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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.

Physical address
Plot 14, Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero.
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Judgment date
May 2009
Subcontractor breached a contract by producing garments that did not match the agreed sample; plaintiff awarded damages.
Contract by sample – identification of master sample; conformity of bulk to sample; breach where produced goods showed colour contamination and misplacement; rescission and restitution issues where buyer retained/sold some goods; measure of damages for breach of contract (loss of bargain and consequential loss); counterclaim for price fails where supplier failed substantial performance.
21 May 2009