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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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January 2012
Tibenderana Xavier v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 117 of 2008) [2012] UGCommC 3 (26 January 2012)
The applicant was entitled to payment where government agents issued and confirmed supply orders despite later funding halts.
• Limitation law – contract claims – three‑year limitation under section 3; cause of action determined by acknowledgement/forwarding of claim. • Administrative acts – validity of supply orders issued by government agents despite later internal directives halting procurement. • Contract/enforcement – third‑party supplier entitlement to payment where supply orders and confirmations are duly endorsed by government officers. • Remedies – special damages to contract price, disallowance of unproven transport costs, awards of general damages, interest and costs.
 26 January 2012
Nankya T/A offenders Rehabilitation International v Tinash Investiment (Miscellaneous Application No. 648 of 2011) [2012] UGCommC 181 (25 January 2012)
Application to strike defendant as partner dismissed; procedural rules on business names (Order 30 rules 5,8,10) govern, issues to be tried.
Civil Procedure – Order 30 CPR – suits against persons trading under business names – distinction between partnerships (rule 5) and persons trading under other names (rule 10); abolition of entry of appearance practice renders rule 8(2)(b) inapplicable; misnomer/unregistered business name and factual connection are matters for trial.
 25 January 2012
Shailesh Ruparelia v Karmali and 2 Others (HCCS NO. 406 OF 2009) [2012] UGCommC 207 (19 January 2012)
Court awards US$ 10,000 general damages, finding a personal loan valid and within judicial discretion.
Contract Law – Validity of transactions under Financial Institutions Act – Award of general, exemplary, and punitive damages in breach of contract.
 19 January 2012
Semakula v Stanbic Bank Ugand Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 642 of 2011) [2012] UGCommC 182 (13 January 2012)
Leave to amend plaint granted in part: clarificatory amendments allowed; new causes (special breach claims, mesne profits) disallowed.
Civil procedure — Amendment of pleadings — Leave to amend to reflect withdrawal of co‑defendants and to clarify facts allowed where not introducing new causes or causing prejudice; amendments that introduce new causes (special damages for breach of contract; mesne profits) disallowed — Questions of title and merits to be determined at trial.
 13 January 2012