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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Citation	Judgment date
December 2013
Mugasa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 10 of 2010) [2013] UGSC 16 (20 December 2013) Civil Procedure\|Criminal law	20 December 2013
Kabale Housing Estates Tenants Association v Kabale Municipal Local Council [2013] UGSC 19 (18 December 2013) Company Law	18 December 2013
Concorp International Ltd v Eastern & Southern Trade & Development Bank [2013] UGSC 18 (6 December 2013) Court increased taxed instruction fee to Shs. 30,000,000, finding the original award manifestly too low given litigation circumstances. Taxation of costs — instruction fee — Rule 9(2) Third Schedule: discretion of taxing officer; supervisory interference only if award so high or low as to amount to an injustice; factors: amount involved, nature, importance, difficulty, fund to bear costs, conduct, consistency with prior awards; interlocutory versus final appeals; consideration of subject-matter value and litigative burden.	6 December 2013
Tropical Africa Bank Limited v Muhwana (Civil Appeal 4 of 2011) [2013] UGSC 23 (5 December 2013)	5 December 2013
Tropical Africa Bank Ltd v Muhwana (Civil Appeal 4 of 2011) [2013] UGSC 25 (5 December 2013) Bank lacked locus and valid mortgage; eviction and sale unlawful; spouse entitled to 45% restitution plus interest and costs. Property law – validity of mortgage – distinction between surety and principal borrower; assignment/locus standi to enforce mortgage; caveats and registration — proof required to inhibit dealings; unlawful eviction and sale where no enforceable mortgage; equitable interest of spouse by contribution; remedies: monetary restitution and interest; abuse of inherent jurisdiction where statutory scheme applies; importance of complete and correct record of appeal.	5 December 2013
October 2013
Ssekikubo & 3 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others (Constitutional Application 6 of 2013) [2013] UGSC 21 (10 October 2013) Stay of Execution	10 October 2013
September 2013
Senkungu v Mukasa (Miscellaneous Application 5 of 2013) [2013] UGSC 9 (27 September 2013) Civil Remedies\|Stay of Execution	27 September 2013
Ssekikubo & 4 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others (Constitutional Application 3 of 2013; Constitutional Application 5 of 2013; Constitutional Application 6 of 2013; Constitutional Application 7 of 2013) [2013] UGSC 7 (11 September 2013) Stay of Execution	11 September 2013
July 2013
Akbar Hussein Godi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 03 of 2013) [2013] UGSC 28 (26 July 2013) Second appeal dismisses challenge to murder conviction; cumulative circumstantial and expert evidence upheld by appellate courts. Criminal law – circumstantial evidence – sufficiency and cumulative effect; Appeal procedure – duty of first appellate court to re-appraise evidence; Second appeal – limits on disturbing concurrent findings of fact; Evidence – telephone printouts, ballistics, soil analysis, shoe identification, vehicle damage; Expert evidence – weight and scrutiny.	26 July 2013
Mutonyi & 3 Others v Byabagambi & Another (Civil Application 12 of 2013) [2013] UGSC 27 (10 July 2013)	10 July 2013
June 2013
British American Tobacco (U) Ltd v Mwijakubi & 4 Ors (Civil Appeal 1 of 2012) [2013] UGSC 13 (20 June 2013) Civil Procedure\|Civil Remedies	20 June 2013
Lubowa & 4 Ors v Makerere University [2013] UGSC 8 (19 June 2013) Accrual occurs when all material facts exist; protracted official studies and representations can defer limitation. Limitation of actions — accrual of cause of action — accrual when all material facts exist; salary‑scale conversion dispute; continuing negotiations, studies and representations may defer accrual or preclude reliance on limitation.	19 June 2013
Lubowa and others v Makerere University (Civil Appeal 2 of 2011) [2013] UGSC 24 (19 June 2013) Cause of action accrued on the respondent’s final decision in 2001; suit filed in 2004 was not time‑barred. Limitation of actions — accrual of cause of action — accrues when all material facts necessary to establish liability are present; Salary scale dispute — conversion, interim regradings and final council decision; Continuing negotiations, studies and representations — potential to toll limitation or give rise to waiver/estoppel; Remittal for substantive determination.	19 June 2013
Namugerwa v Attorney General [2013] UGSC 20 (19 June 2013) Jurisdiction\|Criminal law	19 June 2013
Turinawe & Anor v Kyalimpa & 4 Ors [2013] UGSC 12 (6 June 2013) Civil Procedure\|Affidavits	6 June 2013
May 2013
Opus v Harvest Farm Seeds Ltd [2013] UGSC 10 (30 May 2013) Contract Law\|Breach of Contract	30 May 2013
Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd v Atabya Agencies Ltd [2013] UGSC 11 (30 May 2013) Civil Procedure\|Civil Remedies\|Costs	30 May 2013
March 2013
Concorp International Limited v Eastern & Southern Trade & Development Bank (Civil Reference 4 of 2012) [2013] UGSC 26 (28 March 2013)	28 March 2013
Rwabinumi v Bahimbisomwe (Civil Appeal 10 of 2009) [2013] UGSC 22 (22 March 2013)	22 March 2013
Omorio & Anor v Uganda [2013] UGSC 6 (1 March 2013) Criminal law	1 March 2013
February 2013
Giuliano v Calaudio (Civil Application 3 of 2013) [2013] UGSC 17 (21 February 2013) Civil Procedure\|Stay of Execution	21 February 2013
National Social Security Fund and Another v Alcon International Limited (Civil Appeal No 15 of 2009) [2013] UGSC 29 (8 February 2013) Arbitration award set aside due to fraud and lack of valid contract assignment, case remitted for trial. Contract law – Enforcement of contract and assignment – Whether arbitration award illegally obtained through fraudulent misrepresentation – Jurisdictional error in referral to arbitration.	8 February 2013
National Social Security Fund & Anor v Alcon International Ltd (Civil Appeal 15 of 2009) [2013] UGSC 4 (8 February 2013) Contract Law	8 February 2013
Kato v Nalwoga (Civil Miscellaneous Application 11 of 2011) [2013] UGSC 15 (1 February 2013) Civil Remedies\|Stay of Execution	1 February 2013
January 2013
Kamya v Kampala District Land Board & Anor (Miscellaneous Civil Application 17 of 2011) [2013] UGSC 2 (31 January 2013) Civil Remedies\|Stay of Execution	31 January 2013
Bukenya v Uganda [2013] UGSC 3 (29 January 2013) Criminal law\|Evidence Law\|Evaluation of Evidence	29 January 2013
Giuliano Garigio v Claudio Casadio (Civil Appeal 13 of 2010) [2013] UGSC 1 (29 January 2013)	29 January 2013