Ugandan judgments
Appellate and summarised judgments in the Wakilii corpus, with a value-added page for each.
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Wasswa & Another v Luwalira & 2 Others (Civil Appeal 148 of 2017)
Naional Forestry Authourity v Mugiza Aziz (Civil Appeal No. 224 of 2017)
Laila Kaka Wallia & Anor v Zubeda & Anor (Civil Application No. 366 of 2015)
Ntwatwa Jackson v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 9 of 2017)
Candiga v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 23 of 2012)
Baryaija v Kikwisire Zaverio and Another (Civil Application No-324 of 2016)
Bagatenda Peter v Uganda [2007] UGSC 15
Kampala District Land Board and Another v Babweyaka and 3 Others (Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2007)
Nyakaishiki & 3 Others v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 199 of 2015)
The Returning Officer Kampala and 2 Others v Nabagesera (CIVIL APPEAL NO.39 2007)
Kalisa v Nyangire & 2 Ors (Civil Reference No. 116 of 2013)
Trans Africa Assurance Co. Ltd v National Social Security Fund (Civil Appeal No 1 of 1999)
Kenyi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 100 of 2014)
Ocepa Geoffrey v Uganda [2020] UGSC 49
Seyani Brothers & Company Limited v Simbamanyo Estates Limited (Civil Application No. 6 of 2009)
Kagoro Deo V Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 82 of 2011)
Pentecostal Assemblies of God Ltd v Transsahara International (U) Ltd and Another (Civil Appeal 10 of 2010)
Administrator General v George Mwesigye Sharp (Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 12 of 1996)
Francis Rutagarama Bantariza vs Habre International Trading Co. Ltd (Civil Appeal No 10 of 1997)
Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Co (LAFICO) v Southern Investments Limited (Civil Appeal No. 198 of 2014)
Sekandi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 86 of 2015)
Attorney General v Nakibuule (Constitutional Appeal 2 of 2016)
Sande Dane Bathebwa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 87 of 2017)
Nantaba v Nabasirye & Another (Taxation Reference 291 of 2019)
Anywar & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 166 of 2009)
Omeja Martin v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 270 of 2017)
National Enterprises Corporation & 2 Ors v Nile Bank Limited [1995] UGSC 22
Equator Touring Services Limited v Kampala Capital City Authority (Civil Appeal 119 of 2014)
Kakaire and Another v Uganda National Examination Board and Another (Constitutional Petition No. 58 of 2013)
Murisa Amos v Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil Appeal No. 12 of 2021)
Mubangizi v Uganda Baati (Civil Appeal No. 001 of 2011)
Crane Insurance Company v Shelter Uganda Limited (Civil Appeal 14 of 98)
Frank Sizomu Ddibya and Another v Alice Nakityo Ddibya (Civil Appeal No. 278 of 2020)
Mercy Asiimwe v Dr. Jim Arinaitwe (Civil Appeal No. 223 of 2017)
Betuco (U) Limited and Another v Barclays Bank (U) Ltd and Others (Civil Appeal No.93 of 2009)
Barclays Bank (U) Limited & 2 Others v Emerald Hotel Limited & 3 Others & Shumuk Properties Limited & Another v Emerald Hotel Limited & 3 Others (Civil Appeal 70 & 72 of 2017) [202
Kemisa v Mohammed Jaffer Limited (Civil Application 3 of 1997)
Barclays Bank (U) Limited 2 Others v Emerald Hotel Limited 3 Others Shumuk Properties Limited Another v Emerald Hotel Limited 3 Others (Civil Appeal 70 72 of 2017)
Atugonza & Ors v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0233 of 2012)
Atyaba Agencies Ltd v Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd (Civil Application 110 of 2003)
Cresensio Mukasa v Yakobo M.N Senkungu (Civil Appeal No. 35 of 2006)
Mukula v Law Development Centre (Civil Appeal 41 of 2021)
Kaggwa alias Gadaffi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 97 of 2014)
Mukova Saidi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 24 of 2023)
Kabenge v Barclays Bank (U) Limited & Another (Civil Appeal 17 of 2015)
AKPM Lutaaya v Attorney General (Civil Appeal No.2 of 2005)
