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.

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Civil Division of the High Court canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court division
judicial body
appealsTo Court of Appeal of Uganda
belongsTo Judiciary of Uganda
country Uganda
courtLevel High Court
employs High Court judges
magistrates on assignment
registrars
establishedUnder Judicature Act of Uganda
excludes constitutional petitions
criminal matters
military matters
governedBy Civil Procedure Act of Uganda
Civil Procedure Rules of Uganda
Constitution of the Republic of Uganda
Judicature Act of Uganda
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
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem Ugandan legal system
location Kampala
overseenBy Principal Judge of Uganda
partOf High Court of Uganda
purpose adjudication of civil disputes at first instance
provision of civil justice
relatedTo Commercial Division of the High Court
Criminal Division of the High Court
Family Division of the High Court
seat High Court building in Kampala
specialization civil law
subjectMatterJurisdiction civil and commercial law
subordinateTo Supreme Court of Uganda
typeOfCases appeals from lower courts in civil matters
civil suits above magistrates’ courts jurisdiction

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Judiciary of Uganda includesCourt Civil Division of the High Court