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Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives powers from Article 130 of the 1995 constitution. It is primarily an appellate court with original jurisdiction in only one type of case: a presidential election petition.

The Supreme Court is headed by the chief justice nd has ten other justices. The quorum required for a court decision varies depending on the type of case under consideration. When hearing a constitutional appeal, the required quorum is seven justices. In a criminal or a civil appeal, only five justices are required for a quorum.

 

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June 1995
Amis Katalikawe & 2 ors v Uganda [1995] UGSC 10 (29 June 1995)
Eyewitness identification upheld, malice and capital robbery proven; appellants' alibis and accident defence rejected; appeals dismissed.
Criminal law – Identification evidence – eyewitness reliability under illumination and prolonged observation; alibi – rejection where identification is unmistaken; malice aforethought – inference from use of a lethal weapon; capital robbery – taking property after causing death; delay in reporting – excused by lack of effective government; rehearse/framing allegations – rejected.
 29 June 1995
Christopher Kizito v Uganda [1995] UGSC 12 (28 June 1995)
Unsworn child evidence requires statutory corroboration; conviction upheld on accused’s admissions, sentence reduced for youth.
Criminal law – Evidence of child witnesses – Section 38(3) Trial on Indictments Decree requires corroboration of unsworn child evidence given for the prosecution; unsworn defence admissions can amount to corroboration; distress alone insufficient as statutory corroboration. Sentencing – youth, first offender status and remand period relevant to proportionality.
 28 June 1995
Birumi Wilson v Akamba (Uganda) Ltd [1995] UGSC 4 (21 June 1995)
Civil Procedure|Appeals and reviews
 21 June 1995
National Enterprises Corporation & 2 Ors v Nile Bank Limited [1995] UGSC 22 (21 June 1995)
Pre‑incorporation debenture void as to non‑existent subsidiary; parent liable, but bank’s direct seizure without receiver was unlawful.
Company law – pre‑incorporation contracts – promoter liability; lifting corporate veil where parent dominates subsidiary; debenture construction – realisation by receiver not distress; unlawful seizure of charged movables; civil procedure – objection to attachment in execution requires court decree.
 21 June 1995
National Enterprises Corporation & 2 Others v Nile Bank Limited (Civil Appeal 17 of 1994) [1995] UGSC 29 (21 June 1995)

 

 21 June 1995
Stephen Mabosi V Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil Application 16 of 1995) [1995] UGSC 2 (21 June 1995)

 

 21 June 1995
Willy Owacha v Ringa Enterprises Co.Ltd & another [1995] UGSC 17 (21 June 1995)
Employer must obtain Ministerial consent for foreign-currency pay; courts may award local-currency equivalent and remit general damages.
Exchange Control Act s.5 – foreign-currency payments – employer’s duty to obtain Ministerial consent; Courts may award foreign currency or local-currency equivalent; remittal for assessment of general damages; interest and conversion date specified.
 21 June 1995
Navichandra Kakubhai Radia v Kakubhai And Co. Ltd [1995] UGSC 9 (16 June 1995)
16 June 1995
Navichandra v Kakubhai Kalidas & Co. Limited (Civil Appeal 10 of 1994) [1995] UGSC 32 (16 June 1995)

 

 16 June 1995