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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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17 judgments
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18 March 2015
Convicted murder applicants must show exceptional circumstances and provide supporting documents to obtain bail pending appeal.
  • Criminal procedure
    • — Bail pending appeal — Convicted persons must demonstrate exceptional circumstances to justify release under s.132(4), Trial on Indictments Act
    • — Affidavits — Compliance with Protection of Illiterate Persons Act required for admissibility of affidavits deponed by illiterate persons
    • — Bail applications — Necessity of attaching judgment, memorandum of appeal, proof of residence and reliable sureties when seeking bail pending appeal
18 March 2015
17 March 2015
Court reduced excessive instruction fees, disallowed certain taxation items, and upheld an informal Rule 110 reference.
  • Civil procedure — Taxation reference — Informal commencement under Rule 110 — Letter sufficient where intention clear and no prejudice
  • Costs
    • — Election petitions — Instruction fees — Whether fees manifestly excessive — Consider nature, difficulty, volume, and democratic policy in awarding costs
    • — Taxation — Excessive claims — Effect of disallowing more than one quarter of profit costs — Rule 13 Third Schedule disallows drawing, filing, serving and attending taxation
17 March 2015
Court conditionally stayed enforcement of a contempt and damages order in a trade mark dispute, imposing strict security and conduct conditions.
  • Trade mark law — Infringement and passing off — Contempt and exemplary damages — Enforcement of consent judgments
  • Civil procedure — Stay of execution pending appeal — Conditions imposed: security and prohibitions on use of disputed trade mark
13 March 2015
13 March 2015
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2 March 2015