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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 1996
Haji Asuman Mutekanga v Equator Growers(u) limited [1996] UGSC 12 (29 July 1996)
Civil Remedies|General Damages|Quantum of Damages|Breach of Contract
 29 July 1996
Mutekanga v Equator Growers (U) Limited (Civil Appeal 7 of 1995) [1996] UGSC 28 (29 July 1996)

 

 29 July 1996
Mutekanga v Equator Growers (U) Ltd (Civil Appeal 7 of 1995) [1996] UGSC 18 (27 July 1996)
Interlocutory default barred respondents from participating in formal proof; breach and conversion of specified coffee and stores proven, loss of profit not proved.
Civil procedure — interlocutory judgment for plaintiff where defendant defaults — whether defendant’s counsel may later participate in formal proof hearing and cross‑examine — prejudice to plaintiff. Contract and tort — breach of contract and conversion of goods — proof of special damages and requirement to prove loss of profit on balance of probabilities. Damages — distinction between special and general damages; proof required for special damages.
 27 July 1996
Ladak Abdulla Muhammed Hussein v Griffiths Isingoma Kakiiza & others [1996] UGSC 6 (24 July 1996)
Consent judgments affecting third parties must be set aside or varied and affected parties joined for full adjudication rather than decided on review.
Civil procedure – Consent judgments – Setting aside or variation under Order 9 r.9; Review jurisdiction – limits as to third parties and necessity of sufficient evidence; Locus standi – ‘person considering himself aggrieved’ may include third parties with direct proprietary interest; Joinder of necessary parties under O.1 r.10(2); Expropriated Properties Act 1982 – nullification of pre‑Act transactions requires full adjudication.
 24 July 1996