Courts alone can’t solve case backlog – Chief Justice 

The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo says Uganda’s Judiciary may not address the ever growing system of case backlog by only using the courts of law. He made the revelation during the ongoing two-day Africa Chief Justices Summit on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) organized by the Judiciary at Mestil hotel in Kampala. The summit is being attended by about 300 officials including; several chief justices on the African continent, justices, African judges, ADR practioners, professional associations like Uganda Law Society, East African Law Society, Association of lawyers and government ministeries among others. The  summit aims at finding a quicker and more peaceful way of settling disputes which in the end reduce case backlog and also provide an opportunity to the African […]