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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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July 1995
Bimbi Peter v Uganda [1995] UGSC 9 (28 July 1995)
Criminal law
 28 July 1995
Mabirizi and Another v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 9 of 1995) [1995] UGSC 23 (28 July 1995)
28 July 1995
Onzima Yunusu v Uganda [1995] UGSC 11 (28 July 1995)
Criminal law|Evidence Law
 28 July 1995
ECTA (U) Ltd v Geraldine S. Namurimu & Anor (Civil Appeal 29 of 1994) [1995] UGSC 1 (25 July 1995)

Civil Remedies|Damages|Quantum of Damages

 25 July 1995
David Kayondo v Cooperative Bank Ltd [1995] UGSC 3 (19 July 1995)
19 July 1995
Mukasa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 21 of 1993) [1995] UGSC 35 (19 July 1995)

 

 19 July 1995
Registered Trustees of Kampala Institute v Departed Asians Property Board [1995] UGSC 21 (6 July 1995)
Whether a taxing officer may base an instruction fee on aggregated present-day property value including third‑party developments.
Civil procedure – taxation of costs – instruction fee – whether instruction fee may be based on aggregate present-day value including post-takeover developments; Rule 109 reference – scope and grounds; Expropriated Properties Act – effect of appellate declaration on proprietary rights for taxation purposes; manifest excess or inadequacy of taxed costs.
 6 July 1995
The Registered Trustees of Kampala Institute v Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (Civil Application 3 of 1995) [1995] UGSC 27 (6 July 1995)
Taxing officer misdirected by using aggregate property value for instruction fee; single judge rightly reduced the fee.
Practice and procedure — Taxation of costs — Rule 109 reference — Whether taxing officer may base instruction fee on aggregate property value including developments/third-party interests not before court — Taxing officer misdirection — Factors for fixing instruction fee (complexity, public importance, responsibility).
 6 July 1995