One of the prominent public interest cases scheduled for the pre-hearing is the matter in which City businessman Hamis Kiggundu filed an application against Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya in the Supreme Court.
Read more ...The Constitutional Court panel, consisting of Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, Christopher Izama Madrama, Stephen Musota (now elevated to the Constitutional Court), Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi, and Irene Mulyagonja, heard Zaake's case and concluded the hearing in June 2022.
Read more ...The law which targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, among others, imposes capital punishments for same-sex relations and engaging children below 18 years into homosexuality. A death penalty now awaits those found guilty of aggravated homosexuality and a 20-year jail term for those promoting” homosexuality.
Read more ...Dr Zeija said that plans are underway to regazette all the Magisterial areas in the country such that court users will no longer have to travel or trek longer distances to seek justice.
Read more ...Lugoloobi's lawyers led by John Isabirye and Tony Tumukunde asked Court not to issue criminal summons against their client saying that they informed the court that their client is traveling out of the country for State duties
Read more ...In 2022, Hirani Kanji filed a case after he was knocked on by a vehicle registration number UAY 513Y belonging to UFS. Kanji noted that he was knocked when driving his vehicle registration number UEC289N and as a result, it got damaged and he also got severe and life-threatening injuries.
Read more ...According to the prosecution, between June 2022 and January 2023, at the office of the Prime Minister's Stores in Namanve, Mukono District, Kitutu is accused of causing the loss of public property in the form of 9,000 prepainted iron sheets.
Read more ...Zeija said that judgements or decisions of court are supposed to be delivered within 60 days according to the laws governing judicial officers , but he has noticed with concern that some judicial officers hear cases and then adjourn them without fixing the dates as to when the cases will be determined.
Read more ...According to the court proceedings, the victim is a four-year-old toddler and resident of Nsasa Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. Details of the case are that in early August 2021, the victim's mother hired Kiiza and Doreen Khamuka, to look after her children while she was at work.
Read more ...