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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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November 2016
Attorney General v Sino Africa Medicines and Health Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 2 of 2016) [2016] UGCADER 4 (12 November 2016)
A bare arbitration clause allows statutory default appointment under the ACA; absent agreed rules, compulsory appointment was lawful and removal failed.
Arbitration — interpretation of bare arbitration clauses; duty to negotiate/mutually consult under contractual ADR clauses; role and powers of the appointing authority under section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act; whether absent agreed rules parties may demand specified appointment procedures; costs on unsuccessful application.
 12 November 2016
September 2016
Global Technical Services & Anor v KEC International Ltd (CAD/ARB/ 29 of 2016) [2016] UGCADER 3 (1 September 2016)
Court prioritized substantive justice and appointed an arbitrator despite a citation error, awarding costs to the respondent.
Substantive justice v technicalities; mis‑description of a party; duty of counsel to correct irregularities (Regulation 17); Article 126(2)(e) constitutional mandate; court discretion to appoint arbitrator despite pleading defects; costs for negligent pleadings.
 1 September 2016
August 2016
Kimuli v Mbabali (CAD/ARB/ 30 of 2015) [2016] UGCADER 2 (3 August 2016)
Court compelled appointment of arbitrator under lease clause despite respondent asserting no dispute.
Arbitration clause – validity and effect – clause 6 construed as an arbitration agreement under s.2(1)(c) ACA; existence of "dispute" is a state of mind and not a precondition to commencement of arbitration; court’s power to appoint arbitrator under s.10(2) ACA where parties fail to agree; parties’ obligation to follow agreed dispute resolution procedure.
 3 August 2016
July 2016
Aerophoto Systems Engineering Co. Ltd v Fugro Aperio Ltd & Anor (CAD/ARB/ 16 of 2016) [2016] UGCADER 1 (11 July 2016)
A disclosed sub‑consultant in a joint venture may invoke the main contract arbitration clause; CADER to appoint an arbitrator.
Arbitration — entitlement of disclosed subcontractor/sub‑consultant to invoke main contract arbitration clause; assignment and successor‑in‑title issues; applicability of subcontract termination/arbitration clause; mutual consultation pre‑condition not a bar to arbitration; appointment of arbitrator under Section 10(2) ACA.
 11 July 2016