Skip to document content Skip to main menu Skip to search
background image
profile image

Commercial Court of Uganda

The Commercial Court was established in 1996 as a division of the High Court of Uganda devoted to hearing and determining commercial disputes with current jurisdiction (as established under Legal Notice No.4 of 1996 and Instruction Circular No.1 of 1996); company causes, Bankruptcies and intellectual property.

The mission of the court is to deliver to the commercial community an efficient, expeditious and cost-effective mode of adjudicating disputes that affect directly and significantly the economic, commercial and financial life of Uganda.

Physical address
Plot 14, Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero.
Visit website
https://judiciary.go.ug/data/smenu/17/Commercial%20Court%20Division.html
3 judgments
Advanced search
All years
Filters
  • Filters
  • Alphabet
Sort by:
3 judgments
Citation
Judgment date
November 2004
Abby Zziwa v Sewankambo Dickson (HCCS 498 of 2002) [2004] UGCommC 40 (30 November 2004)
Defendant liable for unpaid vehicle hire and towing after abandoning hired vehicle; plaintiff awarded damages, interest and costs.
Contract hire – vehicle hire agreement – breach for non-payment and abandonment – proof of payment by agent and disputed acknowledgment memorandum – credibility of witnesses – award of unpaid hire, towing costs, interest and costs.
 30 November 2004
Haji Mubarak Kyakulaga v Mutwalibi Tezita (High Court Civil Suit No. 492 of 2004) [2004] UGCommC 39 (22 November 2004)
A sole proprietor supplier proved indebtedness and obtained Shs.12m, general damages, interest and costs after an ex parte hearing.
Commercial law – debt recovery from a bakery supplier – proof of special damages by invoices and testimony – locus of sole proprietor to sue – validity of written undertaking – ex parte trial for unjustified absence – damages, interest and costs awarded.
 22 November 2004
In Re: A Petition by Mohammed Amer Abdel Kaher Mohammed Abdel Magid Nagy (Bankruptcy Petition No. 8 of 2002) [2004] UGCommC 38 (16 November 2004)
A receiving order cannot be granted where the debtor has not filed the statutory statement of affairs with the official receiver.
Bankruptcy — statutory requirements for presentation of debtor’s petition — necessity of filing a verified statement of affairs with the Official Receiver under section 15 — non-compliance defeats receiving order under section 7.
 16 November 2004