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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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March 2020
24 March 2020
Illegal municipal taxi tax must be refunded; appellate court remits quantification and awards interest and costs to the appellants.
Constitutional & administrative law – illegality of taxes and levies – illegally collected taxes must be refunded; appellate jurisdiction – remittal to trial court for quantification; costs – successful litigants ordinarily entitled to costs unless exceptional circumstances exist.
24 March 2020
A summary dismissal on pleadings was improper where fraud and illegality were pleaded; suit must be tried on the merits.
Civil procedure — rejection of plaint vs dismissal on point of law — Order 7 r.11 and Order 6 rr.28–29 CPR; Execution sales — court bailiff immunity under s.46 Judicature Act is not absolute; fraud vitiates protection; valuation by unregistered surveyor — alleged illegality; Section 34(1) CPA — not an absolute bar to fresh suit after execution; Purchaser’s title under ss.49–50 CPA; impeachment of title for fraud — s.50(2) CPA and s.176 RTA; pleadings alleging fraud require trial and evidence.
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10 March 2020
9 March 2020
A convict’s presumption of innocence is diminished; bail pending appeal is discretionary and requires exceptional circumstances.
Criminal procedure – Bail pending appeal – Discretionary remedy; convicted appellant not wholly entitled to presumption of innocence; Arvind Patel guidelines applicable as factors (character; nature of offence; prospects of success; delay; compliance with bail terms; health; fixed abode; exceptional circumstances); economic crimes may amount to serious conduct akin to personal violence for bail assessment.
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