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Edirisa Miyingo v Ismail Ssempijja and Another (Civil Appeal 189 of 2019)

Citation: [2025] UGCA 273 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 19 August 2025 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that Sharia inheritance principles apply in Uganda where beneficiaries voluntarily adopt them, and a party accepting one distribution cannot reject a later redistribution.

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