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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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Judgment date
April 2015
29 April 2015
29 April 2015
22 April 2015
Bank properly complied with a magistrate’s order; appellant’s recall was ineffective while funds were subject to court freeze.
Banking law – compliance with court orders – frozen accounts – effect of court order vacating freeze and directing transfer – minor clerical discrepancies in account numbers do not invalidate orders – negligence claim against bank for honoring court order.
17 April 2015
Appellate court set aside death sentence after trial judge ignored mitigating factors, substituting 30 years imprisonment.
Criminal law - Murder - Sentencing - Appellate interference where trial judge ignores mitigating factors - Domestic violence background and first-offender status as mitigation - Substitution of death sentence with term of imprisonment.
16 April 2015
13 April 2015
13 April 2015
10 April 2015