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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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Citation
Judgment date
August 2020
Court corrected a clerical inconsistency in the damages award under section 99 CPA to reflect the intended amount.
Civil Procedure — Correction of clerical/typographical error — Section 99 Civil Procedure Act — Court empowered to amend judgment to reflect intended award where figures and words conflict.
31 August 2020
Stay denied where no competent Notice of Appeal was lodged and exceptional circumstances were not proven.
Stay of proceedings – competence of Notice of Appeal – endorsement by Registrar required under Rule 76 – Order 6 r.30(2) CPR not an unrestricted automatic right – interlocutory orders under Section 7 CPA and O.6 rrs.8 & 10 CPR require leave – mere lodgment of notice not an exceptional circumstance – irreparable loss not established – abuse of process/lengthy litigation.
25 August 2020