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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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August 2020
Sekitoleko v DFCU Bank Limited (Civil Suit No. 460 of 2011) [2020] UGCommC 144 (31 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
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Company Limited and Gao Shimiao v Mectron Technical Servcies (MISC APPLICATION NO. 1454 OF 2017) [2020] UGCommC 177 (28 August 2020)
Leave to appeal interlocutory referral to arbitration refused where parties failed to progress arbitration and no substantial question of law.
Arbitration clause; interlocutory appeal; leave to appeal; stay of proceedings; failure to agree arbitrators; exceptional circumstances required for leave.
 28 August 2020
M/S Coil Limited v Kifarutech Industries Pvt Limited (CIVIL SUIT NO. 842 OF 2015) [2020] UGCommC 178 (26 August 2020)
Breach and negligent performance of a sub-contract for steel beams: plaintiff awarded special and general damages, interest and costs.
Contract law – breach of subcontract for supply and fabrication of steel beams; Negligence – defective performance and failure to remedy; Proof of special damages – requirement for specific pleading and strict proof; Interest and costs; Default/non-appearance and formal proof.
 26 August 2020
Uganda Revenue Authority v Imaniraguha (Miscellaneous Application 860 of 2023) [2020] UGCommC 170 (25 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