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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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March 2015
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18 March 2015
Convicted murder applicants failed to show exceptional circumstances to obtain bail pending appeal.
Bail pending appeal; convicted accused must show exceptional/special circumstances; Section 15 and Section 132(4) Trial on Indictments Act; murder as a violent offence reduces likelihood of bail; individual responsibility of co-accused; procedural requirements for supporting affidavits (Protection of Illiterate Persons Act); necessity of judgment, memorandum of appeal, proof of residence and adequate sureties.
18 March 2015

 

17 March 2015
Informal Rule 110 taxation reference was valid; instruction fees were excessive and reduced, final taxed costs fixed at Shs 25,000,000.
* Procedure – Taxation reference – Rule 110(5) permits informal commencement of references to the Registrar within seven days. * Taxation – Instruction fees – Reasonableness assessed under Rule 9(2): amount, nature, difficulty, interest, conduct and other circumstances. * Taxation – Excessive claims – Where more than one-quarter of profit costs is disallowed, costs for drawing, filing, serving the bill and attending taxation are to be disallowed (Rule 13, Third Schedule). * Election petitions – Costs should not be used to penalize political participation; awards must be balanced and reasonable.
17 March 2015
Court granted a conditional stay pending appeal with security deposit and prohibitions on using the disputed design and trademark.
Trade mark infringement and contempt — consent judgment enforcement — stay of execution pending appeal — conditional stay requiring security deposit and interim injunctive restrictions on use of disputed design and trademark.
13 March 2015
13 March 2015
11 March 2015
10 March 2015
10 March 2015
9 March 2015
4 March 2015
2 March 2015