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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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January 2010
Appellant’s claims of provocation and self-defence rejected; conviction and death sentence for three murders affirmed.
Criminal law – Murder – Identification and corroboration of eyewitness evidence – Defences of provocation and self-defence – Lawful police entry and arrest – Mitigation and sentence (death).
17 January 2010
An applicant’s lack of diligent action and failure to show statutory duty justified refusal of both mandamus and extension of appeal time.
Civil procedure – extension of time – discretion of court – delay caused by advocate or litigant’s own lack of diligence – requirements for mandamus – existence of alternative remedies and statutory duty.
7 January 2010
Investment-trader VAT refunds allowed only for inputs expended by the registered trader; no estoppel against statutory VAT scheme.
Tax – Value Added Tax – Investment trader refunds – entitlement limited to input tax on purchases expended by the registered investment trader in relation to its planned taxable activities
Tax – VAT Act s.42 – ordinary refund regime available to VAT-registered persons not registered as investment traders. Administrative law – estoppel – no estoppel against mandatory statutory provisions; public authority not bound by officer's advice where it would contravene statute. Civil procedure – amendment/framing of issues – courts' power to frame/add issues where necessary and consideration of unpleaded matters tied to procedural fairness
6 January 2010