High Court held that Abdu Kagwa failed to prove purchase of the whole land, but acquired part by adverse possession. The suit was dismissed with costs to the 1st Defendant.
Muyingo v Seziriyo & Another (Miscellaneous Cause 5 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 82 (28 February 2024)
The High Court struck out an application for consequential land orders, finding the underlying lower-court judgment rested on no enforceable contract.
Ssozi v Muyimbwa alias Nsumba and Another (Misc Cause 377 of 2023) [2024] UGHCLD 14 (12 January 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to vacate caveats over disputed land, holding that fraud allegations and ownership issues require a full trial, not affidavit evidence.
