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Center for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution of Uganda

ICAMEK is an appointing authority that was issued with an instrument to appoint Arbitrators and Conciliators by the Minister on 23rd April 2019.

ICAMEK provides dispute resolution services to the Uganda parties and the international business communities who wish to have their disputes resolved outside of the public courtroom.

The Centre is an independent, non-profit company limited by guarantee, It promotes arbitration to the Ugandan business community as an effective alternative to litigation, and Uganda to the world as an Investment hub and a place to conduct international arbitration

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December 2013
Lubmarks Investments Ltd v Kampala Capital City Authority (CAD/ARB/ 17 of 2013) [2013] UGCADER 5 (12 December 2013)
Appointing authority cannot compulsorily appoint an arbitrator where the contract vests the sole appointment right in the aggrieved party who never acted.
* Arbitration – contractual clause providing for reference of adjudicator’s decision to arbitration – one-member tribunal – no appointment procedure specified – appointment right vested in aggrieved party. * Arbitration – Arbitration and Conciliation Act s.11 – appointing authority power arises where parties fail to agree on appointment; not engaged where sole appointment right is not exercised by the entitled party. * Procedure – appointing authority (CADER/UIPE) cannot be compelled to appoint arbitrator where contract grants unilateral appointment right to aggrieved party who did not act.
 12 December 2013
October 2013
China Jiangxi International Ltd v Kwalnet Technology Ltd (CAD/ARB/ 18 of 2013) [2013] UGCADER 4 (28 October 2013)
Court appointed a neutral arbitrator under the ACA after parties failed to agree on procedure for appointment.
* Arbitration – appointment of arbitrator – clause without procedural agreement – resort to Arbitration and Conciliation Act (Sections 11, 12, 21). * Procedural default – duty of counsel to propose nominees, seek joint institutional appointment or delegate appointment. * Impartiality – inappropriate for a contract beneficiary to act as arbitrator; arbitration institution to ensure neutrality. * CADER – power to appoint arbitrator where parties fail to agree.
 28 October 2013
August 2013
Oikocredit Ecumenical Development Co-operative Society, U.A. v Lugazi Sugar Co-operative and Credit Society Ltd and 3 Ors (CAD/ARB/ 9 of 2013) [2013] UGCADER 2 (7 August 2013)
CADER appointed arbitrators under s.11(4)(a) after both parties failed to appoint required arbitrators under the loan's arbitration clause.
* Arbitration – contractual arbitration clause – each party to appoint one arbitrator and jointly appoint a third; failure to nominate arbitrators leads to court appointment under s.11(4)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. * Clause 8.3 – alternative dispute resolution requires mutual agreement; settlement letters do not constitute consent. * Admissibility – documentary guarantee not originally filed may be admitted to facilitate dispute resolution.
 7 August 2013
March 2013
Nambale Enterprises Ltd v Busitema University (CAD/ARB/ 3 of 2013) [2013] UGCADER 3 (12 March 2013)
Court appointed an adjudicator under s.11 ACA where respondent failed to invoke agreed dispute process; costs partly awarded.
Construction contracts – dispute-resolution clause – scope of adjudicator (Project Manager decisions only) – applicability of generic GCC dispute procedure – interpretation of adjudicator definition as arbitration agreement – compulsory appointment under s.11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act – failure to participate in tribunal formation – partial costs award.
 12 March 2013