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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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May 2019
Coil Ltd v Attorney General (HCCS 581 of 2014) [2019] UGCommC 9 (24 May 2019)
Applicant’s failure to provide required advance security and submission of false claims justified termination; counterclaim succeeds.
Construction contract – advance payment – requirement for on-demand advance payment security – effect of failure to provide security; Interim payment certificates – rejection where claims unsubstantiated or false; Termination – justified for non-performance and false claims; Counterclaim – valuation and set-off; Interest award discretionary (15% p.a.).
 24 May 2019
National Social Security Fund v Alcon International Ltd (Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 940 of 2018) [2019] UGCommC 15 (23 May 2019)
23 May 2019
Kiboko Enterprises Ltd v Philps East Africa Ltd & Anor (HCCS 601 of 2016) [2019] UGCommC 10 (3 May 2019)
The applicant’s unauthorized substitution of contract-specified components caused contract failure; claim dismissed with costs.
Contract/subcontract – obligation to procure contract-specified components – requirement to source from specified supplier/location and consequences of unauthorized substitution Performance/termination – responsibility for delay and contract termination attributable to subcontractor’s breaches. Supply terms – FOB supply and allocation of payment risk between subcontractor and supplier Remedies – claim for unpaid sums dismissed where claimant’s breaches caused contract failure and part payments unexplained
 3 May 2019