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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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October 2011
Tibatederana v Attorney General (HCCS 117 of 2008) [2011] UGCommC 211 (25 October 2011)
Application for judgment on admissions dismissed because admissions were not unequivocal and time-bar issue remained to be heard.
Civil procedure – Order 13 r.6 – Judgment on admissions – Admissions must be plain and unequivocal; time-bar defence and earlier ruling requiring evidence preclude premature entry of judgment on admissions.
 25 October 2011
Testimony Motors v Commissioner Customs & Anor (Miscellaneous Application No. 397 of 2011) [2011] UGCommC 210 (14 October 2011)
High Court had jurisdiction under EACCMA; earlier refusal to issue originating summons was erroneous and is reviewed and set aside.
EACCMA enforcement – National courts’ jurisdiction under section 220(1); Distinction between interpretation and enforcement of treaty-derived law; Review for error apparent on face of record; Leave to issue originating summons granted.
 14 October 2011
Regal Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Maria Asumpta Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Company Cause No. 20 of 2010) [2011] UGCommC 114 (13 October 2011)
Winding-up petition dismissed where respondent raised substantial, triable disputes as to the existence and proof of the debt.
Companies law – Winding up – inability to pay debts – statutory demand under s.223 – when debt is disputed on substantial grounds winding-up petition inappropriate; civil procedure – disputed documentary evidence and triable issues require ordinary trial; regulatory compliance – absence of National Drug Authority verification may affect proof of importation transactions.
 13 October 2011