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Citation
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Judgment date
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| July 2018 |
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Criminal law
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30 July 2018 |
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Appeals and reviews|Role of Appellate Court|Criminal law
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30 July 2018 |
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Criminal law
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30 July 2018 |
CL|Taxation of Bill of Costs
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28 July 2018 |
CL|Prescription|Notice of Appeal|Late filing and extension of time to appeal
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16 July 2018 |
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11 July 2018 |
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11 July 2018 |
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11 July 2018 |
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11 July 2018 |
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11 July 2018 |
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Illegality may be raised at any time; the arithmetic remand‑deduction rule is not retrospective, appeal dismissed.
Criminal procedure – Sentencing – Article 23(8) Constitution – taking into account time on remand – illegality may be raised at any time – Rwabugande decision requiring arithmetic deduction not retrospective.
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2 July 2018 |
| June 2018 |
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21 June 2018 |
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14 June 2018 |
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14 June 2018 |
| May 2018 |
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Criminal law
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31 May 2018 |
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30 May 2018 |
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25 May 2018 |
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24 May 2018 |
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22 May 2018 |
Civil Procedure|Appeals and reviews
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21 May 2018 |
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A consent order by a single judge cannot revive an appeal previously struck out by a full bench.
Appellate procedure – competence of appeal; effect of consent orders endorsed by a single judge; full bench rulings cannot be overturned by subsequent party consent; extension/validation of Notice of Appeal; service of Notice of Appeal.
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21 May 2018 |
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Criminal law
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18 May 2018 |
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18 May 2018 |
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15 May 2018 |
Civil Procedure|Limitation Period|CL
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11 May 2018 |
| April 2018 |
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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.
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26 April 2018 |
Criminal law|Evidence Law
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26 April 2018 |
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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.
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26 April 2018 |
Second Appeal|Criminal law |
26 April 2018 |
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26 April 2018 |
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26 April 2018 |
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25 April 2018 |
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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)).
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19 April 2018 |
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19 April 2018 |
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17 April 2018 |
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17 April 2018 |
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12 April 2018 |
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9 April 2018 |
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9 April 2018 |
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9 April 2018 |
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3 April 2018 |
| March 2018 |
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Civil Procedure|Civil Remedies|Injunctions and interdicts
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27 March 2018 |
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Civil Procedure|Injunctions and interdicts
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27 March 2018 |
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22 March 2018 |
| February 2018 |
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6 February 2018 |
CL|Late filing and extension of time to appeal |
6 February 2018 |
| January 2018 |
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Civil Procedure|Criminal law
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18 January 2018 |
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18 January 2018 |
Civil Procedure|Criminal law
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17 January 2018 |
| December 2017 |
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20 December 2017 |
