JurisAssist Uganda Case Law
Uganda
Sign in
Uganda Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

Uganda Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
3 court collections
Last checked

Search and filter Uganda case law

Results update automatically as you type.

Uganda decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Civil Procedure [2024] UGHC 1126

China Railways 18th Bureau Group Company Limited v Businge

China Railways 18th Bureau Group Company Limited v Businge (Miscellaneous Application 80 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1126 (11 December 2024)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 80 of 2024
Judge
Wagona, J

The High Court set aside an interlocutory judgment and allowed the defendant 15 days to file a defence out of time, finding ineffective service and excusable delay.

  • Extension Of Time
  • Setting Aside Interlocutory Judgment
  • Service Of Process
  • Written Statement Of Defense
  • Extension-of-time
  • Setting-aside-interlocutory-judgment
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2024] UGHC 405

Uganda National Roads Authority v Katwesigye Wycliff & Anor

Uganda National Roads Authority v Katwesigye Wycliff & Anor (Miscellaneous Application 12 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 405 (31 May 2024)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 12 of 2024
Judge
Wagona, J

The High Court granted leave to amend a written statement of defense after new facts emerged about disputed land ownership, finding no prejudice to the respondents.

  • Amendment Of Pleadings
  • Written Statement Of Defense
  • Land Title Disputes
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Written-statement-of-defence
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2024] UGHC 116

Kaiso Jack v Nyakaisiki Judith & 2 Others (Administrators of the estate of the Late Samuel Baker) (Land Civil Suit 14 of 2020)

Kaiso Jack v Nyakaisiki Judith & 2 Others (Administrators of the estate of the Late Samuel Baker) (Land Civil Suit 14 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 116 (27 March 2024)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Land Civil Suit 14 of 2020
Judge
Wagona, J

The High Court held that a defendant may plead a counterclaim in an amended defence responding to an amended plaint without separate leave. The preliminary objection was overruled.

  • Amendment Of Pleadings
  • Counterclaim Procedure
  • Leave Of Court
  • Written Statement Of Defense
  • Civil-procedure
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2023] UGHCCD 223

Ntoroko District Local Government v Babiiha

Ntoroko District Local Government v Babiiha (Miscellaneous Application 101 of 2022) [2023] UGHCCD 223 (8 June 2023)

Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 101 of 2022
Judge
Wagona, J

The High Court granted the applicant leave to file a written statement of defense out of time, finding sufficient cause based on consultations and administrative delay.

  • Extension Of Time
  • Written Statement Of Defense
  • Sufficient Cause
  • Administrative Delay
  • Salary Arrears
  • Procedural Discretion
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2023] UGHCCD 106

Bakarwerenza v Great Lakes Coffee Company Limited

Bakarwerenza v Great Lakes Coffee Company Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 93 of 2021) [2023] UGHCCD 106 (20 March 2023)

Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application No. 93 of 2021
Judge
Wagona, J

The High Court at Fort Portal dismissed an application to extend time to file a defence, finding leave had already been effectively granted earlier.

  • Extension Of Time
  • Setting Aside Interlocutory Judgment
  • Written Statement Of Defense
  • Sufficient Cause
  • Procedural Irregularities
  • Extension-of-time
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2023] UGHC 14

Kyegegwa District Local Government v Aharikundira

Kyegegwa District Local Government v Aharikundira (Miscellaneous Application No. 25 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 14 (23 January 2023)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application No. 25 of 2022
Judge
Wagona, J

The High Court of Uganda granted leave to file a written statement of defense out of time, finding sufficient cause and a 20-day delay was not inordinate.

  • Extension Of Time
  • Written Statement Of Defense
  • Sufficient Cause
  • Mistake Of Counsel
  • Administrative Delay
  • Extension-of-time
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2022] UGHC 71

Kabarole District Local Government Council v Gunn Paper Industries Ltd

Kabarole District Local Government Council v Gunn Paper Industries Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 103 of 2022) [2022] UGHC 71 (23 December 2022)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application No. 103 of 2022
Judge
Wagona, J

The High Court at Fort Portal granted Kabarole District Local Government Council extra time to file a defence, finding sufficient cause based on investigations and administrative delays.

  • Extension Of Time
  • Written Statement Of Defense
  • Sufficient Cause
  • Judicial Discretion
  • Public Land Disputes
  • Extension-of-time
Read case analysis
Civil Procedure [2022] UGHCLD 98

Balikuddembe and Another v Aurum Roses Limited and 5 Others

Balikuddembe and Another v Aurum Roses Limited and 5 Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 1795 of 2021) [2022] UGHCLD 98 (1 April 2022)

Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application No. 1795 of 2021
Judge
Kawesa, J

The High Court struck out an out-of-time affidavit, rejected a locus standi objection, and allowed the applicants to be added as defendants in the main suit.

  • Affidavit Timeliness
  • Locus Standi
  • Addition Of Parties
  • Written Statement Of Defense
  • Civil-procedure
  • Locus-standi
Read case analysis

About this JurisAssist collection

Uganda decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.

Source links and collection timestamps are retained alongside the indexed records.