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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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Judgment date
April 2018
A letter of bid acceptance issued before statutory PPDA prerequisites are met does not create a binding public procurement contract.
Public procurement – formation of contract under PPDA Act – s.3 and s.76 – mandatory prerequisites (notice period, funding commitment, written contract) – letter of bid acceptance does not automatically create contract – statutory provisions override contractual clauses and inconsistent regulations void – directory v mandatory distinction.
26 April 2018

Criminal law|Evidence Law

26 April 2018
On second appeal the appellant's sentence was lawful and the effective 20‑year term was affirmed after mitigation consideration.
Criminal law – Sentencing – Second appeal limited to legality not severity; re‑sentencing and mitigation; death row syndrome unproven; deduction of time served; no interference warranted.
26 April 2018

Second Appeal|Criminal law

26 April 2018

 

26 April 2018

 

26 April 2018
25 April 2018
Appellate court lawfully credited remand time under Article 23(8); sentence of 18 years is upheld and appeal dismissed.
* Constitutional law – Article 23(8) – credit for time spent on remand – sentencing courts must take remand period into account. * Criminal law – sentence alteration on appeal – appellate court may substitute sentence where trial court failed to credit remand time. * Precedent – later Supreme Court decisions do not bind courts on judgments delivered earlier; non‑retroactivity of new precedent. * Appeals – severity/harshness of sentence not reviewable by Supreme Court absent point of law (Judicature Act s.5(3)).
19 April 2018

Criminal law

19 April 2018

Criminal law

17 April 2018

 

17 April 2018

Criminal law

12 April 2018

 

9 April 2018

Criminal law

9 April 2018

Criminal law

9 April 2018

Civil Procedure

3 April 2018