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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 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