Department

This registry handles matters related to decisions made by administrative authorities, Subordinate Courts, Tribunals and any bodies performing quasi-judicial functions

This registry handles matters involving the high seas, territorial waters, lakes, and other navigable inland water involving maritime contracts, torts, injuries, and offenses.

This registry handles cases related to contracts, tenancy and Tort - Defamation, Nuisance, Negligence, Trespass, strict liability cases, disputes related to leadership in Churches, Professional bodies, Clubs, Miscellaneous Civil Applications and accident cases among others.

The registry handle civil disputes that are commercial in nature cases include; winding up company, insolvency issues, recovery of unsecured debts including claims against guarantors, stoppage of the realization of securities, Arbitration other than enforcement of the awards, intellectual property disputes and appeals related to commercial disputes from the Magistrates and Small Claims Court

The registry has original jurisdiction on certain matters but also handles appeals from the anti-corruption cases presided over by special magistrates. The ACECD hears petitions and judicial review applications on claims of infringement, civil suits involving recovery of assets acquired through proceeds of corruption and economic crimes and all proceedings which magistrates' anti-corruption court has no jurisdiction. In addition, it hears all criminal reviews, revisions, appeals, and any other applications arising from decisions of the special magistrates appointed under section 3 of the Anti-corruption and Economics Crimes Act 2003.

This registry handles matters in relation to the alleged denial, violation, infringement or threat of infringement of the bill of rights or fundamental freedoms under the provision of the Constitution.