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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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November 2009
Doshi Hardware (U) Ltd v Alam Construction Ltd (HCT-00-CC-CS 425 of 2003) [2009] UGCommC 55 (11 November 2009)
Principal liable for goods taken by agent: ostensible authority and agency by estoppel bind the Defendant to pay the supplier.
Commercial law – recovery of price for goods supplied on credit – agency and apparent authority. Agency – implied, ostensible and estoppel – representation by managing director and reliance by supplier. Principal’s liability for fraud of agent committed in course of ostensible authority. Remedies – damages, interest, dismissal of exemplarary damages for lack of particulars; counterclaim disposition.
 11 November 2009
Multiple Industries Ltd v Alam Construction EA Ltd (HCT-00-CC-CS 300 of 2005) [2009] UGCommC 57 (11 November 2009)
Respondent liable for unpaid PVC supplies ordered through an ostensible agent; fraud and negligence claims dismissed.
Agency and ostensible authority – intermediary named on LPOs and deliveries binds principal; Principal liable for acts within agent’s apparent authority; Fraud – strict burden of proof; Negligence – liability dependent on agent’s scope; Remedies – award of principal sum, nominal damages, statutory interest, and costs.
 11 November 2009
Uganda Baati Ltd v Alam Construction EA Ltd (HCT-00-CC-CS 167 of 2004) [2009] UGCommC 58 (11 November 2009)
Defendant liable for unpaid credit supplies where agent had ostensible authority; two transactions allowed totaling Ushs.18,400,000/=.
Commercial law – sale of goods on credit – existence of credit agreement; Agency – ostensible authority of agent to collect goods; Liability of principal for agent’s acts; Dishonoured post-dated cheques and alleged forgery; Remedies – special damages, nominal damages, interest and costs.
 11 November 2009