Emot v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 555 of 2014)
Otema v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 155 of 2008)
Wankuma v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 4 of 2022)
Mbayo v Electoral Commission & Anor (Election Appeal No. 7 of 2006)
Tatu v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 239 of 2016)
Mohammed Mohamed Hamid v Roko Construction Ltd (Miscellaneous Application 23 of 2017)
Abdul Balingira Nakendo v Patrick Mwondha (Election Petition Appeal No. 09 of 2007)
Total Seeta Service Station v Stanbic Bank Limited Uganda and Julius Baale (Civil Appeal 165 of 2019)
Lubega v Attorney General & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 31 of 2011; Miscellaneous Application 32 of 2011)
Alenyo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 75 of 2012)
Uganda Taxi Operators & Drivers Association v Uganda Revenue Authority (Miscellaneous Application 152 of 2017)
Muyambi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 671 of 2013)
Lakeside Township Ltd & 2 Ors v Lakeside City Ltd & Anor (Civil Appeal No. 100 of 2012)
Waiswa & 2 Ors v Uganda (Criminal Application No. 0022 of 2017)
Bank of Uganda v Masaba and Others (Civil Appeal 23 of 1997; Civil Appeal 45 of 1997)
Della Almeda v Dr. Carmo Rui Almeida (Civil Application. no.6 1990)
Odong & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 8 of 2017)
Ssebakijje v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 6 of 2000)
Former Employees of G4S Security Services v G4S Security Services Ltd (Civil Appeal 18 of 2010)
Semanda v Attorney General (Civil Appeal No. 22 of 2003)
Kiyaga v Segujja & Anor (Civil Appeal No. 37 of 2010)
Kanyara v Ahmed (Civil Appeal 1 of 1990)
Kidega Joseph & Another v Uganda [2020] UGSC 27
Joseph Muwanga v Sterling Civil Engineering (U) Ltd (Court of Appeal No. 20 of 1993)
Tumuhairwe v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 171 of 1999)
Yonasani B.Kanyomozi v Motor Mart(U) Ltd
Kakurungu v Tumwine (Civil Appeal 95 of 2015)
Kasoma v Sembatya (Civil Appeal No. 78 of 2011)
Omirembe and 2 Others v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 27 of 2017)
Kayonza Distributors Limited and Others v Bank of Africa Limited (Civil Appeal 184 of 2016)
Twesigye v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.290 of 2010)
Munyirwa v Walyomu Muwanika and another (Election Petition Application No. 23 of 2022)
Wamboya v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 5 of 2017)
Turamye v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 93 of 2020)
Nagji Textiles Ltd v A.B Popat & 2 Ors [2010] UGSC 31
P&O Nedlloyd (U) Ltd v Tesco International Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 86 04)
Mutabazi v The Seventh Day Adventist Church (Civil Appeal No. 088 of 2011)
Cheboi v Koroko (Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 105 of 2014)
Anderson Investments Ltd v Pan Afric Impex Ltd & Anor (Misc. Application No.107 of 2015)
David Nsubuga and 3 Others v Maggret Kamuje (Civil Application No.31 of 1997)
Lt Serwanga Juuko & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 97 of 2004)
Kamwanga John and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 285 of 2017)
United Cultivate Co. (U) Limited v United Properties Limited (Civil Appeal 1 of 1983)
Haruna Enterprises (U) Limited & Another v Diamond Trust Bank (U) Limited & Another (Civil Application 1271 of 2023)
Uganda American Insurance Company Limited v Ruganzu (Civil Appeal 10 of 1992)
Col. (RTD) Dr. Kiiza Besigye v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 33 of 2011)
Musinguzi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 60 of 2023)
Attorney General v Oriental Construction Co Ltd [1991] UGSC 15
Prof. J. Oloka-Onyango and Others v Amama Mbabazi and Others (Civil Application No 02 of 2016)
Habyarimana Ronard v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.68 of 1998)
Kisekka v Seventh Day Adventist Church Association of Uganda (Civil Appeal 8 of 1993)
Nimungu v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 06 of 201)
