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HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

The Criminal Division is Responsible for hearing all serious criminal offences referred to it by the Magistrates' Courts. According to the Principal Judge's Circular, except for Commercial Court Judges who must attend to only Commercial Court cases, the rest of the Judges of the High Court who are based in Kampala are members of the Criminal Division irrespective of the other Divisions of the High Court that they belong to.

Each of the above judges is supposed to do, at least, one High Court Criminal Session in a year at Kampala

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High Court Building at Plot 2, the Square.
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November 1997
Ajoket v Uganda (High Court Misc. Application No. 12 of 1997) [1997] UGHCCRD 2 (3 November 1997)
3 November 1997
October 1997
Kaggwa v Balikuddembe (Criminal Application No.896/96) [1997] UGHCCRD 1 (22 October 1997)
High Court lacks jurisdiction to stay an advocate's disciplinary suspension pending appeal under the Advocates Act.
Advocates Act 1970 – disciplinary suspension takes effect immediately (s.13(2)) – appeal and effect on suspension (s.21(3)) – High Court lacks power to stay disciplinary suspension pending appeal – interference only by appellate bench of three Judges.
 22 October 1997