Bacon Uganda Ltd Vs Mbale Resort Hotel Ltd
Bacon Uganda Ltd Vs Mbale Resort Hotel Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 87 of 2011) [2015] UGCA 57 (23 June 2015)
The Court of Appeal held that section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act expressly ousts the jurisdiction of courts to intervene in matters governed by the Act except as specifically provided. Section 34 only allows the High Court to set aside or dismiss an arbitral award; it does not confer power to vary the award. The right of appeal to the Court of Appeal exists only under section 38, where parties have agreed and the matter concerns a question of law. Since the application before the High Court was brought under section 34, and not section 38, no appeal lies to the Court of Appeal.…
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- Arbitration Award Setting Aside
- Court Jurisdiction Under Arbitration Act
- Finality Of Arbitral Awards
- Variation Of Arbitral Award
- Appeal Rights Under Arbitration Act