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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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December 2022

 

12 December 2022
November 2022
14 November 2022
August 2022

 

16 August 2022
July 2022

 

28 July 2022

 

28 July 2022
Applicant's unexplained delay and lack of arguable appeal justified dismissal of the extension of time application.
Extension of time; Rule 5 Supreme Court Rules; section 96 Civil Procedure Act; sufficient cause; inordinate delay; duties of unrepresented litigants; requirement of arguable appeal; prospects of success.
28 July 2022

 

22 July 2022

 

1 July 2022
June 2022

 

22 June 2022

 

16 June 2022

 

6 June 2022
May 2022

 

24 May 2022

 

24 May 2022

 

19 May 2022
March 2022
Court upheld security-for-costs power (reduced sum), rejected supplementary record, and held dismissal for non-payment premature.
* Civil procedure – Security for costs – Court’s discretion to order security where taxed costs remain unpaid – assessment of excessiveness of amount ordered. * Civil procedure – Supplementary record – Filing without leave – objection sustained and record excluded. * Civil procedure – Timelines – Reasonableness of time given to deposit security for costs (45 days) upheld. * Civil procedure – Consequences of non-payment – Dismissal for non-deposit should follow proper procedure after timeline expiry and application. * Appellate review – Requirement to consider parties’ submissions and limits of deciding prospects of success without full canvass.
24 March 2022

 

22 March 2022

 

18 March 2022

 

17 March 2022

 

17 March 2022

 

17 March 2022

 

17 March 2022
Supreme Court dismissed interim stay application as abusive while a similar stay application remained pending in the Court of Appeal.
* Civil procedure – Notice of Appeal – lodging occurs when Registrar dates and signs the notice; service period runs from lodging date (rule 74(1)). * Civil procedure – Stay of execution – rule 41(1) requires applications that may be made to either court to be made first to the Court of Appeal. * Civil procedure – Abuse of process – Supreme Court will not entertain stay applications while similar applications are pending before the Court of Appeal.
9 March 2022

 

4 March 2022

 

1 March 2022
February 2022

 

17 February 2022

 

14 February 2022
Written application to Registrar within seven days satisfies Rule 106(5); service technicalities do not bar the taxation references.
Taxation reference — Rule 106(5) (Supreme Court Rules) — application to Registrar may be oral at taxation or in writing within seven days — Rule 18 — service on advocate’s office or clerk effective — procedural technicalities curable under Article 126(2)(e) Constitution.
14 February 2022
14 February 2022

 

11 February 2022

 

9 February 2022

 

8 February 2022

 

2 February 2022
January 2022

 

28 January 2022

 

28 January 2022

 

27 January 2022

 

27 January 2022

 

20 January 2022

 

14 January 2022

 

14 January 2022
14 January 2022

 

6 January 2022

 

4 January 2022