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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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October 2025
Wetsenge Robert v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 80 of 2021) [2025] UGSC 51 (30 October 2025)
Whether circumstantial evidence and recent possession justify the appellant's conviction, and whether sentence severity is appealable under statute.
Criminal law – Circumstantial evidence and doctrine of recent possession – possession of recently stolen goods without innocent explanation supports inference of guilt; Appellate procedure – review by second appellate court limited to errors of law or failure to re-evaluate evidence; Sentencing – limits on appealing severity under s.5(3) Judicature Act; deduction of remand period required by Constitution.
 30 October 2025
Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments Limited v Bank of Uganda (Taxation Reference No. 05 of 2023) [2025] UGSC 49 (17 October 2025)
An advocate may file separate bills for distinct clients; only sums actually in issue in an appeal count as the amount involved for taxation.
Costs — Taxation — Whether same advocate may file separate bills for distinct parties; meaning of 'amount involved in the appeal' for instruction fees; principles limiting manifestly excessive instruction fees; taxation of interlocutory application fees; whether drawings/attendances/perusals are separately chargeable.
 17 October 2025
Simba Properties Investment Co. Ltd and Others v Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership (Civil Application No. 0023 of 2025) [2025] UGSC 46 (2 October 2025)
Supreme Court granted an interim stay of execution pending substantive stay, despite formal defects in the notice of appeal.
Civil procedure – Interim stay of execution – Conditions: competent notice of appeal, substantive stay application filed, imminent threat of execution. Appeals – Competence of notice of appeal – Formal defects in heading do not necessarily render notice incompetent if the decision appealed is identified. Court structure – Rule 41(1) – Supreme Court may, in discretion and in the interest of judicial economy, hear stay applications without prior determination by Court of Appeal. Arbitration – Whether appeal is permitted under Arbitration and Conciliation Act is a substantive competence issue to be decided at leave/main appeal stage.
 2 October 2025