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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
September 2007
Election petition time limits are directory, not mandatory; candidate is liable for agents’ proven electoral offences and malpractices.
Electoral law – election petitions – whether statutory time limits for determination are mandatory or directory – admissibility and formal validity of affidavits in election disputes – standard of proof in election petitions – agency liability for electoral offences – application of Parliamentary Elections Act to Local Government elections – non-compliance with electoral laws and effect on election outcome.
19 September 2007
Whether a purported settlement and draft decree founded outside court procedure could be set aside as invalid.
Procedure — Settlement agreements and consent judgments — validity when not judicially adopted; Civil procedure — Decree — meaning and requirement that rights be conclusively determined; Evidence — allegations of fraud/collusion require strict proof and particularisation; Pleadings — extrinsic agreements must be pleaded and exhibited before adoption by court; Remedy — suitability of remitting matter for trial where partial payments made.
6 September 2007