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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.

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Plot 14, Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero.
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December 2004
Haider Somani v Najbu Mubiru (HCT-00-CC-CA 234 of 2005) [2004] UGCommC 143 (31 December 2004)
The objector’s plot was not subject to attachment; eviction warrant related to a different plot.
Civil procedure — Order 19( rules 55, 57) objector proceedings — scope limited to possession at date of attachment and whether objector held property on own account; Attachment and execution — whether a specific plot is liable to attachment; Evidence — impartial surveyor versus unilateral survey; Encroachment and title disputes to be resolved in separate suit; Interim stay of execution — when to vacate.
 31 December 2004
Atom Outdoor Ltd v Arrow Centre (U) Ltd (High Court Civil Suit No. 488 of 2003) [2004] UGCommC 42 (17 December 2004)
Commercial‑sense interpretation of a contract held the respondent liable to pay the Shs.3.5m billboard printing cost.
Contract interpretation — Commercial contracts — purposive construction and business common sense to give effect to parties' intention — interpretation contra proferentem considered but rejected — party bearing printing cost of billboard determined — costs follow the event.
 17 December 2004