Lumu Richard Kizito and Others v Mao Norbert and Others (Constitutional Petition 26 of 2022)
Gumisiriza & Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 102 of 2019)
Nsabimana v Jokana & Another (Civil Application 222 of 2023)
Aliganyira Ya Kobo Kyomya v Trustees of Hoima Catholic Diocese (Civil Application No. 273 of 2015)
Odoch v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 661 of 2015)
Luyiga and Another v Namwanje (Civil Reference No. 11 of 2011)
Wabwire v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0152 of 2009)
Kasode & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0419 of 2015)
Kyagulanyi v Museveni & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 4 of 2021)
Electoral Commission v Hon. Lanyero Molly (Consolidated Election Petition Applications No. 44, 33 of 2021 and 22 of 2022)
Geoffrey Nangumya v Gulf Stream Investment (U) Ltd and Others (Civil Application 841 of 2022)
Langonya v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 188 of 2012)
Kateirirayo v Nkagina (Civil Appeal No. 41 of 2003)
Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka v Asha Chand (Civil Appeal 14 of 2002)
Kasangaki v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.53 of 2017)
Ayo Kamila and Others v Oboke Bene (Civil Appeal 96 of 2024)
Uganda Law Society and Another v Mugisha Hashim Mugisha and Others (Civil Application 99 of 2025)
Francis Kutosi v Uganda (Cr.Appeal No.7 of 1978)
Kabogere Coffee Factory Limited & Another v Kigongo (Civil Application 10 of 1993)
Kalega v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 483 of 2014)
SBI International Holdings (U) Ltd v Cof International Co. Limited (Civil Appeal No. 194 of 2014)
Samalie Odongo v Bongomin Richard and 8 Others (Civil Suit 20 of 2013)
David Kulabako v Sadolin Paints (U) Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 65 of 2004)
Rukatanga v Uganda (Crim Appeal No. 96 of 2003)
Betuco (U) Limited & Another v Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited & 3 Others (Civil Appeal 1 of 2017)
Crane Bank [In Receivership] v Ruparelia & Another (Civil Appeal No. 252 of 2019)
Mutamboh v Mayusi (Election Petition Appeal No. 45 of 2011)
Uganda Revenue Authority v David Kitamirike (Civil Appeal 43 of 2010)
Susan Anyait v Sign Care Limited (Labour Dispute Complaint No. KCCA-NDC-LC-143 -19; Labour Dispute Reference 46 of 2020)
Komakech and Another v Odonga (Election Appeal No. 2 & 6 of 2021)
Mayambala v Uganda Commercial Bank (Civil Application No. 9 of 1999)
Kizito v Wamala & 2 Ors (Civil Appeal No. 62 of 2018)
Okello alias Ongora and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 338 of 2017)
Ouma Charles Adika v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 592 of 2014)
Parambot Distillers Limited and Another v Standard Chartered Bank (U) Limited (Civil Application No. 65 of 2025)
Sitenda Sebalu v Sam Njuba and Another (Election Petition Appeal No. 07 of 2007)
Kintu & 4 ors v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0001 of 2009)
Nkurunziza v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 686 of 2014)
Kyomuhangi Elizabeth v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 3 of 2022)
Ojasi v Uganda (Civil Appeal 1 of 1986)
Magemeso v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 235 of 2011)
Kapeeka Coffee Works Limited and Another v Non -Performing Assets Recovery Trust (Civil Appeal 53 of 2000)
Washington Amy Elizabeth (Civil Appeal No. 123 of 2023)
Ssemakula v Attorney General & Anor (Miscellaneous Application No.342 of 2015)
Jomayi Property Consultants Ltd v Maviiri (Civil Reference No. 174 of 2015)
Mugerwa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 46 of 20)
Nassanga v Rwamutembani and Another (Civil Application No. 714 of 2022)
Akurut Violet Adome v Emurut Simon Peter (Election Petition Appeal 40 of 2016)
Sushila Ghusalal v Lalita Manilal Raja and Others (Civil Appeal No. 73 of 2001)
Prof.G.S.Z Senyonga,Namuddu christine v Uganda(application to extend time) (Misc. Application No. 10 of 1999)
Nile Agro Projects Company Limited & Another v Okot (Civil Appeal No. 164 of 2012)
