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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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Plot M105, Kinawataka Road, Mbuya 1, Kampala, Uganda

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http://www.judiciary.go.ug/data/smenu/7/Supreme

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Citation	Judgment date
July 2006
Uganda Commercal Bank Ltd v Nabudere and Another (Civil Appeal 5 of 2003) [2006] UGSC 8 (28 July 2006) Civil Procedure\|Appeals and reviews\|Role of Appellate Court\|Labour and Employment Law\|Retirement	28 July 2006
Mureeba and Others v Uganda [2006] UGSC 7 (21 July 2006) Criminal law	21 July 2006
Mureeba Janet & 2 Ors v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 13 of 2003) [2006] UGSC 24 (21 July 2006) Circumstantial evidence and s.30 statements upheld as sufficient to prove murder and common intention; appeals dismissed. Criminal law – circumstantial evidence – inculpatory facts must be incompatible with innocence; Evidence Act s.30(a) – statements as to circumstances of transaction admissible; common intention – proved by planning, presence and conduct; appellate review – second appeal will not re-evaluate factual findings absent exceptional case.	21 July 2006