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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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Judgment date
May 2009
Criminal law|Evidence Law
20 May 2009
Evidence Law
20 May 2009
Refusal of a lawful transfer and abscondment justified summary dismissal without terminal benefits.
Employment law – transfer and disciplinary procedures – refusal to accept transfer and abscondment as repudiation of contract – summary dismissal – entitlement to terminal benefits – registration requirement for substantive salary scale – natural justice hearing considered but conduct justified dismissal.
20 May 2009
Appellate court upheld respondent's Shs 18,000,000 general damages award; will not disturb awards absent misdirection.
* Motor vehicle negligence – liability admitted – quantum dispute – general damages for personal injury and disfigurement. * Damages – assessment of general damages – medical evidence of temporary and permanent disability relevant. * Civil appeals – appellate restraint – appellate court will not disturb discretionary awards absent misdirection, irrelevant considerations, or wrong principle. * Costs – respondent awarded costs of appeal and High Court.
9 May 2009