Kirungi alias Ekanya v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 203 of 2015)
Matovu Mutalyankya and Another v Babirye Rosemary (Civil Appeal No 200 of 2013; Civil Appeal No 212 and 200 of 2013)
Amos Nzeyi Menna v Tewahade (Civil Reference No. 2 of 2025)
Nabunga Juma v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 36 of 2019)
Katayira Francis v Rogers Bosco Bugembe (Civil Application 23 of 2016)
Masembe v Sugar Corporation and Another (Civil Appeal 1 of 2000)
Akampulira Emmanuel v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 215 of 2021)
Mukanusi v Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil Appeal Reference 5 of 2022)
Lukwago v Mudde Kizza and Nabitaka (CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13 OF 1996)
Tuhumwire v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No.352 of 2015)
Mumbere v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 209 of 2015)
Tanzanite Corporation v Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 44 of 2003)
Administrator General v Bwanika James and Others (Civil Appeal 7 of 2003)
Crescent Transportation Co. Ltd v Kaaya (Civil Appeal No.37 of 2000)
Anguyo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 44 of 2014)
Dungu v Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust (NPERT) (Civil Application No. 61 of 2003)
Kanoblic Group of Companies Uganda Limited v Sugar Corporation Uganda Limited (Civil Appeal 34 of 1997)
zziwa v Nabagesera (Civil Appeal 34 of 1996)
Sam Sewanyana and Another v Nicholas Were (Civil Reference No. 79 of 2013)
Swiftserve Enterprises Ltd v Anyaku Khemis (Civil Appeal No. 138 of 2013)
Kiyaga Edward v Christy Mary Namakula Kapere (Civil Application No. 1293 of 2023)
Okodi and Others v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 168 of 2019)
Kifamunte Henry v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 10 of 1997)
Wakanyira v Kavuya and 2 Others (Civil Appeal No. 36 of 2010)
Moro v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 370 of 2015)
Erukana Kuwe v Vashrambhai Damji Vadher (Civil Appeal 42 of 2000)
Damulira and another v Kyagulanyi (Civil Appeal No. 357 of 2019)
Uganda Projects Implementation And Management Centre v. Uganda Revenue Authority [2010] UGSC 17
Byanyima v Attorney General (Civil Appeal 69 of 2011)
Kisoro Municipal Council and Another v Zungu (Civil Appeal 294 of 2016)
Nuwamanya v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0353 of 2017)
Teddy Sseezi Cheeye and Another v Tumusiime (Civil Application No. 21 95)
Iterura v Muguta (Civil Appeal No. 5 of 2006)
Tadeo Womusi V S.M. Wambale (Civil Appeal No. 76 of 2005)
Munobe v The Commissioner Customs, URA (Civil Appeal 12 of 2022)
Opendi and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 211 of 2011)
Betuco (U) Ltd & Anor v Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd & 3 Ors
Sumbu Jean Louis v Uganda [2019] UGSC 7
Zubairu alias Byamugisha v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 347 of 2016)
Ssentongo v Kagimu (Misc. Application No. 122 of 2019)
Ham Enterprises Limited and 2 Others v Diamond Trust Bank(U) Limited and Another (Civil Appeal 13 of 2021)
Byaruhanga Katumba v Kiwalabye Musoke (Civil Appeal 2 of 1998)
Rwamuhanda v Tuhirirwe (Civil Appeal No. 38 of 2005)
Attorney General v Paul Kawanga Semwogerere and Ors [2004] UGSC 21
Pentecostal Assemblies of God Ltd v Transsahara International (U) Ltd and Another (Civil Appeal No. 23 of 2006)
Okolimo Stephen & 3 Others v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 159 of 2017)
Edward Rubanga v Bashasha & Co. Advocates (Civil Appeal No. 258 of 2018)
Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership and Another v Simba Properties Investment Co Ltd and Others [2025] UGCA 278
Kaweesa Ruth v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 83 of 2024)
Masiibiri v Sugar Corporation Uganda Limited and Kagiri (CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17 OF 2001)
Nabulo & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 32 of 2001)
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