Section 102: On whom burden of proof lies

Evidence Act · Uganda

Provision: Section 102 Consolidation: 2023-12-31 Currency check: 2026-08-04 2000 Revised Edition: Cap. 6 2023 Revised Edition: Cap. 8

Wakilii explanation

What this page provides

Section 102 of Uganda’s Evidence Act is the governing provision headed “On whom burden of proof lies”. This page reproduces the available consolidated text dated 2023-12-31. Read the official text below for every qualification and exception. The judgments listed here are verified as citing the section; Wakilii does not infer their treatment. Displayed consolidation dated 2023-12-31; matched to ULII's latest reliably enumerated expression on 2026-08-04. Read the exact consolidated text or go to verified citing cases.

Last reviewed 2026-08-17.

Verified Current. Displayed consolidation dated 2023-12-31; matched to ULII's latest reliably enumerated expression on 2026-08-04. This is not a claim about commencement or current legal force.

Official statutory text

Section 102 — On whom burden of proof lies

The burden of proof in a suit or proceeding lies on that person who would fail if no evidence at all were given on either side

Public-domain Ugandan legislation reproduced from a consolidation sourced through ULII and Laws.Africa. Displayed expression: 2023-12-31. View this provision in the full Act.