Press Release

Hon. Justice Kiryabwire Named International Mediator

4th, August 2015
ENGLAND - Court of Appeal/Constitutional Justice, Hon. Geoffrey Kiryabwire, has been appointed a mediator at the Insolvency International College of Mediation based in England.  He is the only African mediator on the 14-man panel of mediators from different countries. Read More »

Small Claims Procedure Launched at 12th Court

27th, July 2015
ENTEBBE – Small Claims Procedure (SCP), one of Uganda’s fast-growing initiatives helping low income earners with civil claims access to quick justice, has been rolled out to the 12th Magisterial Area. Read More »

Chief Justice Applauds Plea Bargaining Programme

13th, July 2015
KAMPALA - The cost of handling criminal cases through the Plea Bargaining system is less than the amount spent while deciding matters under the adversarial system.Read More »

Regional Court Administrators Body Rolled Out

1st, July 2015
An umbrella body for court administrators in East Africa is already taking shape. This was the outcome of the agenda, Towards Establishment of Court administrators as a profession in the East African Region held at Imperial Royale June 26, 2015.  Read More »

Judicial Probe into UNRA Commences Public Hearings

1st, July 2015
A commission of inquiry into\r\nallegations of mismanagement, abuse of office and corrupt practices in the\r\nUganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has commenced public hearings. Read More »

Small Claims Courts Recover Shs1bn in 3 Months

29th, June 2015
Put in place to fast track simple cases in the court system that can be argued out by the litigants themselves, the Small Claims Procedure (SCP) has registered great successes.Read More »

Judiciary to Hire Acting Justices

29th, June 2015
The Judiciary has started the process of recruiting acting justices of the Supreme Court to fill the vacant posts, the Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Bart Katureebe, has revealed.  Read More »

Judiciary Editorial Committees Inaugurated

17th, June 2015
KAMPALA – As one of the measures to empower its judicial officers’ to effectively administer justice and to streamline information flow from the Judiciary to the public, two important committees have been set up. Read More »