Twinobusingye v Attorney General
Twinobusingye v Attorney General (Constitutional Reference No. 27 of 2013) [2018] UGCC 2 (30 April 2018)
The court held that the principles governing taxation of costs in public interest constitutional petitions require that instruction fees and professional costs be nominal, to avoid deterring future litigants and stifling constitutionalism. The Registrar's award of over Shs. 12 billion was manifestly excessive, unjustified, and contrary to established jurisprudence. The court substituted the instruction fees with Shs. 20 million for lead counsel and Shs. 12 million for assisting counsel, allowed only reasonable disbursements, and disallowed VAT for lack of proof. The total allowed was Shs. 32,…
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- Taxation Of Costs
- Public Interest Litigation
- Instruction Fees
- Costs Award Discretion
- Nominal Costs
- Access To Justice