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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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November 2013
Sentence reduced after finding excessive reliance on unproven allegations during criminal appeal.
Criminal Law – Appeal – Identification by a single witness – Aggravated robbery – Sentence reduction.
29 November 2013
Court granted bail pending appeal based on advanced age, substantial time served, non-violent offence and substantial sureties with strict conditions.
Criminal procedure – Bail pending appeal – Application governed by Arvind Patel guidelines – Conviction does not automatically preclude bail pending appeal – Factors: advanced age, medical condition, substantial sentence served, non-violent offence, compliance with prior bail and substantial sureties – Bail may be granted subject to stringent conditions.
22 November 2013
Appellant entitled to 12.5% gratuity under new HR manual; URA employees not public officers for pension purposes.
Employment law — HR manual changes — applicability of new HRMM to voluntary retirees; gratuity entitlement — long service award vs gratuity; constitutional law — definition of "public officer" and exclusion of URA employees from pension eligibility; civil procedure — availability of ordinary suit to enforce statutory obligations (NSSF) rather than mandatory judicial review; discrimination — unequal treatment contrary to Article 21.
21 November 2013
Application to admit fresh title evidence on appeal dismissed as irrelevant where appeal arose from a preliminary strike‑out and applicant lacked locus.
Appellate procedure – Admission of additional evidence under Rule 30 – Ladd v Marshall principles – Relevance where appeal arises from a preliminary strike‑out on pleadings; locus standi to challenge repossession/title – government as proper interested party.
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6 November 2013

 

6 November 2013