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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 1997
Sanyu Lwanga Musoke v Yakobo Ntate Mayanja (Civil Appeal No. 59 of 1995) [1997] UGSC 32 (30 July 1997)
Statutory notice for removal of a caveat must be proved by memorandum; fraud and bona fide purchaser issues require a full trial.
Registration of Titles Act – s.149 and s.210A(4) – mandatory filing of memorandum proving service of statutory notice – caveat removal; Misdescription of land – caveat related to Plot 868 not Plot 869 – trial judge’s misdirection; Allegations of fraud and bona fide purchaser plea – cannot be resolved on affidavits in Notice of Motion; requires full pleadings and substantive hearing.
 30 July 1997
Hotel International Limited v Administrator of the Estate of the Late Kavuma (Civil Appeal 37 of 1995) [1997] UGSC 7 (25 July 1997)
25 July 1997
Musoke v Galiwango (Civil Appeal 48 of 1995) [1997] UGSC 16 (25 July 1997)
25 July 1997
Muhirwe Simon v Uganda [1997] UGSC 6 (18 July 1997)
Criminal law|Evidence Law
 18 July 1997
Mugenyi and Company Advocates v The Attorney General (Civil Appeal No. 43 of 1995) [1997] UGSC 30 (10 July 1997)
A government-owned company was validly incorporated; control by the State does not automatically make the State liable for company debts.
Company law – incorporation – Salomon principle – subscribers who are government ministers and sole state ownership do not negate separate corporate personality; lifting corporate veil only on statutory authority or clear fraud; estoppel must be pleaded – unpleaded estoppel will not defeat claim; claims against state-owned company’s debts must be proved in liquidation.
 10 July 1997
Uganda Co-operative Transport Union v Roko Construction Limited (Civil Application 12 of 1997) [1997] UGSC 22 (9 July 1997)
9 July 1997