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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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March 2017

Delict and Tort Law|Defamation

30 March 2017

Land

30 March 2017
Arbitral appointing authority may name single arbitrators for each contract where clauses are silent and tribunal formation has failed.
Arbitration — dispute resolution clause silent on number of arbitrators — section 10(2) Arbitration and Conciliation Act presumes a sole arbitrator; appointing authority’s powers under section 11(3)(b) to intervene after prolonged failure to constitute tribunal; consolidation in arbitration governed by party autonomy — absent consolidation clause no blanket appointment.
22 March 2017

Civil Procedure

20 March 2017

Civil Procedure

17 March 2017

Criminal law

3 March 2017
February 2017

Evidence Law

14 February 2017

Civil Procedure

14 February 2017
Criminal law
14 February 2017

Human Rights

14 February 2017

Civil Procedure

14 February 2017
Substantial appellate delay, medical condition and good conduct justified conditional bail pending appeal.
Criminal procedure – Bail pending appeal – Substantial delay in appellate process as ground for bail; presumption of innocence; factors for bail pending appeal (Arvind Patel): first offender, delay, nature of offence, prospects of success, adequacy of sureties; conditional release on stringent terms.
7 February 2017
Criminal law
1 February 2017
Court upheld conviction and life sentence: confession admissible without trial-within-trial when voluntariness not disputed; defences rejected.
* Criminal law – admissibility of confessions – charge and caution statement admitted without trial within a trial where voluntariness not disputed; contents disclosed after admissibility determination. * Criminal law – defences – provocation, self-defence and accident not available where witnesses, scene and post-mortem indicate deliberate aimed shooting and accused's own statement admits intent. * Sentencing – life imprisonment appropriate where killing was deliberate and sentence not manifestly excessive.
1 February 2017
January 2017

Civil Procedure

19 January 2017
18 January 2017