Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of religious leaders has asked the government to consider establishing a specialized court that deals with specific disputes arising in religious institutions. During a regional consultation on the RFOs draft policy by the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity held in Masaka city, the …
Read More »Ssemujju, Lukwago losing fight for FDC
Defeats in courts, Bank, Parliament, Police COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Oct.11 dealt former FDC publicity honcho Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda another blow when it allowed his position as chief whip of the party to be filled by a leader of the opposing side in their fight for the …
Read More »Funds locked up in commercial courts rise to Shs8trillion
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Funds locked up in Uganda’s commercial courts as a result of financial disputes have risen to Shs 8 trillion negatively impacting investments, according to the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Norbert Mao. In 2021, the funds locked up in unresolved disputes before Commercial Court Division …
Read More »Gov’t to introduce policy to regulate alternative dispute resolution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government is in the advanced stages of introducing a policy to regulate alternative dispute resolution. Alternative Dispute Resolution -ADR is a mechanism of settling conflicts amicably without necessarily going to courts of law. While addressing journalists on Sunday in Kampala, the Justice and …
Read More »English language slows operation of local council courts in Bukomansimbi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Bukomansimbi district is struggling to fully operationalize lower Local Council courts due to the absence of translated laws that guide their adjudication. The community courts at lower local government administrative units are charged with adjudicating minor cases, making relevant orders for compensation, …
Read More »MPs divided over continued use of video conferencing in courts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Human Rights have expressed varying opinions on the continued use of video conferencing in the courts of law. While meeting officials from the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) led by the Commissioner General, Dr Johnson Byabashaija on allegations of …
Read More »Priest castigates courts for denying suspects bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fr Joseph Kimbugwe of Namugongo Martyrs Catholic Parish has castigated courts over denying suspects bail. In his end of year sermon inside Namugongo Basilica, Kimbugwe cited an example of an MP who was recently granted bail by one court but denied by another court, which …
Read More »Judiciary issues new guidelines as courts resume operations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The acting chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo has issued a new set of guidelines for the courts as they resume hearing of criminal cases. Court hearings and appearances had been suspended after the outbreak of coronavirus disease in the country four months ago. According …
Read More »Normal Court operations to wait – Chief Justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Normal operations in the Courts in Uganda shall have to wait until the general opening of public transport, the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe, has said. The directive is contained in the revised contingency measures to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the …
Read More »Courts close following president’s directive on coronavirus prevention
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judicial services have been grounded following the president’s directive suspending non-essential business in the country. URN visited Supreme Court, High Court, Anti-Corruption Court and War Crimes Division and found them locked. All judgments and rulings that were scheduled for delivery at the Supreme Court …
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