First Instance Division concludes its inception online sessions successfully

by admin | Jul 29, 2020

East African Court of Justice, 24 July 2020:  The First Instance Division concluded its inception online sessions which resumed mid-June 2020. During the session 21 cases were handled and these include 4 Judgments, 8 Rulings, 6 Hearings and 7 Scheduling conferences,...

Two Judges of the EACJ Appellate Division end their tour of duties

by admin | Jul 1, 2020

East African Court of Justice, 29th June 2020:  The Appellate Division Judges, the Vice President Hon Justice Liboire Nkurunziza and Hon Justice Aaron Ringera ended their tour of duties at the Court on 20th and 26th of June 2020 respectively. His Lordship Justice...

COURT GRANTS APPLICATION FILED BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL FAULTING THE INSTRUCTION FEES AWARDED TO RT HON ZZIWA FORMER SPEAKER OF EALA

by admin | Jun 23, 2020

East African Court of Justice, 23 June 2020: The First Instance Division as it ended the busy week granted Application in Taxation Reference No.1 of 2019 The Secretary General of the East African Community versus Rt Hon Margareth Zziwa (former Speaker of EALA). The...

COURT DENIES TANZANIA’S APPLICATION SEEKING FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE AN APPEAL CHALLENGING A DECISION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT’S ORDER OVER A NEWSPAPER’S BAN

by admin | Jun 8, 2020

East African Court of Justice, 3rd June, 2020:  The Appellate Division denied an Application filed by the Attorney General(AG) of the United Republic of Tanzania, seeking for extension of time to file an Appeal out of time, to challenge the decision of the First...

Court dismisses Appeal from Burundi challenging the trial Court’s decision in a dispute over the election of the Speaker of EALA

by admin | Jun 7, 2020

East African Court of Justice, 4 June 2020:  The Appellate Division dismissed an Appeal filed by the Attorney General of the Republic of Burundi (Appellant) against the Judgment of the First Instance Division (“the Trial Court”) over the dismissal of a dispute on the...