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Civil Procedure [2025] UGHC 331

Stanbic Bank (U) Limited v Kenneth Mambo T/A Remedy Business Ventures and Bakaima Investments Limited

Stanbic Bank (U) Limited v Kenneth Mambo T/A Remedy Business Ventures and Bakaima Investments Limited (Civil Suit No. 0557 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 331 (7 May 2025)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Suit No. 0557 of 2023
Judge
Kaahwa, J

The High Court held that Bakaima Investments Limited was a necessary party, but ordered the 1st defendant to pay its costs after the consent judgment.

  • Costs Award
  • Necessary Parties
  • Banking Agency Agreement
  • Breach Of Contract
  • Title Transfer
  • Settlement Agreement
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Land And Property [2024] UGHCLD 284

Dumba v Wagaba & 3 Others

Dumba v Wagaba & 3 Others (Civil Suit 723 of 2018) [2024] UGHCLD 284 (28 November 2024)

Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit 723 of 2018
Judge
Nkonge, J

The High Court found no cause of action against the 4th defendant because ownership was already settled in earlier litigation, but granted relief against the 1st-3rd defendants.

  • Breach Of Contract
  • Specific Performance
  • Res Judicata
  • Fraud In Land Transactions
  • Title Transfer
  • Trespass To Land
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Land And Property [2024] UGHC 1220

Dyingoma v Citibank (in liquidation) (MISCtrLLANEOUS CAUSE NO. OII OF 2024)

Dyingoma v Citibank (in liquidation) (MISCtrLLANEOUS CAUSE NO. OII OF 2024) [2024] UGHC 1220 (30 September 2024)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
MISCtrLLANEOUS CAUSE NO. OII OF 2024
Judge
Nabakooza, J

The High Court ordered release of a discharged mortgage title to the purchaser after finding he had paid the balance, but refused an unpleaded vesting order.

  • Mortgage Release
  • Title Transfer
  • Liquidation Procedure
  • Equitable Interest
  • Mortgage-release
  • Title-transfer
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Family And Children [2024] UGHCFD 91

Luyombya v Luyombya

Luyombya v Luyombya (Miscellaneous Application 1271 of 2023) [2024] UGHCFD 91 (27 September 2024)

Court
HC: Family Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 1271 of 2023
Judge
Kitariisibwa-Katunguka, J

The High Court dismissed an application to cancel land titles from a matrimonial property dispute, holding that pending appeal and stay proceedings triggered lis pendens.

  • Matrimonial Property
  • Lis Pendens
  • Execution Of Judgments
  • Title Transfer
  • Lis-pendens
  • Matrimonial-property
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Land And Property [2023] UGHC 333

Kadende v Nakafeero

Kadende v Nakafeero (Civil Appeal 50 of 2021) [2023] UGHC 333 (1 April 2023)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal 50 of 2021
Judge
Katamba Nkwanga, J

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that the respondent validly bought the disputed plot through an agent with apparent authority and that the appellant was estopped from denying the sale.

  • Agency In Land Transactions
  • Unregistered Land Sales
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Estoppel
  • Title Transfer
  • Principal Agent Relationship
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Land And Property [2023] UGHCLD 24

Talugende v Akright Projects Limited and 2 Others

Talugende v Akright Projects Limited and 2 Others (Civil Suit No. 2789 of 2016) [2023] UGHCLD 24 (10 February 2023)

Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 2789 of 2016
Judge
Kazaarwe, J

The High Court held that the plaintiff was not in breach of a land sale agreement, but the seller breached by failing to transfer title and by mortgaging the property.

  • Breach Of Contract
  • Sale Of Land
  • Title Transfer
  • Caveats
  • Damages
  • Contract Variation
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Land And Property [2016] UGHCLD 47

Kabasongola v Kaburuli

Kabasongola v Kaburuli (Civil Appeal No. 0016 of 2015) [2016] UGHCLD 47 (24 November 2016)

Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 0016 of 2015
Judge
Ojok, J

The High Court dismissed an appeal in a land dispute, holding that the seller had no title to pass and that the appellant’s evidence was too inconsistent to support ownership.

  • Land Ownership Disputes
  • Trespass To Land
  • Title Transfer
  • Evidence Evaluation
  • Land-ownership-disputes
  • Trespass-to-land
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Land And Property [2015] UGHCCD 140

Luswata Vs Musisi

Luswata Vs Musisi (Civil Appeal No. 144 of 2012) [2015] UGHCCD 140 (27 April 2015)

Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 144 of 2012
Judge
Namundi, J

The High Court allowed a land appeal, finding the magistrate misread the evidence, wrongly raised fraud, and awarded unproved general damages.

  • Bibanja Occupancy
  • Title Transfer
  • Fraud Pleading
  • Evaluation Of Evidence
  • General Damages
  • Locus In Quo
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Land And Property [2014] UGHCLD 136

Dr. Henry Ssekaalo & Another V Naduli Abdul & 2 Others

Dr. Henry Ssekaalo & Another V Naduli Abdul & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Cause No. 83 of 2013) [2014] UGHCLD 136 (28 November 2014)

Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause No. 83 of 2013
Judge
Owiny-Dollo, J

The High Court ordered removal of a caveat on registered land after finding the caveator showed no cause and the land registrar had failed to act administratively.

  • Caveat Removal
  • Registered Proprietorship
  • Administrative Removal Of Caveat
  • Title Transfer
  • Limitation Of Actions
  • Caveat-removal
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Land And Property [2014] UGHCLD 109

Kalamuzi v Sentongo

Kalamuzi v Sentongo (Civil Suit No. 393 of 2008) [2014] UGHCLD 109 (8 July 2014)

Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 393 of 2008
Judge
Luswata, J

The High Court upheld a land sale agreement, rejected an illiteracy objection, and found a common mistake about acreage. It set the contract aside on equitable terms.

  • Sale Of Land
  • Specific Performance
  • Contractual Mistake
  • Remedies
  • Title Transfer
  • Land-sale
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