Press Release

The Judiciary to Review Some Tax Cases

13th, April 2015
The Judiciary will review six controversial judgments in which Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) lost billions of shillings, the Principal Judge, Hon. Justice Dr. Yorokamu Bamwine pledged. Read More »

New Chief Justice Officially Assumes Office

10th, April 2015
The newly appointed Chief Justice, Hon. Bart M. Katureebe on April 9 officially took the Judiciary’s high office and started on his journey to steer the institution that ran without substantive for two years.Read More »

Judiciary Warns Against Donor Dependence

9th, April 2015
Speaking at URA workshop on emerging trends in tax law and tax administration at Lake Victoria Serena Resort on April 8, 2015, Hon. Justice Bamwine said URA and the tax tribunal cannot succeed in executing their mandates without the support of the other state agencies, including the Judiciary. Read More »

Magistrates Appointed

26th, March 2015
The Judicial Service Commission appointed ten (10) new Magistrates at the level of Grade One Magistrate.  Read More »

New system to Ease Court Case Backlog

24th, March 2015
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions drafted a new case management system to reduce case backlog and ensure efficient management of cases, the DPP, Hon. Justice Mike Chibita, has said. Read More »

Hon. Chief Justice and the Hon. Deputy Chief Justice Sworn-in

20th, March 2015
The new Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Bart Katureebe and the Deputy Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Steven Bugingo Kukiriza Kavuma, were on 20 March 2015 sworn in, together with six newly appointed ministers. Read More »

Mediation Rolled Out to All Courts

18th, March 2015
"Mediation is now a permanent feature in all out court processes,” declared the Hon. Principal Judge, Yorokamu Bamwine, on Friday 18 March 2015. Read More »

Ex-rebels Pushing Crime Rate in the North – Judge

17th, March 2015
KAMPALA – 17 March 2015: Crime rate in northern Uganda is now at one of its highest, a situation the outgoing Gulu High Court resident judge is attributing to the former rebel returnees. Read More »