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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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January 2021
A regulator asserting adverse interest cannot appear as amicus curiae but may apply to be joined as a party on appeal.
* Civil procedure – Amicus curiae – distinction between neutral amicus and interested party – impartiality requirement. * Intervention – joinder of non-parties on appeal where interests are adversely affected – court’s discretion to allow joinder. * Amicus curiae – scope: legal submissions only, no fresh evidence; assistance must be neutral, expert, and in public interest.
27 January 2021
27 January 2021

 

27 January 2021
Consent withdrawal of appeal includes settlement of past disputes and a payment plan for costs.
Consent withdrawal of appeal – Settlement of related disputes – Payment plan stipulation – Default provisions.
21 January 2021
Court corrected its judgment to add eviction and permanent injunction as incidental to declared land ownership.
Land law – correction of judgment – slip/correction rule (Rule 36) and inherent power (Rule 2(2)) – when omission may be corrected to give effect to court’s manifest intention; incidental orders (eviction and injunction) flow from declaration of ownership; general damages and interest require evidence and cannot be awarded by appellate correction.
1 January 2021