Application No. 5 of 2019 Media Council of Tanzania & Others v The Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania

by admin | Jun 4, 2020 | CASE SUMMARY

Application filed on: 6th December 2019. Rule: 81 of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) Rules of Procedure, 2013. Subject matter: Seeking for Court order striking out Respondent notice of appeal. The Applicants; Media Council of Tanzania, Legal and Human Rights...

Court decides that Uganda’s excise duty imposed over goods imported within E.A is a violation of the treaty

by Salim Salim | Apr 11, 2020 | CASE SUMMARY

East African Court of Justice Arusha 26th March 2019: The First Instance Division decided that the government of Uganda violated the East African Community Treaty and the Customs Union and Common Market Protocols by imposing extra excise duty law over imported...

First instance division to hear three applications arising from a matter challenging Ugandan constitution (Amendment) Act

by admin | Oct 28, 2019 | CASE SUMMARY

The hearing of Applications No. 4, 5 & 6 of 2019 (Arising from Reference No. 6 of 2019) Male H. Mabirizi K. Kiwanuka vs. The Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda will be on Tuesday 29th October, 2019 from 9:30a.m. To download a copy of the CASE SUMMARY,...

Case summary on judgment in a case challenging Ugandan excise duty law for discriminating imported visa a vis locally manufactured cigarettes in contravention of EAC laws

by admin | Mar 26, 2019 | CASE SUMMARY

The Judgment of Reference No. 7 of 2017 British American Tobacco Limited vs The Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda will be on Tuesday 26th March 2019 from 9.30 a.m. The Applicant is challenging Uganda Excise Duty (Amendment) Act No.11 of 2017 for contravening...

Case summary on cost in a withdrawn Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) case

by admin | Mar 20, 2019 | CASE SUMMARY

The hearing on cost in Reference No.8 of 2016 Castro Pius Shirima v The Attorney General of the Republic of Burundi & 6 Others will be tomorrow Wednesday 20th March 2019 from 9:30 am. The Applicant sought for Court orders to stop the remaining Partner States of...

Case summary for the application over a matter on alleged incommunicado detention of a south Sudanese business man

by admin | Mar 12, 2019 | CASE SUMMARY

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE First Instance Division to hear an ex parte Application concerning alleged incommunicado detention of Mr Kerbino Wol Agok (A South Sudanese) Hearing of Application No. 20 of 2018 (Arising from Reference No. 19 of...