Civil Division of the High Court
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The Civil Division of the High Court is a specialized Ugandan court responsible for adjudicating non-criminal disputes such as contracts, torts, and other civil matters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Division of the High Court canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court division
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Court of Appeal of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Judiciary of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| courtLevel | High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs |
High Court judges
ⓘ
magistrates on assignment ⓘ registrars ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Judicature Act of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes |
constitutional petitions
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ military matters ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Civil Procedure Act of Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Civil Procedure Rules of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution of the Republic of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Judicature Act of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
civil disputes
ⓘ
commercial disputes ⓘ contract disputes ⓘ declaratory suits ⓘ injunction applications ⓘ land and property disputes ⓘ non-criminal matters ⓘ tort claims ⓘ |
| hasPower |
determine liability in tort
ⓘ
enforce contracts ⓘ grant damages ⓘ grant declaratory orders ⓘ grant injunctions ⓘ |
| headedBy | Head of Civil Division ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Ugandan legal system ⓘ |
| location | Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Principal Judge of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | High Court of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
adjudication of civil disputes at first instance
ⓘ
provision of civil justice ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Commercial Division of the High Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Criminal Division of the High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Family Division of the High Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | High Court building in Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization | civil law ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction | civil and commercial law ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Supreme Court of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
appeals from lower courts in civil matters
ⓘ
civil suits above magistrates’ courts jurisdiction ⓘ |
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