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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
February 2020
28 February 2020
27 February 2020
27 February 2020
27 February 2020
Whether a registered title obtained by a transferee through fraud can be set aside and registration cancelled.
Land law – donation inter vivos – imperfect written instrument – scope and effect of a 1996 donation describing the ‘south side’ and vesting responsibility in a named chairman; Registration of titles – conclusiveness of certificate of title – exception for transferee fraud; Evidence – requirement to prove transferee fraud strictly on reappraisal; Civil procedure – appellate reappraisal of trial evidence under Rule 30; Remedies – cancellation of registered title procured by fraud; partial dissent on constructive trust/vested responsibility.
27 February 2020
26 February 2020
26 February 2020
25 February 2020
25 February 2020
Whether a conditional interim stay should protect an intended third‑appeal while safeguarding the judgment‑creditor’s rights.
Civil procedure – interim stay of execution pending intended appeal to the Supreme Court – prerequisites: competent notice of appeal, substantive application, serious threat of execution – discretionary balancing of applicants' right to appeal versus respondent's right to enjoyment of judgment and recovery of rent – conditional stay and payment of open market rent assessed by Chief Government Valuer.
24 February 2020
24 February 2020
20 February 2020
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
Appellate court reduced murder sentences after finding the trial Judge failed to fully credit pre-trial custody.
Criminal law – Murder – Sentencing – failure to credit full pre-trial custody renders sentence illegal – appellate interference and substitution under Section 11 Judicature Act – aggravating and mitigating factors considered.
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
17 February 2020
15 February 2020
15 February 2020
15 February 2020
12 February 2020
12 February 2020
10 February 2020
10 February 2020
Breach of contract occurred due to lack of notice, but payment in lieu was beyond contract terms; agency commission awarded based on past dealings.
Contract law – Termination notice – Breach of contract – Agency commission entitlements – Interest and damages awards.
8 February 2020
An appellate court upheld a trial court's dismissal of an alleged payment defense, emphasizing the evidentiary burden in civil cases.
Civil procedure – Burden of proof – Payment of money – Evaluation of evidence – Standard of proof in civil cases – Oral versus documentary evidence.
7 February 2020
7 February 2020
7 February 2020
3 February 2020
3 February 2020
3 February 2020
3 February 2020
3 February 2020
3 February 2020