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Commercial Court (Practice) Directions

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sition of Commercial (a) the Commercial Court will comprise one full-time Court Commercial Judge, who will be assisted by a part- time Judge; (b) the day to day administrative management of the business of the Commercial Court, including the preparation of the Court's cause list, will be under the head of the Commercial Court; who will be assisted by the Registrar (Commercial); (c) the Commercial Court will be located in the High Court Building at Kampala. Jurisdiction 4. (1) The business of the Commercial Court shall comprise of I he Commercial all actions arising out of or connected with any relationship of a Court commercial or business nature, whether contractual or not, and to include, but not be limited to- (a) the supply or exchange of goods and services; (b) banking, negotiable instruments, international credit and similar financial services; (c) insurance, reinsurance; (d) the operation of stock and foreign exchange markets; (e) the carriage of goods (by water, land, and air); (f) foreign judgments and commercial arbitration questions. (2) In the event of any doubt as to whether a matter is commercial or not, the Registrar at the outset or the Commercial Judge during the course of the action, will have power to resolve differences of opinion. Piocedure 5. (1) The ordinary Rules of the High Court will apply to and practice of the all Commercial actions, subject to the clarifications set forth in Commercial this Practice Direction. Court (2) The procedure in, and progress of a commercial action shall be under the direct control of the Commercial Judge who will, to the extent possible, be proactive.

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