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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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September 2004
Charles Byamugisha v Masindi Town Council (Civil Application No. 16 of 2004) [2004] UGCommC 151 (10 September 2004)
Court granted leave for judicial review of municipal transport fees, conditioning leave on deposit and staying enforcement pending hearing.
Administrative law – Judicial review – Leave to apply for certiorari, prohibition and declaration – Locus standi and promptness – Local government fees – Interim relief conditioned on deposit to protect public interest.
 10 September 2004
In Re: Application by Charles Byamugisha v Masindi Town Council (Civil Application No. 16 of 2004) [2004] UGCommC 28 (9 September 2004)
Leave for judicial review of municipal transport fees granted conditionally on deposit to protect equity and public interest.
Judicial review — leave to apply for prerogative orders — standing and timeliness (three-month rule); local government fees — legality and public interest; conditional leave — deposit to prevent inequitable single-party relief; variation of interim injunction to stay pending hearing.
 9 September 2004
Tesco International v P&O Nedlloyed (Civil Suit No. 129 of 2003) [2004] UGCommC 29 (9 September 2004)
The applicant's carrier breached the carriage contract by delivering two empty containers; damages, interest and costs awarded.
* Carriage of goods – Carrier’s contractual duty to deliver containers safely – Liability where containers arrive empty; discrepancies in seals as evidence of interference. * Bill of Lading – evidence and admitted facts – carrier’s responsibility despite delivery to consignee’s agents. * Damages – proof and particularity of special damages; award of general damages, interest and costs.
 9 September 2004