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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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July 2004
Kikungwe Issa and Anor v Standard Bank Investment Corporation and Anor (HCT-00-CC-MA 394 of 2004) [2004] UGCommC 20 (22 July 2004)
Public-spirited citizens may sue under Article 17, but injunction refused; court accepted bank's US$5.7m undertaking instead.
Constitutional duty to protect public property (Art.17) — locus standi in public interest litigation; interim injunctions — prima facie case/serious question to be tried, irreparable harm, balance of convenience; evidentiary burden over disputed contractual annexures; use of on-demand undertaking/bond as alternative to interlocutory injunction.
 22 July 2004
In Re: Winding Up Muddu Awulira Enterprises Ltd (Company Cause No. 14 of 2004) [2004] UGCommC 19 (13 July 2004)
Winding up commencement does not bar appointing a receiver, but post-commencement possession without court leave is void.
Companies Act – winding up – commencement of winding up proceedings and effect on third-party appointments; debenture holders – appointment of private receivers after commencement – crystallisation, possession and need for court leave; sections 227, 228, 238 and 351; provisional liquidation – appointment of Official Receiver; remedies to protect creditors’ interests.
 13 July 2004