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Court of Appeal of Uganda

The Court of Appeal is the second highest court in the land.  It came into being following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution, and the enactment of the Judicature Statute, 1996. Article 134 of the Constitution established the structure of the Court of Appeal.

While presiding over matters , it is duly constituted when it consists of an odd number of not less than three (3) justices of the Court of Appeal. It is this court that constitutes itself into a Constitutional Court in accordance with the Constitution to hear constitutional cases.

The Constitutional Court consists of fifteen (15) justices and handles the matters, issues or cases concerning the interpretation of the Constitution  When presiding over a constitutional matter, there must be a quorum of at least five (5) justices of the court.

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Twed Towers along Kafu Road, Nakasero,Kampala.
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Judgment date
August 2007
Conviction for defilement quashed where medical evidence and circumstances failed to corroborate the complainant’s account.
Criminal law – Defilement – Conviction based on single witness – Requirement for corroboration – Medical evidence and voluntariness of initial complaint – Prior sexual intercourse not proof of specific charged incident.
30 August 2007
Stay pending appeal requires security for due performance (Ug.shs.113,000,000) not merely security for costs.
Civil procedure — Stay of execution pending appeal — Order 39 r.4(3) CPR — Security for due performance of decree required, not merely security for costs; court's discretion as to quantum and form of security; prior filing security does not negate requirement for security for due performance.
27 August 2007
A statutory successor employer remains contractually liable for pensions accrued under the former employer despite statutory pension-administration provisions.
Electricity Act 1999 (ss.125–129) – succession of assets and liabilities – pension obligations; change of employer – transfer of employees – continuation of contractual terms including accrued pension rights; statutory pension management mechanism does not extinguish successor employer’s contractual liability.
24 August 2007