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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
November 2018
Criminal law
28 November 2018
Criminal law
28 November 2018
Criminal law
28 November 2018
Criminal law
28 November 2018
Criminal law
28 November 2018
Criminal law
28 November 2018
22 November 2018
Court of Appeal affirms timely amendment of pleadings in a long-pending land fraud dispute.
Civil procedure – amendment of pleadings – limitation period – amendment after discovery of fraud – interlocutory appeal.
22 November 2018
Contract Law|Enforcement of contract
19 November 2018
Labour and Employment Law|Termination and dismissal
16 November 2018
Life sentence reduced to 23 years 3 months; remand credit applied and lack of remorse improperly used as aggravating factor.
Sentencing — Life imprisonment — Article 23(8) (credit for pre-trial custody) does not apply to life or death sentences; lack of remorse is not a valid aggravating factor where accused maintains plea of not guilty; appellate reduction of life sentence to determinate term and deduction of remand time.
15 November 2018
Constitutional Law|Criminal law|Human Rights|Have his cause heard (fair trial)
8 November 2018
Civil Procedure|Appeals and reviews|Delict and Tort Law|Negligence
7 November 2018
Court of Appeal quashed damages for alleged negligent cargo handling, citing lack of proof and failure to plead special damages.
Contract law – Negligence – Duty of care of carrier of goods – Special damages – Proof and pleading – Proper evaluation of evidence – Award of interest – Reversal of High Court judgment due to insufficient proof of negligence and resulting loss.
7 November 2018
Property Law|Land|Land Dispute
7 November 2018
Property Law|Land|Land Dispute
7 November 2018
Served defendants must promptly seek leave to defend; late, unsupported illegality claims do not constitute "good cause."
Order 36 (summary procedure) - setting aside default judgment - Order 36/35/33 rule 11 - "good cause" test; commercial debt; requirement to show genuine triable issue or ineffective service; illegality defence (lack of mining licence) - in pari delicto and sham defences; delay and dilatory conduct; judicial discretion; costs.
1 November 2018
Civil Procedure|Actions and applications|Contract Law|Formation and validity of Contract|Illegal Contract
1 November 2018
Civil Procedure|Actions and applications|Contract Law|Formation and validity of Contract|Illegal Contract
1 November 2018
Civil Procedure|Appeals and reviews|Review of Judgment|Family Law|Matrimonial Property Law
1 November 2018